Marathon, TX housing market
The typical Marathon home is worth about $183,000, up 11.1% in a year, 39% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Marathon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Marathon at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Marathon | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $190,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $151,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $162,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $185,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $183,000 | $299,000 |
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 Marathon is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,430
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (79842; Brewster 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.