Texas County Market Report

Texas County remains a buyer's market, and the numbers back that up in plain terms: 13.25 months of supply, 53 active parcels, and just 4 sales closing out the month. That's a lot of ground sitting and waiting, which means sellers need to be realistic and buyers have room to be patient — which they usually are anyway. The median sold price came in at $158,000, down sharply from last month, but don't read too much into that swing on its own — with only 4 closings, the mix of what sold moves the number around more than any real shift in land values. A better read on where the market actually sits is the per-acre numbers: $4,725/acre on closed sales against $5,500/acre on current asking prices. That gap is real and it's telling sellers something — asking prices are still running ahead of what buyers are actually willing to pay, and the 88.9% list-to-sale ratio (up 6.6 points from last month) shows some deals are getting done closer to ask, but there's still negotiating room on most tracts.

The character of this inventory tells you exactly who's shopping here. Over 80% of active listings are being marketed on hunting habitat and wildlife, nearly three-quarters mention creek, river, or pond access, and better than half include a cabin or retreat structure. This is recreational and lifestyle-buyer country, not row-crop country — only about a quarter of listings mention pasture or tillable ground. If you're selling a tract with good water on it, especially anything bordering the Big Piney or one of its spring branches, you've got a real advantage in this market — that feature consistently pulls a premium and shortens the buyer's decision-making. With archery season and firearms deer season both ahead, expect hunting-ground inquiries to pick up over the next couple months as serious buyers try to get a property secured and scouted before the woods get busy. Turkey hunters watching this market for spring options should also keep an eye on listings now — the good ground doesn't sit long even in a slow overall market.

By area, Licking leads in activity with 13 active listings and the largest typical tract size at 80 acres, making it the spot for buyers who want real acreage without chasing it into the next county. Raymondville offers the most affordable entry point at a $250,700 median ask on 40-acre parcels, while Bucyrus sits at the other end — just 3 listings, all farm-classified, with a median ask over half a million dollars, reflecting larger operations rather than recreational tracts. Cabool's small inventory skews toward bigger land-only parcels near 88 acres. Across the board, our advice to sellers is the same: price to the $4,725/acre reality, not the $5,500/acre hope, and be ready for the average 103.5 days it's taking to find a buyer.