Karnes County, TX Housing Market Brief
county · TX · score computed October 2026
What is Karnes 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.
Population band 2 of 5 (population 9,816–20,389) · comparable within its band
Where is Karnes County, TX in its market cycle?
Karnes County, TX is classified as Mature — holding near a healthy peak. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.
What’s the forecast for Karnes 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.
Karnes County, TX housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $187K | ▲ +20.4% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 262 days | ▲ +54.1% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 7.2 | ▼ -30.1% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 30 | ▼ -26.8% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 4 | 0% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $126 | ▲ +35.2% | Redfin |
How has Karnes County, TX’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Karnes County, TX a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Karnes County, TX is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 75 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 Karnes County, TX?
The median sale price in Karnes County, TX is $187K, having risen 20.4% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Karnes County, TX?
Karnes County, TX scores 72 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Karnes County, TX's Alpha Score?
Karnes County, TX's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (86/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (57/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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