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Yoakum County, TX housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$183,995−4.6% YoY · prices are falling fast
Market right nowBalanced marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 0% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$39,886About 0.5× the local median income ($75,871): affordable for a typical household
Days on market69 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate

The typical home in Yoakum County, TX is worth $183,995, down 4.6% from a year ago. That is well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $232,767, so the area is 21.0% undervalued. It is a balanced market: homes take about 69 days to sell, listings are down 27% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $39,886 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 $75,871. In the latest IRS figures, 115 more people moved out than in.

Home value over time

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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$183,995
Change in 1 year−4.6%
Overvalued %−21.0%
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Fair home value$232,767
Change in 5 years−19.8%
Home value to income2.4×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$997
Income needed to afford it$39,886
Property tax rate0.94%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$1,205

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago−26.9%
Days on market69
Listings with a price cut0.0%
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Homes for sale19
Pending sales per 100 listings26
Asking price per sq ft$132

People and jobs

Median household income$75,871
Population change (1 year)−0.8%
Unemployment rate6.9%
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Population7,438
Income adjusted for cost of living$86,413
Net moves in (IRS)−115
Cost of living (US = 100)87.8

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)4.1
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)46.1
Flood risk score36.4
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Wildfire risk score86.5
Walkability (1 to 20)6.6
Road, rail and air noise53 dB

Questions people ask

Is Yoakum County, TX overvalued?
Home prices in Yoakum County, TX are well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $232,767, so the area is 21.0% undervalued.
Is Yoakum County, TX a buyer's or seller's market?
Yoakum County, TX is a balanced market: homes take about 69 days to sell, listings are down 27% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Yoakum County, TX?
Home values in Yoakum County, TX are down 4.6% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Yoakum County, TX?
A household needs about $39,886 a year to afford the typical home in Yoakum County, TX at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $75,871.

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