Metropolitan market · Texas · September 2026 data

What is the Odessa, TX real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Odessa, TX asks $305,000, up 1.5% year over year. Homes spend a median of 53 days on market, with 468 active listings and 23% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 6% of active listings, and inventory sits at 157% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 6.3%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$305,000
▲ 1.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$163
1,955 sq ft median
Median days on market
53
September 2026
Active listings
468
For sale now
New listings
198
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
23%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
157%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
6%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$225,100
▲ 9.8% YoY · closed sales · June 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
n/a
Non-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Homes sold / month
1
Closed sales · June 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Odessa, TX housing market doing right now?

The Odessa, TX housing market lists at a $305,000 median as of September 2026, up 1.5% year over year, with a 53-day median market time and 468 homes for sale (23% with a price cut). Active inventory is 157% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 6.3%.

Odessa housing market statistics

The table summarizes Odessa's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's June 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Odessa.

Odessa, TX housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$305,000+1.5% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1631,955 sq ft median
Median days on market53+3% YoY
Active listings468+32% YoY
New listings this month198September 2026
Listings with a price cut23%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$225,100+9.8% YoY · closed sales, June 2026
Sale-to-list ration/aNon-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Pending-to-active ratio5.9%28 pending
Inventory vs 2019157%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield6.3%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Odessa?

Odessa home prices are up 1.5% year over year and 0.0% month over month as of September 2026, at a $305,000 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$320K$312K$305K$297K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Odessa TX · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$320K$287K$255K$222K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Odessa TX · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Odessa?

Odessa has 468 active listings, 198 new this month, 28 pending as of September 2026. About 23% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 157% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
468
New this month
198
Pending
28
Price-reduced
107

Is Odessa a good real estate investment?

Odessa scores 56/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #315 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
56/100
#315 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.1%
Flat · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Medium
σ 5.3% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
50
Value
85
Rental yield
96
Supply risk
91
Market heat
37

Odessa scores 56/100 on our composite Investor Score (#315 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 22% over five years and +54% over ten, leaving prices 14% below its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,595/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 6.3%; active inventory sits at 157% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 1.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Odessa ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Odessa?

A home at Odessa's $305,000 median listing runs about $1,669 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,507/mo
−$162/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,669/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,838/mo
+$169/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $305,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Odessa?

To buy Odessa’s $305,000 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $85,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,995/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.2× the area’s $71,031 median household income, so a typical Odessa household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Odessa, TX — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$305,000September 2026
Down payment (20%)$61,000Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,669/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.28% effective rate)$325/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$85,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$71,031Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Odessa housing market?

Longer-run demand in Odessa shows up in 921 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +633 residents; +1.7% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
921
▼ 8.3% vs 2024
5.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+633
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$50.2M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+1.7%
▲ 84.5k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Odessa housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Odessa?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Odessa, TX is $305,000, up 1.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Odessa, TX metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Odessa?
The median home listed in Odessa asks $305,000 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,669 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Odessa?
The median property in Odessa spends 53 days on the market, with 468 homes actively listed and 23% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Odessa?
With a median 53 days on market and 23% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 6% of active listings, Odessa reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Odessa a good place to invest in real estate?
Odessa scores 56/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #315 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Odessa?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Odessa and the wider Texas market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Odessa, TX metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

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