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El Paso, TX 79938 Housing Market

Data snapshot: September 14, 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: 0.18
ActiveActive listings: 151151PendingPending sales: 2727
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): $283k$283k
What homes actually sell for in El Paso, TX
Distribution of 1,009 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $250k to $320k
$215k to $238k: 112 sales$215k$238k to $261k: 149 sales$261k to $284k: 202 sales202sales$261k$284k to $307k: 193 sales$307k to $331k: 95 sales$307k$331k to $354k: 71 sales$354k to $377k: 64 sales$354k$377k to $400k: 21 salesMedian $283k

What the numbers say

As of September 14, 2026, Resideline is tracking 151 active listings and 27 pending sales in ZIP code 79938. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.18 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 1,009 closings Resideline tracked directly over the last six months was $282,600. 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 67 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 79938?

The median closed sale price in El Paso, TX 79938 was $282,600 over the last six months, based on 1,009 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 27 pending sales against 151 active listings in 79938, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.18. 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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