Zapata County, TX Housing Market Brief
county · TX · score computed October 2026
What is Zapata 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.
Where is Zapata County, TX in its market cycle?
Zapata 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 Zapata 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.
Zapata County, TX housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $175K | ▼ -14.9% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 57 days | ▼ -68.7% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 15.5 | ▲ +222.9% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 32 | ▲ +33.3% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 2 | ▼ -60% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $150 | ▲ +28.2% | Redfin |
How has Zapata County, TX’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Zapata County, TX a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Zapata County, TX is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 60 out of 100. It is based on the 3 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — 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 Zapata County, TX?
The median sale price in Zapata County, TX is $175K, having fallen 14.9% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Zapata County, TX?
Zapata 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 Zapata County, TX's Alpha Score?
Zapata County, TX's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (83/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (29/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.
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