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Longview, TX housing market

Longview, TX metro median sale price $272K in Jul–Sep 2026, up 3.4% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Longview, TX metro is $272K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 3.4% from the same 3 months a year earlier. That change sits near the middle of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows the same change through Q2 2026.

On median sale price, Longview ($272K) ranks 14th of the 23 Texas metros with that figure, between Killeen – Temple ($273K) and Brownsville – Harlingen ($271K). On median days on market, Longview (71 days) ranks 10th of the 25 Texas metros, between Killeen – Temple (74 days) and San Antonio (71 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Longview (34%) ranks 10th of the 25 Texas metros, between Odessa (35%) and Amarillo (34%).

Listings spent a median 71 days on market in Sep 2026, more than in most of the 385 metros. 34% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 3.1 points higher. That share is lower than in most of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 9% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 18 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 $1,465 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $63K a year. The median sale price equals about 14 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 3.1% from a year earlier. That ratio is lower than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $153 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is down 0.4%.

In 11 of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; one is higher.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$272K

+3.4% 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

$1,465/mo

$63K/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 Longview compares to other U.S. metros

Days on market↑76th of 385 (top 20%)
Price-to-rent↓263rd of 373
Asking-vs-sale gap↑85th of 291 (top 30%)
Price cuts↓235th of 385
Home-price growth154th of 383 (top 41%)

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≈ 14 +3.1% YoY
↓263rd of 373
Asking price / sq ft$153 -0.4% 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≈ 34% +3.1 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↓235th of 385
New housing units permitted18

The median asking price $297K runs about 9% above the median sale price $272K.

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 data12 shown of 28
MLS board of recordNorth Texas Real Estate Information Systems (NTREIS)
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

Strength 4 / 5

101.2%

Longview sale-to-list broke above 1.0 — 101.2%

Typical closed deal is now clearing at or over list price; sellers have regained pricing leverage since Jun–Aug 2026.

Source: Redfin, city figures, Jul–Sep 2026

Housing Economy

Longview · ConstructionCOPIED

Longview builders pulled 4.8% more single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Longview metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct91827364520252026
AprJulOct91827364520252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec3618—
Nov1315—
Oct1312—
Sep451318
Aug131930
Jul152221
Jun172130
May131830
Apr282326
Mar302122
Feb282522
Jan212517

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

Builders in the Longview metro area pulled 261 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 4.8% more than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 15.5% above 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 Longview 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.

Longview · Home pricesCOPIED

Longview home prices are 3.4% higher than a year ago

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

1990200020102020-8%0%8%16%24%Longview
1990200020102020-8%0%8%16%24%Longview
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateLongview
Jun 20263.4%
Mar 20265.1%
Dec 20252.3%
Sep 20254.4%
Jun 20252%
Mar 20252.9%
Dec 20247.8%
Sep 20241.5%
Jun 20246.2%
Mar 20245%
Dec 20233.1%
Sep 20237.9%
Jun 20239.2%
Mar 202312.1%
Dec 202215.8%
Sep 202218.8%
Jun 202220.5%
Mar 202218.2%
Dec 202116.5%
Sep 202114.2%
Jun 202110.4%
Mar 20217%
Dec 20206.1%
Sep 20204.9%
Jun 20202.5%
Mar 20204.1%
Dec 20194.1%
Sep 20193%
Jun 20194.8%
Mar 20195.9%
Dec 20185.6%
Sep 20184.1%
Jun 20185.2%
Mar 20180.1%
Dec 2017-0.2%
Sep 2017-1.1%
Jun 2017-1.6%
Mar 20171.4%
Dec 20161.2%
Sep 20164.1%
Jun 20160.9%
Mar 2016-0.1%
Dec 20151.5%
Sep 20152.3%
Jun 20153.8%
Mar 20151.8%
Dec 20143.5%
Sep 2014-0.5%
Jun 20140.6%
Mar 20142.6%
Dec 2013-1.2%
Sep 20131.8%
Jun 20131.1%
Mar 20134.5%
Dec 20122.5%
Sep 20122.3%
Jun 20122.2%
Mar 2012-1.2%
Dec 2011-0.8%
Sep 2011-2%
Jun 2011-2.2%
Mar 2011-1.9%
Dec 2010-0.4%
Sep 20101.4%
Jun 2010-0.5%
Mar 20100.4%
Dec 20091.3%
Sep 20091%
Jun 20091.7%
Mar 20092.8%
Dec 20083.8%
Sep 20084%
Jun 20086%
Mar 20084.7%
Dec 20075.2%
Sep 20076.3%
Jun 20076.6%
Mar 20078.9%
Dec 20068%
Sep 20067.9%
Jun 20069.1%
Mar 20068.8%
Dec 20057.1%
Sep 20056.5%
Jun 20055.2%
Mar 20054.6%
Dec 20048.2%
Sep 20046.4%
Jun 20045%
Mar 20045.5%
Dec 20032.4%
Sep 20033.4%
Jun 20036%
Mar 20033.1%
Dec 20024.7%
Sep 20024.5%
Jun 20022.5%
Mar 20025.6%
Dec 20013.8%
Sep 20015.1%
Jun 20014.9%
Mar 20012.3%
Dec 20002.5%
Sep 20001.4%
Jun 20001.9%
Mar 20002.5%
Dec 19991.7%
Sep 19990.9%
Jun 19993.3%
Mar 19991.8%
Dec 19982.2%
Sep 19983.3%
Jun 19982.8%
Mar 19984.9%
Dec 19975%
Sep 19973.2%
Jun 19972.2%
Mar 19972%
Dec 19964.2%
Sep 19964.2%
Jun 19964.5%
Mar 19965.1%
Dec 19952.9%
Sep 19954.2%
Jun 19952.6%
Mar 19954.6%
Dec 19943.5%
Sep 19944.8%
Jun 19943.5%
Mar 19942.9%
Dec 19933.3%
Sep 19932.8%
Jun 19935.4%
Mar 19932.2%
Dec 19925.4%
Sep 19923.3%
Jun 19921.2%
Mar 19923.1%
Dec 19914.1%
Sep 19910.8%
Jun 1991-0.2%
Mar 19913.6%
Dec 1990-1.8%
Sep 19902.2%
Jun 19906.1%
Mar 1990-2.9%
Dec 19892.5%
Sep 1989-0.6%
Jun 19892.3%
Mar 19892.5%
Dec 1988-4.3%
Sep 1988-0.9%
Jun 1988-7.8%
Mar 1988-5.1%
Dec 19870.6%
Sep 1987-4%
Jun 1987-0.9%
Mar 1987-0.1%
Dec 19862.5%
Sep 19861.3%
Jun 19860.3%
Mar 19863.4%
Dec 1985-2%
Sep 1985-1%
Jun 19853.6%
Mar 1985-5.9%
Dec 1984-5.3%
Sep 1984-0.7%
Jun 1984-7.7%
Mar 19843.9%
Dec 19834.2%
Sep 1983-0.3%
Jun 19833.2%
Mar 19832.5%
Dec 19823.2%
Sep 198214.7%

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

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Longview metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 3.4% above its level a year earlier. Since 1982, prices have risen an average of 3.3% a year. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Longview 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

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Redfin (metro)

+3.4%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+3.4%

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 Longview → Latest dispatch: Oct 30, 2026.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
75601$225K↓67↓20↓24↓66↑$216K↑
75602$199K↓60↑20↑20↓69↓$142K↓
75604$285K↓129↑20↑44↑77↑$220K↓
75605$363K↓161↑36↓68↑67↓$289K↑
75644$281K↓67↓8↓16↓94↓$218K↑
75645$425K↑60↑4↓16↑72↓$274K↑
75647$265K↓85↑20↓20↑80↓$211K↑
75650$375K↓46↓12↓8↑108↑$294K↑
75654$295K↓56↑16↑16↑71↑$221K↑
75662$271K↓85↓28↑32↑71↑$214K↑
75670$172K↓65↑20↑24↑83↓$116K↑
75672$241K↓82↑12↑24↑81↓$208K↑

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.