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Lubbock - TX housing market

The Lubbock metro has a typical home value of $212,331, up 2.5% from a year ago. Homes sell in 30 days on average, a balanced market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$212,331
+2.5% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$243,918
+6.1% YoY
Median list price
$232,083
Sale-to-list ratio
97.5%
Selling below ask
Days on market
30d
Listings w/ price cut
28.6%
New listings / mo
445
+4.0% YoY
Homes for sale
1,839
-4.7% YoY
Typical rent
$1,330/mo
+1.9% YoY
Income needed to buy
$61,800
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Lubbock housing market, October 2026

The typical Lubbock home is worth $212,332 as of September 2026, up 0.1% from the prior month, up 0.3% over three months, and up 2.5% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $207,141 to $212,332.

Homes are going pending in about 30 days, slower than the 23 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,839 homes for sale, 5% fewer than a year ago. 28.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.5% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,330 a month, up 1.9% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 13.3.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($42,466), the typical Lubbock home costs about $1,442 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $61,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$212k$207kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
58d23dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
2.0k1.6kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26

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 →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($212,331) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Lubbock - 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 2.5% over the past year. In Lubbock - TX, that means a home worth $207,152 last year is now worth roughly $212,331.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $243,918. Homes are selling at 97.5% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Lubbock - TX sit on the market for roughly 30 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 28.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 445 new listings hit the market each month in Lubbock - TX. There are currently 1,839 homes for sale, down 4.7% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Lubbock - TX is $1,330, up 1.9% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 13.3x, buying territory (#178 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,176 a month in principal and interest, $154 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 8.70% rate.

What's not on this page

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 →

Related

Other metros in TX

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays 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
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