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Walker County, TX Housing Market Brief

county · TX · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Walker County, TX’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum20%
●85
Inventory Health25%
●91

Population band 4 of 5 (population 39,232–102,612) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●14
Economic Strength20%
●49
Rental Yield15%
●46

Where is Walker County, TX in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Walker County, TX is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Walker County, TX?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Walker County, TX housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$289K▲ +5.5%Redfin
Median Days on Market74 days▼ -8.6%Redfin
Months of Supply6.0▼ -3.2%Redfin
Homes for Sale277▼ -7.4%Redfin
Homes Sold46▼ -4.2%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$171▲ +7.9%Redfin

How has Walker County, TX’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 59
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Walker County, TX a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Walker County, TX is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 59 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

Are home prices rising or falling in Walker County, TX?

The median sale price in Walker County, TX is $289K, having risen 5.5% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Walker County, TX?

Walker County, TX scores 14 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Walker County, TX's Alpha Score?

Walker County, TX's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (91/100) and its weakest is Affordability (14/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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