The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79013 sells for about $105,000, or $82 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.8% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 94 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $950 a month.
ZIP 79013 — Cactus
The housing market in 79013 is characterized by low inventory and modest price adjustments, reflecting a stable but slow-moving rural environment. Sales volume remains thin, and the market is currently balanced between buyers and sellers due to the limited supply of available homes.
This area is primarily suited for budget-conscious buyers or those seeking rural residential properties, as the low price point and limited inventory suggest a quiet, slow-paced market.
Median prices moved down 2.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 94 days on market with 4.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
17% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.5% · poverty 14.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 79013, Childress County TX
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Texas) — Senior (65+) and Disabled Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling: Grants an additional mandatory $10,000 exemption from ISD appraised value (Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100,000 - $10,000) and establishes an absolute statutory tax freeze (school tax ceiling): total ISD property taxes cannot exceed the dollar ceiling established in the… State (Texas) — General Residence Homestead Exemption and 10% Valuation Growth Cap: Imposes mandatory state-level valuation deductions and growth limitations on the qualifying homestead: (1) Mandates a $100,000 deduction from appraised value for independent school district (ISD) maintenance and operations/debt taxation: Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100… State (Texas) — Ad Valorem Real Property Taxation and Assessment Ratio: Mandates ad valorem appraisal of all real property at 100% of fair market value as of January 1 each tax year (Assessment Ratio = 1.00).
The local economy is primarily driven by agriculture and regional services typical of the Texas Panhandle.
The Childress County Appraisal District performs annual market value assessments for all taxable real property within the county.
Parcels in this ZIP are subject to Childress ISD and county-level tax levies.
Property insurance premiums in this region are influenced by exposure to severe weather events, including wind and hail common to the Texas Panhandle.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
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Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.