60Alpha

Castro County, TX Housing Market Brief

county · TX · score computed October 2026

Seller's

What is Castro 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 Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health31%
●0

Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band

Affordability25%
●96
Economic Strength25%
●70
Rental Yield19%
●99

Where is Castro County, TX in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Castro 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 Castro 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.

Castro County, TX housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$142K▼ -39.5%Redfin
Median Days on Market149 days▲ +1141.7%Redfin
Months of Supply2.6▼ -13.3%Redfin
Homes for Sale5▼ -16.7%Redfin
Homes Sold20%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$108▼ -3.5%Redfin

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

Now: 60
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Castro County, TX is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 60 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

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

The median sale price in Castro County, TX is $142K, having fallen 39.5% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Castro County, TX?

Castro County, TX scores 96 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Castro County, TX's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (99/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (0/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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