TX · Metro #120

Killeen - TX housing market

The Killeen metro has a typical home value of $250,457, down 1.5% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 45 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$250,457
-1.5% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$253,585
-0.9% YoY
Median list price
$279,933
Sale-to-list ratio
98.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
45d
Listings w/ price cut
25.7%
New listings / mo
556
-8.7% YoY
Homes for sale
2,789
-12.1% YoY
Typical rent
$1,330/mo
-0.4% YoY
Income needed to buy
$72,900
Rent vs buy
15.7x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Killeen housing market, October 2026

The typical Killeen home is worth $250,457 as of August 2026, down 0.2% from the prior month, down 1.0% over three months, and down 1.5% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $250,457 to $259,800.

Homes are going pending in about 45 days, slower than the 40 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,789 homes for sale, 12% fewer than a year ago. 25.7% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.0% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,330 a month, down 0.4% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.7.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($50,091), the typical Killeen home costs about $1,700 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $72,900 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$260k$250kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
72d38dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
3.3k2.6kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($250,457) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Killeen - TX metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 1.5% over the past year. A home worth $254,271 last year is now worth roughly $250,457.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $253,585. Homes are selling at 98.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Killeen - TX sit on the market for roughly 45 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 25.7% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 556 new listings hit the market each month in Killeen - TX. There are currently 2,789 homes for sale, down 12.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Killeen - TX is $1,330, down 0.4% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.7x, toss-up (#128 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,387 a month in principal and interest, $57 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.98% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in TX

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Dallas - TX$360,437 -2.3% 34.0d
Houston - TX$305,001 -1.9% 40.0d
San Antonio - TX$276,747 -1.9% 45.0d
Austin - TX$417,977 -4.7% 53.0d
McAllen - TX$193,007 -0.2% 75.0d
El Paso - TX$234,069 +2.2% 29.0d
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