Lyford, TX housing market
The typical Lyford home is worth about $171,000, up 17.1% in a year, 43% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lyford compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Lyford at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Lyford | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $183,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $164,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $156,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $165,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $171,000 | $299,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Lyford in 2025. That's 0.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Lyford has permitted 51 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $363,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $208,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $367,000 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $441,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $320,000 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $789,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $81,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $264,000 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $276,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $192,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $340,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lyford's permit office reported 10 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
3 years of income
The typical Lyford home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less 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 $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lyford is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Lyford pay a median of $748, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,460
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78569; Brownsville-Harlingen, 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. 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.