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ZIP 75153 · Powell, TX · 530 residents · September 2026

Powell 75153: the market leans toward buyers.

Conditions easing in buyers' favor. Typical home value $282K, +3.3% over 12 months; listings take 190 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI

Market balanceSeptember 2026

BuyersSellersEven
Leaning buyer−29

In Mar 2026: +38

Typical value$282K+3.3% over 12 months · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market190 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut100%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Fair market rent$1,110/moHUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms, FY 2026
Active listings2+100% vs a year ago · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list93.6%0% sold above list · Redfin, Apr 2026
HavenScore54of 100

Higher than 66% of scored ZIPs

Affordability58
Growth63
Risk54
Momentum38
Livability47

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

The reading

Where the balance sits this month and what moved it.

Month by month, since the gauge began

  1. Mar 2026+38
  2. Apr 2026−1
  3. May 2026+2
  4. Jun 2026+4
  5. Jul 2026+4
  6. Aug 2026—no reading on record
  7. Sep 2026−29

Each block is one month’s reading, −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers). The series starts in March 2026. A dashed block has no reading on record. How the balance is measured →

What is pulling the needle

  • 190 days on marketslower than the U.S. median ZIP's 60 days
  • 100% of listings cut pricemore than the U.S. median ZIP's 20%
  • Sale-to-list 93.6%homes close below asking · Redfin, Apr 2026
  • 2 active listings+100% vs a year ago

Blue pulls toward buyers, orange toward sellers. Realtor.com, September 2026; Redfin, April 2026.

Cooling: prices +3.3% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward buyers.

Asking price vs sale price
Typical value (index)$282,150Zillow ZHVI · Aug 2026
Median sale price$220,000Redfin · Apr 2026
Sale-to-list93.6%Redfin · Apr 2026
Sold above list0.0%Redfin · Apr 2026

Zillow's figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; Redfin's are closed sales for the month shown.

Last 90 days

How the typical value and the listings moved over the last three months.

Typical valueHavenMay → Aug · Zillow
Active listingsHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Days on marketHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cutHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
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Prices

Typical home value since 2023, and how far it moved over each window.

1 year+3.3%
3 years—
5 years—
10 years—
From peak−0.9%

Zillow Home Value Index · ZIP 75153 · monthly, through August 2026

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $282,150 in August 2026, which is the latest value. The sharpest 12-month move was +0.7%, ending December 2025.

Zillow's typical home value here, $282K in August 2026, is 2% below the median U.S. ZIP's $289K. Over the 12 months to August 2026, Zillow's typical home value moved +3.3% here and +2.8% in the median U.S. ZIP.

Price tiers and bedrooms
Bottom tier$168K
Middle tier$282K
Top tier$474K
Single-family$282K

Zillow typical values by price tier, home type and bedrooms, August 2026.

How it ranks

Appreciation by window

WindowChangePer yearU.S. rankTexas rank
1 year+3.3%+3.3%/yrHigher than 65% nationallyTop 11% in Texas
Since 2023+16.9%+6.0%/yr——

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs

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Forecast

Where the typical value is likely to be over the next 3 to 12 months, with the range the model has earned, and up to 36 months with Pro.

Last three years, then the forecast band

HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) · run October 1, 2026
$220K$240K$260K$280K$300K$320K$293KJan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026$220K$240K$260K$280K$320K$293KJan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026
3 months$293K+3.8% · $284K–$305KHigh confidence
6 monthsHaven
12 monthsHaven
24 monthsPro
36 monthsPro
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A forecast is a range, not a promise; the confidence word says how wide it is. How the forecast works →

Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price.

Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 2.1% over the twelve months from August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).

Payment

What a typical home here costs each month, against the typical income.

Monthly payment

$2,33733% of the median household income here ($84,650)
Principal and interest$1,666
Property tax$395
Insurance$118
Mortgage insurance$159

Between the 28% and 36% lines lenders use. Rate is the Freddie Mac average for September 2026; tax is the state's statutory rate.

Insurance is assumed at 0.5% of the home's value a year; Treasury's Federal Insurance Office did not publish a premium for this ZIP.

Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms$1,110
vs
Payment on a typical purchase$2,337

Buying costs $1,227 a month more than the HUD fair market rent for a 2-bedroom here (FY 2026), before tax effects and maintenance.

Price-to-income ladder

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

Cost of owning over time Haven
The 1-, 5- and 30-year cost of owning here is part of Haven.
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The place

What it costs to own here beyond the price, and what the neighborhood is like.

Median household income$84,650Census ACS
Price to income3.3×long-run average 3.1×
Property tax1.68%statutory, state
Insurance—typical premium
Commute33 minmedian, one way
Walkability5 / 20EPA index
Hazard ratingRelatively ModerateFEMA NRI · wildfire 92 · flood 70
Population change+6.7% a year2018–2023, Census ACS
Median year built1994Census ACS
Owner-occupied53%Census ACS

Typical homes cost 3.3× the median household income here, against 3.7× in the median TX ZIP and 4.3× in the median U.S. ZIP (Zillow, August 2026; Census ACS 2023). Median household income is $84,650 here, against $71,388 in the median U.S. ZIP (Census ACS 2023).

Hazard ledger
Overall riskRelatively Moderatescore 80 of 100 · county median 80
Flood70 of 100county median 69
Wildfire92 of 100county median 93
Hurricane57 of 100county median 59

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release, refreshed annually · tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · the tick is the median of 12 scored ZIPs in Navarro County.

Housing cost burden
Owners spending over 50% of income13%U.S. median ZIP 5%
Renters spending over 30% of income0%U.S. median ZIP 39%

Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates · the tick is the U.S. median ZIP.

Behind the score

The inputs behind each of the five parts, against the U.S. median ZIP.

Affordability

58

Growth

63

Risk

54

Momentum

38
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Livability

47
Walkability5 / 20EPA Smart Location DatabaseLeast walkable
Transit access—EPA Smart Location DatabaseNo transit data
Job density4 jobs per sq miCensus LODESFew jobs nearby

Nearby

4 scored Texas ZIPs within 12 miles; the ones below score within ten points and cost less.

Sources and freshness

Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.

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ZillowHome values, rents, price tiersAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listApril 2026
Census ACSIncome, commute, population, housing stock2023 five-year
FEMA National Risk IndexHazard ratingsDecember 2025 release
EPAWalkability2021
HUDFair market rent, 2 bedroomsFY 2026
Freddie MacMortgage rateSeptember 2026, monthly average
HavenScoreScore, balance, forecastScored October 1, 2026

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