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El Paso, TX 79938 Housing Market

Data snapshot: July 18, 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: 1.44
ActiveActive listings: 3636PendingPending sales: 5252
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): $330k$330kSoldMedian sold price (last 6 months): $280k$280k
What homes actually sell for in El Paso, TX
Distribution of 931 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $250k to $323k
$206k to $234k: 107 sales$206k$234k to $262k: 157 sales$262k to $290k: 235 sales235sales$262k$290k to $318k: 132 sales$318k to $346k: 102 sales$318k$346k to $374k: 68 sales$374k to $402k: 29 sales$374k$402k to $430k: 8 salesMedian $280k

What the numbers say

As of July 18, 2026, Resideline is tracking 36 active listings and 52 pending sales in ZIP code 79938. That pending-to-active ratio of 1.44 points to a seller's market: buyers are absorbing inventory quickly relative to what is available.

The median asking price of current listings is $329,950, while the median of the 931 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months was $279,950. 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. The median active listing in 79938 has been on the market for 1 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 79938?

The median closed sale price in El Paso, TX 79938 was $279,950 over the last six months, based on 931 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 $249,500 to $322,950.

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

Resideline is currently tracking 52 pending sales against 36 active listings in 79938, a pending-to-active ratio of 1.44. 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 seller's market.

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