Mertzon, TX housing market
The typical Mertzon home is worth about $264,000, down 7.6% in a year, 12% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mertzon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Mertzon at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2018–2026
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| January | Mertzon | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $200,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $217,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $243,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $284,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $272,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $265,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $288,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $280,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $264,000 | $299,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2022
No permits for new homes were issued in Mertzon in 2022 or in any year since 2013.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Mertzon's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2022, so the 2022 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
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 $1,320
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Mertzon is $1,320 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Mertzon pay a median of $2,633.
Studio $910 · 4 bedrooms $2,010
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (76941; San Angelo, 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, May 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.