The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79839 sells for about $299,000, or $169 per square foot.
Prices are down 8.6% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 177 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $950 a month.
This ZIP has no home sales of its own, so its market figures come from Hudspeth County, Texas (county-level). Population, rents, hazards, lending and amenities are this ZIP's own readings.
ZIP 79839 — Fort Hancock
The housing market in 79839 remains stable with very low turnover and modest price appreciation. Activity is driven by local demand rather than speculative investment, reflecting the rural nature of the community. Prices remain significantly below the El Paso metropolitan median.
This area is best suited for those seeking rural, low-cost living, particularly agricultural workers or individuals preferring isolation from urban centers.
Median prices moved down 8.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 177 days on market with 3.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
17% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 94.2% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 8.2% · poverty 22.0% — a mixed stability 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.
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 2.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 79839, El Paso County TX
The area is subject to arid climate risks including extreme heat and potential flash flooding during monsoon seasons.
Economic activity is primarily driven by agricultural operations and regional trade near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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).
Residents typically rely on personal vehicles for long-distance travel to employment hubs in the El Paso metropolitan area.
Local recreation is limited, primarily consisting of open desert landscapes and proximity to the Rio Grande.
The rental market is characterized by low turnover and limited inventory, with demand driven by local agricultural and border-related employment.
The local economy is heavily influenced by the agricultural sector and cross-border trade logistics.
Transportation is primarily served by state highways connecting the rural community to the broader El Paso metropolitan transit network.
No major large-scale residential or commercial developments are currently reported for this rural ZIP code.
The El Paso Central Appraisal District manages property assessments for all parcels within the county.
Parcels are subject to local school district taxes and county-wide special district levies.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by regional wildfire and flood risk assessments common to West Texas.
Texas operates under a non-judicial foreclosure doctrine with expedited timelines for lenders.
Texas law requires sellers to provide a standard property condition disclosure form to buyers.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 79839 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.
Provides natural border and regional landscape feature.
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 ($50,800) sat outside the 0.25–4× band around Hudspeth County's retained level and was not stored.