Cross Mountain, TX housing market
Homes typically sell in 149 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cross Mountain compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Cross Mountain at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.4 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Home prices up 68% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Cross Mountain rose 68% over the past 5 years, faster than across Texas (43%). Last year prices rose 6.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Cross Mountain home at roughly $1,027,000 today.
Show as a table
| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Texas since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +6.2% | +238% | +195% |
| 2024 | +8.3% | +218% | +193% |
| 2023 | +2.7% | +194% | +186% |
| 2022 | +19% | +186% | +174% |
| 2021 | +19% | +140% | +132% |
| 2020 | +3% | +101% | +106% |
| 2019 | +2.3% | +95% | +99% |
| 2018 | +8% | +91% | +91% |
| 2017 | +2.7% | +77% | +80% |
| 2016 | +3.3% | +72% | +68% |
| 2015 | +7.2% | +67% | +57% |
| 2014 | +3% | +56% | +47% |
| 2013 | +6.5% | +51% | +37% |
| 2012 | −3.8% | +42% | +31% |
| 2011 | +2.5% | +47% | +30% |
| 2010 | −3.2% | +44% | +32% |
| 2009 | −2% | +49% | +34% |
| 2008 | +0.1% | +52% | +34% |
| 2007 | +8.4% | +51% | +32% |
| 2006 | +10% | +40% | +26% |
| 2005 | +6.8% | +27% | +19% |
| 2004 | +3.7% | +19% | +14% |
| 2003 | +2.3% | +14% | +11% |
| 2002 | +6.4% | +12% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | +5.1% | +5.1% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 78255, 78256, covering 85% of Cross Mountain’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
Cross Mountain and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | — | +6.2%† | $1,860 | — | $205,164 |
| San Antonio | $248K | −2.2% | $1,490 | 5,320 | $65,056 |
| Scenic Oaks | — | +1%† | $1,760 | — | $174,962 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
2.8 years of income
The typical Cross Mountain home costs about 2.8 years of the town's median household income, less than across Texas (3.8 years).
How Cross Mountain ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,860
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cross Mountain is $1,860 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 11% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,410 · 4 bedrooms $2,780
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78255, 78256; San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area), 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.