What is the cheapest city to buy a house in Texas?

Paris, with a median closed price of $199,500 over its reporting window, among Texas cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the city limits.

Are these asking prices or sale prices?

Closed sale prices. Every price median is the price homes actually closed at inside the municipal boundary, not a listing price. The one column measured differently is realized appreciation, which uses the postal city, as the note under the table says.

Why does a cheap city show a high price per square foot?

Because the ranking median covers every property type that closed, condos and multi-family included, while the $/sqft column is single-family houses only. In cities where most sales are condos, the median price is low and the house $/sqft can still be high.

Is the appreciation figure a forecast?

No. It is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home, on repeat-sale pairs. It is historical and nominal, and it says what happened, not what will.

Cheapest Cities to Buy a House in Texas (2026)

Every Texas city below cleared 100 closings in its window and is ranked by the median price homes actually closed at, not the asking price. The columns beside it are the questions that follow a low price: what you pay per square foot, what the same homes did on resale, and how quickly listings go.

The ranking

#	City	Median closed price	Houses $/sqft	Realized appreciation	Days to contract	Closings	Window
1	Paris	$199,500	$111	n/a	49	259	12 months
2	Brownwood	$208,040	$131	n/a	51	242	12 months
3	Pharr	$209,000	$137	n/a	48	325	12 months
4	Denison	$219,000	$147	n/a	46	201	six months
5	Weslaco	$220,000	$148	n/a	100	153	six months
6	Beaumont	$225,000	$125	n/a	23	224	six months
7	Killeen	$239,900	$137	n/a	39	851	six months
8	Corsicana	$239,999	$147	n/a	54	231	12 months
9	Del Rio	$240,000	$150	n/a	47	282	12 months
10	Harlingen	$243,650	$148	n/a	54	263	six months
11	Amarillo	$247,450	$151	n/a	25	362	six months
12	Victoria	$248,400	$151	n/a	36	303	six months
13	Brownsville	$249,000	$164	n/a	40	446	six months
13	Lubbock	$249,000	$142	n/a	26	2,389	six months
15	Baytown	$249,900	$138	n/a	47	151	six months

1. Paris, $199,500

Homes in Paris closed at a median of $199,500 over the last 12 months, about 58 percent of the Texas statewide median. 259 closings sit behind that figure, about 22 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $111 per square foot across 255 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 49 days to go under contract, across 202 listed closings. Full detail is on the Paris market page.

2. Brownwood, $208,040

Brownwood's median closed price over the last 12 months was $208,040, around 60 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 242 closings there, roughly 20 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $131 per square foot across 234 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 51 days to go under contract, across 197 listed closings. Full detail is on the Brownwood market page.

3. Pharr, $209,000

Homes in Pharr closed at a median of $209,000 over the last 12 months, about 61 percent of the Texas statewide median. 325 closings sit behind that figure, about 27 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $137 per square foot across 268 sales with usable living area. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 48 days. Full detail is on the Pharr market page.

4. Denison, $219,000

Homes in Denison closed at a median of $219,000 over the last six months, about 63 percent of the Texas statewide median. 201 closings sit behind that figure, about 34 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $147 per square foot across 188 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 46 days to go under contract, across 161 listed closings. About 8.3 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Denison market page.

5. Weslaco, $220,000

Homes in Weslaco closed at a median of $220,000 over the last six months, about 64 percent of the Texas statewide median. Resideline tracked 153 closings there, roughly 26 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $148, measured on 131 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 100 days. Full detail is on the Weslaco market page.

6. Beaumont, $225,000

The median closed price in Beaumont is $225,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 65 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 224 closings there, roughly 37 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $125, measured on 209 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 23 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Beaumont market page.

7. Killeen, $239,900

Killeen's median closed price over the last six months was $239,900, around 70 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. 851 closings sit behind that figure, about 142 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $137, measured on 761 sales. The median listed home took 39 days to go under contract, across 671 listed closings. Full detail is on the Killeen market page.

8. Corsicana, $239,999

Corsicana's median closed price over the last 12 months was $239,999, around 70 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 231 closings there, roughly 19 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $147 per square foot across 228 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 54 days to go under contract, across 154 listed closings. Full detail is on the Corsicana market page.

9. Del Rio, $240,000

The median closed price in Del Rio is $240,000 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 70 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 282 closings there, roughly 24 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $150 per square foot across 270 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 47 days to go under contract, across 208 listed closings. Full detail is on the Del Rio market page.

10. Harlingen, $243,650

Homes in Harlingen closed at a median of $243,650 over the last six months, about 71 percent of the Texas statewide median. 263 closings sit behind that figure, about 44 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $148, measured on 244 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 54 days. About 6.0 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Harlingen market page.

11. Amarillo, $247,450

The median closed price in Amarillo is $247,450 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 72 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 362 closings there, roughly 60 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $151, measured on 344 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 25 days. Full detail is on the Amarillo market page.

12. Victoria, $248,400

Victoria's median closed price over the last six months was $248,400, around 72 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 303 closings there, roughly 50 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $151, measured on 287 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 36 days. About 6.1 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Victoria market page.

13. Brownsville, $249,000

Homes in Brownsville closed at a median of $249,000 over the last six months, about 72 percent of the Texas statewide median. 446 closings sit behind that figure, about 74 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $164 per square foot across 386 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 40 days to go under contract, across 371 listed closings. About 6.0 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Brownsville market page.

13. Lubbock, $249,000

The median closed price in Lubbock is $249,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 72 percent of the state figure. 2,389 closings sit behind that figure, about 398 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $142 per square foot across 2,238 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 26 days to go under contract, across 1,888 listed closings. Full detail is on the Lubbock market page.

15. Baytown, $249,900

Baytown's median closed price over the last six months was $249,900, around 72 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 151 closings there, roughly 25 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $138, measured on 144 sales. The median listed home took 47 days to go under contract, across 54 listed closings. Full detail is on the Baytown market page.

Note: realized appreciation is the one column measured on the postal city, from repeat sales of the same home across the ZIP codes that share the city's name; every other figure is confined to the municipal boundary.

How to read this list

A low median is where the analysis starts, not where it ends. Property type, size, condition and block move a number far more than the city line does, so check any address on this list against its own comparable closings.

Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked. Appreciation is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home; it is historical, nominal and not a projection.