Metropolitan market · Texas · September 2026 data

What is the Stephenville, TX real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Stephenville, TX asks $417,500, up 5.0% year over year. Homes spend a median of 80 days on market, with 200 active listings and 22% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 19% of active listings, and inventory sits at 184% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$417,500
▲ 5.0% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$218
1,874 sq ft median
Median days on market
80
September 2026
Active listings
200
For sale now
New listings
46
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
22%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
184%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
19%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$360,000
▲ 21.7% YoY · closed sales · July 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
29
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

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

The Stephenville, TX housing market lists at a $417,500 median as of September 2026, up 5.0% year over year, with an 80-day median market time and 200 homes for sale (22% with a price cut). Active inventory is 184% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Stephenville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Stephenville'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 July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Stephenville.

Stephenville, TX housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$417,500+5.0% YoY
Median price per sq ft$2181,874 sq ft median
Median days on market80+11% YoY
Active listings200-9% YoY
New listings this month46September 2026
Listings with a price cut22%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$360,000+21.7% YoY · closed sales, July 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 ratio18.8%38 pending
Inventory vs 2019184%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Stephenville?

Stephenville home prices are up 5.0% year over year and +0.6% month over month as of September 2026, at a $417,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$418K$408K$398K$389K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$508K$427K$347K$266K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Stephenville?

Stephenville has 200 active listings, 46 new this month, 38 pending as of September 2026. About 22% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 184% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
200
New this month
46
Pending
38
Price-reduced
43

Is Stephenville a good real estate investment?

Stephenville scores 27/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #856 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
27/100
#856 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-3.0%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
59
Value
21
Rental yield
25
Supply risk
96
Market heat
16

Stephenville scores 27/100 on our composite Investor Score (#856 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 184% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 5.0% 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 Stephenville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Stephenville?

A home at Stephenville's $417,500 median listing runs about $2,285 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%
$2,063/mo
−$222/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$2,285/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,516/mo
+$231/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $417,500 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 Stephenville?

To buy Stephenville’s $417,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $115,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,678/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.8× the area’s $65,351 median household income, so a typical Stephenville household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Stephenville, TX — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$417,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$83,500Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$2,285/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.13% effective rate)$393/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$115,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$65,351Census 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 Stephenville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Stephenville shows up in 28 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +70 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
28
▼ 74.5% vs 2024
0.7 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+70
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$16.3M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
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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Stephenville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Stephenville?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Stephenville, TX is $417,500, up 5.0% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Stephenville, TX metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Stephenville?
The median home listed in Stephenville asks $417,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $2,285 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Stephenville?
The median property in Stephenville spends 80 days on the market, with 200 homes actively listed and 22% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Stephenville?
With a median 80 days on market and 22% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 19% of active listings, Stephenville 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 Stephenville a good place to invest in real estate?
Stephenville scores 27/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #856 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 Stephenville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Stephenville 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 Stephenville, 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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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.