The Texas cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Texas cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Progreso, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 5,18284Hot$126,209median home+6.7%home YoY 2Fabens, TXEl Paso · pop 7,49883Hot$162,965median home+10.8%home YoY 3La Homa, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 11,26783Hot$169,431median home+5.2%home YoY 4Doffing, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 5,61881Hot$154,685median home+4.9%home YoY 5University Park, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 25,26878Hot$2,461,469median home+6.9%home YoY 6Socorro, TXEl Paso · pop 38,64276Rising$207,975median home+1.8%home YoY 7Alamo, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 20,69476Rising$173,658median home+3.7%home YoY 8Donna, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 16,87676Rising$153,909median home+6.1%home YoY 9Abilene, TXAbilene · pop 130,50175Rising$214,916median home+6.1%home YoY 10Highland Park, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 8,76275Rising$2,931,736median home+4.6%home YoY 12Canyon, TXAmarillo · pop 16,45774Rising$296,512median home+1.8%home YoY 13Penitas, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 6,56874Rising$167,100median home+4.9%home YoY 14Elsa, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 5,75074Rising$140,442median home+2.6%home YoY 15Brownsville, TXBrownsville-Harlingen · pop 191,96773Rising$196,920median home+2.3%home YoY 16Wolfforth, TXLubbock · pop 7,98273Rising$268,635median home+2.2%home YoY 17Southlake, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 31,50072Rising$1,313,920median home+2.5%home YoY 18Mont Belvieu, TXHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · pop 10,22972Rising$443,226median home+1.7%home YoY 19Whitehouse, TXTyler · pop 9,78172Rising$288,715median home-0.7%home YoY 20Liberty, TXLongview · pop 8,97472Rising$257,227median home+1.9%home YoY 21Lampasas, TXKilleen-Temple · pop 7,93672Rising$290,163median home+1.1%home YoY 22Iowa Park, TXWichita Falls · pop 6,58372Rising$198,460median home+4.2%home YoY 23Canutillo, TXEl Paso · pop 6,21272Rising$231,191median home+2.2%home YoY 24Edinburg, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 108,73371Rising$217,077median home+1.7%home YoY 25Alton, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 22,90771Rising$194,548median home+0.2%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.