The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79847 sells for about $275,950, or $171 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 65 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,695 a month.
ZIP 79847 — Van Horn
The housing market in the El Paso area remains balanced with steady year-over-year price appreciation. Inventory levels and days on market suggest a stable environment for both buyers and sellers, supported by consistent demand.
Median prices moved up 4.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 65 days on market with 3.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
11% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 99% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 6.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 79847, El Paso 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-level tables.
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park4.712.2 mi
- Pine Springs Visitor Center4.612.5 mi
- El Capitan Viewpoint4.89.8 mi
- Pine Springs Trailhead4.812.3 mi
- Pinery Butterfield Stage Station Ruins4.612.7 mi
- Frijole Ranch Museum4.414 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park4.712.2 mi
- Pine Springs Trailhead4.812.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.