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Starr County, TX Housing Market Brief

county · TX · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Starr 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%
●99
Inventory Health25%
●0

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

Affordability20%
●69
Economic Strength20%
●24
Rental Yield15%
●94

Where is Starr County, TX in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Starr 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 Starr 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.

Starr County, TX housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$271K▲ +61%Redfin
Median Days on Market49 days▼ -56.6%Redfin
Months of Supply27.8▲ +208.9%Redfin
Homes for Sale143▲ +44.4%Redfin
Homes Sold5▼ -54.5%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$135▼ -4.5%Redfin

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

Now: 53
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Starr County, TX is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 53 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

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

The median sale price in Starr County, TX is $271K, having risen 61% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Starr County, TX?

Starr County, TX scores 69 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Starr County, TX's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (99/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (0/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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