TX · Metro #186

Amarillo - TX housing market

The Amarillo metro has a typical home value of $221,566, up 3.9% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 18 days on market, a strong seller's market. 25% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$221,566
+3.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$250,729
+4.6% YoY
Median list price
$277,500
Sale-to-list ratio
97.8%
Selling below ask
Days on market
18d
Listings w/ price cut
25.2%
New listings / mo
333
+1.5% YoY
Homes for sale
1,056
-22.2% YoY
Typical rent
$1,324/mo
+6.5% YoY
Income needed to buy
$64,500
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Amarillo housing market, October 2026

The typical Amarillo home is worth $221,566 as of August 2026, up 0.5% from the prior month, up 1.2% over three months, and up 3.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $212,494 to $221,566.

Homes are going pending in about 18 days, faster than the 20 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,056 homes for sale, 22% fewer than a year ago. 25.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 21.8% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,324 a month, up 6.6% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 13.9.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($44,313), the typical Amarillo home costs about $1,504 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $64,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$222k$212kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
51d16dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
1.4k1.0kSep 24Sep 25Aug 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 ($221,566) 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 3.9% over the past year. In Amarillo - TX, that means a home worth $213,249 last year is now worth roughly $221,566.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $250,729. 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 18 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 25.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 333 new listings hit the market each month in Amarillo - TX. There are currently 1,056 homes for sale, down 22.2% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Amarillo - TX is $1,324, up 6.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 13.9x, buying territory (#168 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,227 a month in principal and interest, $97 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 8.19% 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$360,437 -2.3% 34.0d
Houston - TX$305,001 -1.9% 40.0d
San Antonio - TX$276,747 -1.9% 45.0d
Austin - TX$417,977 -4.7% 53.0d
McAllen - TX$193,007 -0.2% 75.0d
El Paso - TX$234,069 +2.2% 29.0d
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