Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Texas City is about $242,000 as of Oct 2026, down 4.7% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Yes, if you negotiate. Buyers have more room in Texas City than usual. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, there are 24 pending sales per 100 listings, against 48 then, and there are 66% more homes for sale. There are more homes for sale than at any time in ten years. Sellers are competing harder for you than they used to. Use it.
There are 234 homes for sale in Texas City, 66% more than in 2017–2019 at this time of year. More choice means you can walk away from any home priced for the market of three years ago.
For every 100 homes still for sale, 24 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 48. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. About 1 in 5 sellers has already dropped their price. Each one has learned their first price was too high. Start your offer below their new price.
Texas City listings spend a median 60 days on the market. There are 234 homes for sale in Texas City. That is the most in ten years. It is 4 times the low of May 2021. Every one of them competes with the house you want.
Ranked among the 77 Texas markets we track:
In Texas City, 47 out of every 100 households rent. That is nearly half. The renter share is growing. Five years ago it was 45 in 100. Texas City added about 1,600 renter households in five years. Renter households average 2.4 people. Two and three bedrooms fit the typical renter.
Households grew 17% in five years. The housing stock grew 12%. Demand is outrunning supply. 7.9% of homes sit empty. That is normal for a healthy market.
The median Texas City household earns $66,782 a year. Incomes here have grown 6.6% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 3.6 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a local family. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $1,670 a month.
To see what one Texas City address would rent for and cash flow, run it through the app.
Across 9 full years, Texas City asking prices ran lowest in January, about 4.1% below the year's average. They peaked in September. The most homes for sale show up in October, about 18% above the yearly average. Shop in October for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in January.
Read what days on market tells you about leverage and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Texas City is about $242,000 as of Oct 2026, down 4.7% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Texas City figures cover the 3 ZIP codes with a Texas City mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Buyers have more room in Texas City than usual. We compare Texas City with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 24 pending sales per 100 listings, against 48 then; there are 66% more homes for sale; 21% of sellers have cut their price, against 18% then.
The median asking price is 15.6% below its Apr 2022 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 4.0% below the Apr 2022 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Galveston County is $1,573 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,116 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
Texas City has three ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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