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College Station – Bryan, TX housing market

College Station – Bryan, TX metro median sale price $328K in Jul–Sep 2026, down 0.5% year over year.

The median sale price in the College Station – Bryan, TX metro is $328K over Jul–Sep 2026, down 0.5% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The decline is steeper than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 1.7 points (down 2.2% through Q2 2026).

On median sale price, College Station – Bryan ($328K) ranks 4th of the 23 Texas metros with that figure, between Houston ($333K) and Tyler ($317K). On median days on market, College Station – Bryan (86 days) ranks 2nd of the 25 Texas metros, between Corpus Christi (99 days) and Brownsville – Harlingen (85 days). On share of listings with a price cut, College Station – Bryan (23%) ranks 22nd of the 25 Texas metros, between El Paso (23%) and Brownsville – Harlingen (21%).

Listings spent a median 86 days on market in Sep 2026, the 21st-most of the 385 metros. 23% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 2.6 points higher. That share is the 15th-lowest of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 5% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 527 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,765 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $76K a year. The median sale price equals about 17 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 2.9% from a year earlier. That ratio is higher than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $197 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is down 1.5%.

In eight of the 11 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; three are higher.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$328K

-0.5% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$1,765/mo

$76K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How College Station – Bryan compares to other U.S. metros

Price cuts↓371st of 385
Days on market↑21st of 385 (top 6%)
Home-price growth↓301st of 383
Price-to-rent↑101st of 373 (top 28%)
Asking-vs-sale gap↓174th of 291

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 17 +2.9% YoY
↑101st of 373 (top 28%)
Asking price / sq ft$197 -1.5% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 23% +2.6 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↓371st of 385
New housing units permitted527

The median asking price $345K runs about 5% above the median sale price $328K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Sep 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data11 shown of 15
MLS board of recordBryan-College Station Regional Association of REALTORS
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

Strength 4 / 5

6.5 mo

Bryan supply now 6.5 months — buyer's market

Six-plus months of supply in Bryan — this is a buyer's market by the textbook definition.

Source: Redfin, city figures, Jul–Sep 2026

Housing Economy

College Station – Bryan · ConstructionCOPIED

College Station – Bryan builders pulled 0.8% fewer single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the College Station – Bryan metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct7010514017521020252026
AprJulOct7010514017521020252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec100147—
Nov85104—
Oct78143—
Sep105144112
Aug135142121
Jul9187122
Jun87209116
May128191171
Apr131170200
Mar188156195
Feb172135133
Jan15716079

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the College Station – Bryan metro area pulled 1,643 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 0.8% fewer than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 10.4% below the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the College Station – Bryan area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

College Station – Bryan · Home pricesCOPIED

College Station – Bryan home prices are 2.2% lower than a year ago

Home prices in the College Station – Bryan metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

1990200020102020-22%-11%0%11%22%College Station – Bryan
1990200020102020-22%-11%0%11%22%College Station – Bryan
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateCollege Station – Bryan
Jun 2026-2.2%
Mar 20262.3%
Dec 20254.2%
Sep 20251%
Jun 20258.9%
Mar 20254.2%
Dec 20242.1%
Sep 20242.2%
Jun 20243.4%
Mar 20245.1%
Dec 202310%
Sep 20234.1%
Jun 20237.8%
Mar 202310.8%
Dec 20229.4%
Sep 202216.6%
Jun 202219.9%
Mar 202220.1%
Dec 202115.7%
Sep 202116.4%
Jun 20219.8%
Mar 20213.4%
Dec 20204.7%
Sep 20202.9%
Jun 20202.2%
Mar 20206.2%
Dec 20192.6%
Sep 20193.2%
Jun 20194.2%
Mar 20191.6%
Dec 20185.9%
Sep 20184.8%
Jun 20183.3%
Mar 20186.6%
Dec 20173.3%
Sep 20175.5%
Jun 20175.1%
Mar 20175.2%
Dec 20167%
Sep 20168.8%
Jun 201610.8%
Mar 20167.5%
Dec 20158.3%
Sep 20158.9%
Jun 20156.7%
Mar 20156.5%
Dec 20147%
Sep 20146.1%
Jun 20145.1%
Mar 20143.8%
Dec 20133.2%
Sep 20130.2%
Jun 20131.6%
Mar 20132.4%
Dec 20122.1%
Sep 20120.9%
Jun 20122.5%
Mar 20122.2%
Dec 2011-3.7%
Sep 2011-0.4%
Jun 2011-0.5%
Mar 2011-1.4%
Dec 20103.8%
Sep 20103.3%
Jun 20101%
Mar 20101.4%
Dec 20092.2%
Sep 20090.1%
Jun 20092.8%
Mar 20095.1%
Dec 20084.5%
Sep 20085.2%
Jun 20084.5%
Mar 20083%
Dec 20072.9%
Sep 20073.9%
Jun 20075.1%
Mar 20076.1%
Dec 20067.5%
Sep 20065.7%
Jun 20064.2%
Mar 20064.3%
Dec 20051.5%
Sep 20054.5%
Jun 20054.5%
Mar 20053.3%
Dec 20045.3%
Sep 20044.3%
Jun 20043.5%
Mar 20043.1%
Dec 20033.2%
Sep 20033.2%
Jun 20033.5%
Mar 20034.7%
Dec 20024.1%
Sep 20023%
Jun 20024.9%
Mar 20022.9%
Dec 20015.8%
Sep 20015.7%
Jun 20013%
Mar 20018%
Dec 20006.5%
Sep 20003.9%
Jun 20006.3%
Mar 20004.9%
Dec 19992.9%
Sep 19995.7%
Jun 19994.2%
Mar 19992.5%
Dec 19983.4%
Sep 19983.9%
Jun 19984.4%
Mar 19983.7%
Dec 19972.3%
Sep 19970.7%
Jun 19970.3%
Mar 19970.1%
Dec 19961.6%
Sep 19961.9%
Jun 19962.1%
Mar 19963%
Dec 19950.8%
Sep 19951.7%
Jun 1995-1%
Mar 19951.3%
Dec 19943.5%
Sep 19944.7%
Jun 19948.4%
Mar 19945.7%
Dec 19936.4%
Sep 19935.6%
Jun 19935.2%
Mar 19933.9%
Dec 19924.1%
Sep 19925.4%
Jun 19923.5%
Mar 19925.6%
Dec 19912.9%
Sep 19912.6%
Jun 19914.3%
Mar 19914.5%
Dec 19901.9%
Sep 1990-2.2%
Jun 1990-4%
Mar 1990-3.6%
Dec 1989-1.7%
Sep 19890.1%
Jun 19893%
Mar 19891.8%
Dec 1988-1.7%
Sep 1988-1.2%
Jun 1988-8.9%
Mar 1988-12%
Dec 1987-9.2%
Sep 1987-8.3%
Jun 1987-4.8%
Mar 1987-0.8%
Dec 19865.3%
Sep 19861%
Jun 19860.3%
Mar 1986-1.6%
Dec 1985-5.7%
Sep 1985-0.7%
Jun 19851%
Mar 19856.6%
Dec 1984-3.5%
Sep 1984-1.4%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the College Station – Bryan metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 2.2% below its level a year earlier. Since 1984, prices have risen an average of 3.5% a year. That is the weakest reading since the fourth quarter of 2011. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in College Station – Bryan home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

normal · 1.7pp

Redfin (metro)

-0.5%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

-2.2%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

Market dispatches

Citable market dispatches for College Station – Bryan → Latest dispatch: Oct 23, 2026.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
77801$175K↓68↑8↓4↓146↑$225K↑
77802$350K↑147↑40↑48↑77↑$285K↑
77803$259K↓141↑2432↑100↑$198K↓
77807$300K↓95↑32↓16↑71↑$289K↓
77808$490K↑148↑24↓28↑94↑$427K↑
77836$325K↑69↑8↓20↑122↑$301K↓
77840$285K↓205↑32↑28↓96↑$286K↑
77845$405K↓483↑80↑104↑78↑$360K↓
77856$512K↓46↓8↑8↑117↑$369K↑
77859$207K↓33↓0↑4↓50↓$200K↑
77879$245K↓58↑12↑12↑87↑$203K↓

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.