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Wichita County, TX Housing Market Brief

county · TX · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Wichita 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%
●53
Inventory Health25%
●14

Population band 5 of 5 (population 103,008–9,808,667) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●74
Economic Strength20%
●46
Rental Yield15%
●86

Where is Wichita County, TX in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Wichita 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 Wichita 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.

Wichita County, TX housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$199K▲ +0.2%Redfin
Median Days on Market62 days▼ -24.4%Redfin
Months of Supply3.1▼ -32.6%Redfin
Homes for Sale430▼ -32.5%Redfin
Homes Sold138▲ +0.7%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$131▲ +3.7%Redfin

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

Now: 51
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Wichita County, TX is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 51 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

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

The median sale price in Wichita County, TX is $199K, having held roughly steady over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Wichita County, TX?

Wichita County, TX scores 74 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Wichita County, TX's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (86/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (14/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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