Buffalo, TX housing market
The typical Buffalo home is worth about $291,000, up 1.7% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Buffalo compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Buffalo at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Buffalo | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $194,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $190,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $201,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $229,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $247,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $300,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $298,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $281,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $296,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $286,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $291,000 | $299,000 |
6.4 years of income
The typical Buffalo home costs about 6.4 years of the town's median household income, more than across Texas (3.8 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Buffalo is $1,030 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Buffalo pay a median of $733, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 27% of the town's median household income.
Studio $810 · 4 bedrooms $1,400
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (75831; Freestone 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.