The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79901 sells for about $286,629, or $133 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 48 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $865 a month.
ZIP 79901 — El Paso
The 79901 housing market is a low-inventory, central-urban environment characterized by high affordability relative to the national landscape. The market is currently seeing a constrained supply of for-sale inventory, with local data reflecting steady but modest price appreciation. Significant socioeconomic challenges, including a high poverty rate, continue to influence the local housing tenure and rental demand.
Best suited for urban-core employees, students, and those seeking access to public transit and services. It is less suited for family buyers seeking traditional master-planned residential environments.
Median prices moved up 4.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 3.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.6% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 9.8% · poverty 49.5% — elevated distress and economic pressure.
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 4.0%/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 3.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 79901, El Paso County TX
The area faces challenges typical of high-density downtown urban cores. Statistical trends show higher-than-average vulnerability to property crime compared to suburban El Paso sectors.
Schools serving 79901 show highly variable performance. While some charter options demonstrate high proficiency, traditional middle schools in the ZIP frequently rank in the lowest deciles statewide.
The area is primarily an urbanized heat island environment. Prevailing hazards are limited to standard urban risks, with minimal wildfire or forest-fire exposure.
Significant momentum is driven by downtown revitalization projects and institutional infrastructure investments. This is currently decoupled from high-volume residential new-builds in the ZIP.
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).
Centrally located with high accessibility to downtown employment hubs. Residents frequently utilize regional bus transit and local arterials.
High access to urban amenities including the Plaza Theatre, El Paso Museum of History, and proximity to various downtown dining and art districts.
Tight rental market with low vacancy. Primary demand is from low-to-middle income renters seeking proximity to urban centers.
Industry mix is heavily influenced by government, education, healthcare, and retail trade sectors located in the downtown and border-adjacent corridors.
The area is served by Sun Metro bus lines and is highly accessible to major highway corridors including I-10.
Focus remains on mixed-use, transit-oriented development and historic preservation rather than large-scale residential tracts.
The El Paso Central Appraisal District manages property assessments, adhering to state-mandated appraisal cycles and homestead exemptions.
Parcels are subject to City of El Paso municipal, El Paso County, and El Paso ISD tax levies; no major MUDs are currently active in this urban core.
Standard residential insurance posture for an urban Texas environment; premiums are sensitive to regional weather events such as hail and wind.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 79901 tables.
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.
- Wet 'N' Wild Waterworld4.417.2 mi
- Western Playland4.45.6 mi
- Dave & Buster's El Paso4.24.3 mi
- Fiesta Park4.54 mi
- Las Anitas49.6 mi
- Sun Bowl4.51.9 mi
- Don Haskins Center4.62 mi
- El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens4.32.1 mi
- Sunland Park Casino45.7 mi
- Topgolf El Paso4.54.4 mi
- El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens4.32.1 mi
- Sunland Park Casino45.7 mi
- Cathedral of Ciudad Juarez4.71.5 mi
- Casa De Juan Gabriel4.61.5 mi
- Cinemark Tinseltown Las Palmas XD and SCREENX4.510.3 mi
- Casa De Juan Gabriel4.61.5 mi
- La Nube STEAM Discovery Center4.60.7 mi
- Western Playland4.45.6 mi
- Paso del Norte Cultural Center4.72.3 mi
- La Rodadora Espacio Interactivo4.75.7 mi
- Borunda Park4.61.9 mi
- San Jacinto Plaza4.70.6 mi
- Parque Galeana4.32.9 mi
- Franklin Mountains State Park4.710.7 mi
- Fiesta Park4.54 mi
- Topgolf El Paso4.54.4 mi
- Butterfield Trail Golf Club4.19.4 mi
- El Paso Country Club4.68.7 mi
- Ascarate Golf Course4.34.1 mi
- Club Campestre Juarez4.54.9 mi
- Cielo Vista Mall4.45.9 mi
- Plaza Las Misiones4.46.5 mi
- Plaza Sendero Las Torres4.510.6 mi
- Plaza Sendero Juárez4.57.4 mi
- Rio Grande Mall4.52.5 mi
- El Paso International Airport4.57.1 mi
- Ciudad Juárez International Airport4.18.9 mi
- Volaris Ciudad Juarez3.79 mi
- EpShuttles4.710.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Historic performing arts venue in downtown El Paso.
Cultural institution documenting the border region.
Concentration of galleries, restaurants, and nightlife.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.