The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79091 sells for about $270,000, or $161 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 43 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,784 a month.
ZIP 79091 — Umbarger
The Amarillo market shows steady growth with a median sale price of $270,000 and a 6.6% year-over-year increase. The market remains seller-leaning with a low months of supply and a 100% sale-to-list ratio, indicating strong demand relative to current inventory levels.
Median prices moved up 6.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 43 days on market with 2.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
16% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.2% · poverty 14.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 2.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 79091, Texas
The local economy is supported by a diverse mix of agriculture, energy, and healthcare sectors, with the Amarillo Medical District serving as a major regional anchor.
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).
The economy is buoyant, anchored by agriculture, energy, and a robust healthcare sector.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov for ZCTA 79091.
A major regional hub for healthcare services and employment.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.