Wheeler, TX housing market
The typical Wheeler home is worth about $129,000, up 12% in a year, 57% below the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wheeler compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Wheeler at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Wheeler | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $140,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $119,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $114,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $124,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $129,000 | $299,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2014
No permits for new homes were issued in Wheeler in 2014 or in any year since 2000.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Wheeler's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2014, so the 2014 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
2.3 years of income
The typical Wheeler home costs about 2.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Texas (3.8 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wheeler is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Wheeler pay a median of $994. A two-bedroom takes about 22% of the town's median household income.
Studio $790 · 4 bedrooms $1,490
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (79096; Wheeler County, TX), 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. 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.