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El Paso, TX 79938 Housing Market

Data snapshot: October 26, 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: 0.09
ActiveActive listings: 172172PendingPending sales: 1515
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): $320k$320kSoldMedian sold price (last 6 months): $285k$285k
What homes actually sell for in El Paso, TX
Distribution of 922 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $253k to $320k
$215k to $238k: 102 sales$215k$238k to $261k: 133 sales$261k to $284k: 172 sales$261k$284k to $307k: 187 sales187sales$307k to $331k: 93 sales$307k$331k to $354k: 61 sales$354k to $377k: 52 sales$354k$377k to $400k: 29 salesMedian $285k

What the numbers say

As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 172 active listings and 15 pending sales in ZIP code 79938. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.09 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.

The median asking price of current listings is $319,988, while the median of the 922 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months was $284,950. 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 83 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 79938?

The median closed sale price in El Paso, TX 79938 was $284,950 over the last six months, based on 922 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 $252,950 to $319,950.

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

Resideline is currently tracking 15 pending sales against 172 active listings in 79938, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.09. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 79938 is currently a typical-pace market.

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