Sour Lake, TX housing market
The typical Sour Lake home is worth about $270,000, up 2.3% in a year, 10% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Sour Lake compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Sour Lake 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, 2016–2026
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| January | Sour Lake | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $173,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $175,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $174,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $213,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $223,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $252,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $254,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $256,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $266,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $268,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $270,000 | $299,000 |
12 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 12 new homes in Sour Lake in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.1 million to build. That's 5.6 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Sour Lake has permitted 152 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $6.5 million |
| 2021 | 20 | 10 | 10 | $3.4 million |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 3 | $670,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $664,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 2 | $553,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
3.7 years of income
The typical Sour Lake home costs about 3.7 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Texas (3.8).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sour Lake is $1,220 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Sour Lake pay a median of $1,286. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $990 · 4 bedrooms $1,920
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (77659; Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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.