Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$135,325+26.5% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowSeller's marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 0% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$29,336About 0.5× the local median income ($57,509): affordable for a typical household
Days on market47 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
The typical home in Childress County, TX is worth $135,325, up 26.5% from a year ago. That is slightly above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $127,559, so the area is 6.1% overvalued. It is a seller's market: homes take about 47 days to sell, listings are down 29% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $29,336 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $57,509. In the latest IRS figures, 26 more people moved out than in.
Home value over time
Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prices and affordability
Typical home value
$135,325
Change in 1 year
+26.5%
Overvalued %
+6.1%
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Fair home value
$127,559
Change in 5 years
+19.6%
Home value to income
2.4×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$733
Income needed to afford it
$29,336
Property tax rate
1.19%
Rent and investing
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,128
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
−28.6%
Days on market
47
Listings with a price cut
0.0%
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Homes for sale
10
Pending sales per 100 listings
60
Asking price per sq ft
$158
People and jobs
Median household income
$57,509
Population change (1 year)
−0.7%
Unemployment rate
0.6%
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Population
6,643
Income adjusted for cost of living
$65,500
Net moves in (IRS)
−26
Cost of living (US = 100)
87.8
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
9.0
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
19.6
Flood risk score
3.9
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Wildfire risk score
64.7
Walkability (1 to 20)
7.1
Road, rail and air noise
51 dB
Questions people ask
Is Childress County, TX overvalued?
Home prices in Childress County, TX are slightly above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $127,559, so the area is 6.1% overvalued.
Is Childress County, TX a buyer's or seller's market?
Childress County, TX is a seller's market: homes take about 47 days to sell, listings are down 29% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Childress County, TX?
Home values in Childress County, TX are up 26.5% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Childress County, TX?
A household needs about $29,336 a year to afford the typical home in Childress County, TX at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $57,509.