The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 78821 sells for about $300,000, or $123 per square foot.
Prices are down 25% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 213 days to sell, which is slow.
This ZIP has no home sales of its own, so its market figures come from Dimmit County, Texas (county-level). Population, rents, hazards, lending and amenities are this ZIP's own readings.
ZIP 78821 — Asherton
Market data for ZIP 78821 is currently not available from public residential real estate portals or published market reports. This geography does not have the volume of residential transactions or aggregated digital listings required for automated portals to generate reliable, ZIP-level housing market metrics. We caution against using county-level aggregates as a proxy for this ZIP.
Primarily suited for current residents, agricultural workers, and those seeking remote or rural living; not a destination for traditional investor or high-density commuter housing demand.
Median prices moved down 25.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 213 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
Awaiting this reading — not graded.
This area is subject to the prevailing climate risks of rural Southwest Texas, characterized by high heat, drought potential, and wildfire risk in brush-heavy landscapes.
Development momentum is primarily driven by regional agricultural cycles, energy-sector activity, and local public infrastructure maintenance.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Texas) — Senior (65+) and Disabled Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling: Grants an additional mandatory $10,000 exemption from ISD appraised value (Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100,000 - $10,000) and establishes an absolute statutory tax freeze (school tax ceiling): total ISD property taxes cannot exceed the dollar ceiling established in the… State (Texas) — General Residence Homestead Exemption and 10% Valuation Growth Cap: Imposes mandatory state-level valuation deductions and growth limitations on the qualifying homestead: (1) Mandates a $100,000 deduction from appraised value for independent school district (ISD) maintenance and operations/debt taxation: Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100… State (Texas) — Ad Valorem Real Property Taxation and Assessment Ratio: Mandates ad valorem appraisal of all real property at 100% of fair market value as of January 1 each tax year (Assessment Ratio = 1.00).
Primarily a drive-reliant area with no transit alternatives; travel times to regional employment hubs are significant.
Primarily rural, characterized by open space, hunting, and regional park access; limited commercial shopping within a 3-mile radius.
Rental market depth is extremely shallow, consisting mostly of localized, non-institutional housing stock.
Largely dependent on agriculture, ranching, and localized service sectors.
No major regional infrastructure or corporate projects reported for this ZIP.
Parcels are typically subject to county, school district, and specialized water/emergency service district assessments.
Property insurance in rural Texas is increasingly influenced by wildfire risk and wind/hail exposure.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass. Coherence hold-out: this pass's median price ($52,552) sat outside the 0.25–4× band around Dimmit County's retained level and was not stored.