Homes in Oak Ridge
Home prices around Oak Ridge have risen about 62% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Oak Ridge?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,280
Renters already here pay a median of $1,519.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Sherman-Denison, TX MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
38% of Oak Ridge households own their home
Half of Oak Ridge’s homes were built before 1999.
Texas: 63% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 62% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Oak Ridge rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Texas (43%). Last year prices rose 4.9%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Oak Ridge, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Oak Ridge in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (2 new homes).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $573,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 3 | $1.1 million |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $699,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.