85 census tracts
Lubbock.Texas housing market
This Lubbock housing market report covers about 116,000 homes across 85 census tracts. Home price growth runs at 2.9% a year, slower than in 130 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Texas median of 3.9%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $338,425 across 1,323 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $338,425 1,323 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 116,000 across 85 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 48% of occupied homes
Lubbock housing market context
- The property insurance rate is 1.15%, higher than in 128 of the 139 markets, against the Texas median of 0.92%.
- The median census tract scores 61.9 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, lower than in 127 of the 139 markets.
- Rent takes 34.5% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), higher than in 116 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 85 census tracts in Lubbock.
Half of Lubbock's tracts score between 59 and 65. The full range spans 50 to 75, with a median of 61.9.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Lubbock's tracts is 6.4 points wide on the score, wider than in 76 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 116,000 homes in Lubbock, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 116,000 homes, 9.4% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 48% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 68% of Lubbock’s housing units are in single-family structures, 9% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 21% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Lubbock compares
Lubbock's median is above the Texas median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 6. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Lubbock lower · median · upper Lubbock | Texas TX | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$46,139 $57,978 $79,970 | $73,717 | $77,171 |
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Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
33% 43% 50% | 37% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
33% 37% 43% | 33% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
2.9% every tract | 3.9% | 5.2% |
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HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
3.2% 3.9% 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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2.04% every tract | 2.04% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
1.03% 1.15% 1.85% | 0.92% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
30.0% 34.5% 39.8% | 31.4% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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