72 census tracts

Plano.Texas housing market

This Plano housing market report covers about 118,400 homes across 72 census tracts. Rent takes just 27.5% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), lower than in 132 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Texas median of 31.4%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $696,621 across 767 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

Aerial view of the Plano, Texas business district at summer sunset
The business district at summer sunset. Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$696,621
767 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.5%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
118,400
across 72 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
4.5%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
43%
of occupied homes

Plano housing market context

These are city-level figures. To see how one property measures up against your goal, run a specific address.

01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 72 census tracts in Plano.

median 74.6 62 81

Half of Plano's tracts score between 71 and 77. The full range spans 62 to 81, with a median of 74.6.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (74.6)
Mean (73.8)

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 Plano's tracts is 5.9 points wide on the score, narrower than in 90 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 118,400 homes in Plano, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 57%, renter 43%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 57% · Renter 43%
Housing occupancy: occupied 95.5%, vacant 4.5%.
Occupancy Occupied 95.5% · Vacant 4.5%

Of about 118,400 homes, 4.5% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 43% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 64% of Plano’s housing units are in single-family structures, 4% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 32% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Plano compares

Plano's median is above the Texas median on 3 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 5. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Plano compares with Texas and United States medians
Metric Plano lower · median · upper Plano Texas TX United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$101,225 $121,392 $139,177 $73,717 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
62% 69% 76% 37% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
31% 33% 40% 33% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
3.6% 3.7% 3.7% 3.9% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 3.4% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
2.04% every tract 2.04% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.67% 0.69% 0.73% 0.92% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
24.9% 27.5% 30.9% 31.4% 30.8%
04.

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.

05.

Nearby markets

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