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

Paris, with a median closed price of $195,000 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	$195,000	$109	n/a	50	250	12 months
2	Brownwood	$207,990	$129	n/a	51	239	12 months
3	Pharr	$215,000	$136	n/a	49	161	six months
4	Denison	$219,000	$147	n/a	52	197	six months
5	Beaumont	$235,000	$125	n/a	23	221	six months
6	Killeen	$239,000	$136	n/a	39	875	six months
7	Del Rio	$240,000	$152	n/a	49	281	12 months
7	Harlingen	$240,000	$149	n/a	53	274	six months
9	Victoria	$244,900	$151	n/a	36	326	six months
10	Corsicana	$245,000	$148	n/a	55	241	12 months
10	Lubbock	$245,000	$142	n/a	28	2,534	six months
12	Weslaco	$245,500	$149	n/a	67	280	12 months
13	Brownsville	$249,999	$165	n/a	40	450	six months
13	Converse	$249,999	$135	n/a	46	194	six months
15	San Angelo	$250,000	$161	n/a	35	758	six months

1. Paris, $195,000

Homes in Paris closed at a median of $195,000 over the last 12 months, about 57 percent of the Texas statewide median. 250 closings sit behind that figure, about 21 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $109 per square foot across 246 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 50 days to go under contract, across 197 listed closings. Full detail is on the Paris market page.

2. Brownwood, $207,990

Brownwood's median closed price over the last 12 months was $207,990, around 60 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 239 closings there, roughly 20 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $129 per square foot across 231 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 51 days to go under contract, across 193 listed closings. Full detail is on the Brownwood market page.

3. Pharr, $215,000

Homes in Pharr closed at a median of $215,000 over the last six months, about 62 percent of the Texas statewide median. 161 closings sit behind that figure, about 27 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $136 per square foot across 132 sales with usable living area. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 49 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. 197 closings sit behind that figure, about 33 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $147 per square foot across 186 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 52 days to go under contract, across 156 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. Beaumont, $235,000

The median closed price in Beaumont is $235,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 68 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 221 closings there, roughly 37 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $125, measured on 205 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.

6. Killeen, $239,000

Killeen's median closed price over the last six months was $239,000, around 69 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. 875 closings sit behind that figure, about 146 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $136, measured on 785 sales. The median listed home took 39 days to go under contract, across 704 listed closings. Full detail is on the Killeen market page.

7. 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 281 closings there, roughly 23 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $152 per square foot across 272 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 49 days to go under contract, across 207 listed closings. Full detail is on the Del Rio market page.

7. Harlingen, $240,000

Homes in Harlingen closed at a median of $240,000 over the last six months, about 70 percent of the Texas statewide median. 274 closings sit behind that figure, about 46 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $149, measured on 253 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 53 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.

9. Victoria, $244,900

Victoria's median closed price over the last six months was $244,900, around 71 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 326 closings there, roughly 54 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $151, measured on 311 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.

10. Corsicana, $245,000

Corsicana's median closed price over the last 12 months was $245,000, around 71 percent of what the typical Texas sale closed at. Resideline tracked 241 closings there, roughly 20 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $148 per square foot across 237 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 55 days to go under contract, across 160 listed closings. Full detail is on the Corsicana market page.

10. Lubbock, $245,000

The median closed price in Lubbock is $245,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 71 percent of the state figure. 2,534 closings sit behind that figure, about 422 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $142 per square foot across 2,385 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 28 days to go under contract, across 2,048 listed closings. Full detail is on the Lubbock market page.

12. Weslaco, $245,500

Homes in Weslaco closed at a median of $245,500 over the last 12 months, about 71 percent of the Texas statewide median. Resideline tracked 280 closings there, roughly 23 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $149, measured on 234 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 67 days. Full detail is on the Weslaco market page.

13. Brownsville, $249,999

Homes in Brownsville closed at a median of $249,999 over the last six months, about 72 percent of the Texas statewide median. 450 closings sit behind that figure, about 75 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $165 per square foot across 393 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 40 days to go under contract, across 366 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. Converse, $249,999

Homes in Converse closed at a median of $249,999 over the last six months, about 72 percent of the Texas statewide median. 194 closings sit behind that figure, about 32 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $135 per square foot across 190 sales with usable living area. The median listed home took 46 days to go under contract, across 148 listed closings. Full detail is on the Converse market page.

15. San Angelo, $250,000

Homes in San Angelo closed at a median of $250,000 over the last six months, about 72 percent of the Texas statewide median. Resideline tracked 758 closings there, roughly 126 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $161 per square foot across 733 sales with usable living area. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 35 days. Full detail is on the San Angelo 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 September 5, 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.