Big Wells, TX housing market
The typical Big Wells home is worth about $101,000, up 35.4% in a year, 66% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Big Wells compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Big Wells at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Big Wells | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $84,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $87,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $85,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $91,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $101,000 | $299,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2014
No permits for new homes were issued in Big Wells in 2014. The last year with any was 2002 (12 new homes).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $280,000 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $280,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Big Wells's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2014, so the 2014 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Big Wells is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Big Wells pay a median of $613, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,430
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78830; Dimmit County, TX), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.