Homes in Palmer
Home prices around Palmer have risen about 69% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Palmer?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
73% of Palmer households own their home
Half of Palmer’s homes were built before 1995.
Texas: 63% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 69% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Palmer rose 69% over the past 5 years, faster than across Texas (43%). Last year prices rose 1%.
How Palmer ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Palmer, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Palmer vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Palmer. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer | — | +1%† | $990 | $18,675 |
| Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz | $69K* | +1%† | $990 | $45,505 |
| Rice Tracts | $241K* | +1%† | $990 | $133,472 |
| La Paloma | $82K* | +1%† | $990 | $59,840 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
On the market in Palmer
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Palmer buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. 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.