Cross Plains, TX housing market
The typical Cross Plains home is worth about $200,000, up 4.6% in a year, 33% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cross Plains compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Cross Plains at a glance
Only 2 sales in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Cross Plains | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $162,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $158,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $177,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $184,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $197,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $217,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $193,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $173,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $191,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $203,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $200,000 | $299,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Cross Plains in 2025. That's 1 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Cross Plains has permitted 9 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $35,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $225,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
4.2 years of income
The typical Cross Plains home costs about 4.2 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 $1,090
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cross Plains is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cross Plains pay a median of $720, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 28% of the town's median household income.
Studio $850 · 4 bedrooms $1,710
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (76443; Abilene, TX MSA), 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, April 2026. 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.