The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79734 sells for about $250,000, or $145 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 95 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,100 a month.
ZIP 79734 — Fort Davis
The Fort Davis housing market remains stable with low inventory and modest price appreciation. Activity is driven by local demand and the area's appeal as a rural, scenic destination. Market conditions are balanced due to limited turnover.
Median prices moved up 2.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 95 days on market with 6.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.2% · poverty 14.0% — 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 4.7%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 79734, Jeff Davis County TX
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).
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 79734 profile.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
- Davis Mountains State Park4.812.8 mi
- University of Texas McDonald Observatory4.76.4 mi
- Fort Davis National Historic Site4.813.8 mi
- Calera Chapel4.915.7 mi
- Davis Mountains State Park4.812.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Major regional attraction for hiking and camping.
World-renowned astronomical research facility nearby.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.