Tornillo, TX housing market
The typical Tornillo home is worth about $190,000, up 8.2% in a year, 37% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Tornillo compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Tornillo 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 | Tornillo | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $111,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $113,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $120,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $126,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $139,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $154,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $167,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $176,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $177,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $182,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $190,000 | $299,000 |
3.8 years of income
The typical Tornillo home costs about 3.8 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 $1,120
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Tornillo is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 27% of the town's median household income.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,880
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (79853; El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area), 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.