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El Paso, TX 79938 Housing Market

Data snapshot: October 5, 2026. Closed-sale window: last 6 months.
Texas is a non-disclosure state: sale prices are not part of the public record. Sold figures on this page reflect closings Resideline tracked directly, and should be read as a sample rather than a count of all closings.
El Paso, TX inventory balance
Homes for sale vs homes under contract. Pending-to-active ratio: 0.11
ActiveActive listings: 172172PendingPending sales: 1919
El Paso, TX: what sellers ask vs what buyers pay
Median asking price of current listings vs median closed sale price over the last six months
AskingMedian asking price (current listings): $315k$315kSoldMedian sold price (last 6 months): $284k$284k
What homes actually sell for in El Paso, TX
Distribution of 989 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $250k to $320k
$214k to $237k: 111 sales$214k$237k to $260k: 146 sales$260k to $284k: 188 sales$260k$284k to $307k: 190 sales190sales$307k to $330k: 97 sales$307k$330k to $353k: 69 sales$353k to $377k: 62 sales$353k$377k to $400k: 26 salesMedian $284k

What the numbers say

As of October 5, 2026, Resideline is tracking 172 active listings and 19 pending sales in ZIP code 79938. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.11 points to a balanced market: buyers have room to compare options and negotiate.

The median asking price of current listings is $315,000, while the median of the 989 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months was $283,950. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 79938 for 74 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 79938?

The median closed sale price in El Paso, TX 79938 was $283,950 over the last six months, based on 989 closings Resideline tracked directly. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so this is a tracked sample rather than all recorded closings. The middle half of those sales ranged from $250,000 to $319,950.

Is 79938 a buyer's or seller's market?

Resideline is currently tracking 19 pending sales against 172 active listings in 79938, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.11. Ratios of 0.6 or higher usually indicate a seller's market, 0.35 to 0.6 a competitive market, and lower values a more balanced one. By that yardstick, 79938 currently looks like a balanced market.

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