Amarillo - TX housing market
The Amarillo metro has a typical home value of $219,579, up 4.1% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 19 days on market, a strong seller's market. 27% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Amarillo housing market, October 2026
The typical Amarillo home is worth $219,579 as of September 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 1.3% over three months, and up 4.1% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $209,789 to $219,579.
Homes are going pending in about 19 days, slower than the 17 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,049 homes for sale, 20% fewer than a year ago. 26.9% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 22.6% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,309 a month, up 7.6% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 14.0.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($43,916), the typical Amarillo home costs about $1,491 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $63,900 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($219,579) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Amarillo - TX metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 4.1% over the past year. In Amarillo - TX, that means a home worth $210,931 last year is now worth roughly $219,579.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $250,746. Homes are selling at 97.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Amarillo - TX sit on the market for roughly 19 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 26.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 310 new listings hit the market each month in Amarillo - TX. There are currently 1,049 homes for sale, down 20.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Amarillo - TX is $1,309, up 7.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.0x, buying territory (#166 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,216 a month in principal and interest, $93 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 8.16% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in TX
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas - TX | $358,242 | -2.0% | 38.0d |
| Houston - TX | $302,832 | -1.8% | 45.0d |
| San Antonio - TX | $273,806 | -1.9% | 53.0d |
| Austin - TX | $414,273 | -4.3% | 60.0d |
| McAllen - TX | $188,971 | -0.4% | 69.0d |
| El Paso - TX | $233,011 | +2.5% | 32.0d |