The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 79021 sells for about $51,094.
HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,014 a month.
ZIP 79021 — Cotton Center
ZIP 79021 is a small, rural PO Box-based community in Hale County with a population of 80. Due to its limited size and lack of residential housing inventory, standard market metrics such as median sale price, days on market, and inventory are not applicable or published.
This ZIP is a small, rural PO Box-based community in Hale County, primarily suited for those seeking a quiet, isolated lifestyle in a very low-density agricultural setting.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Awaiting this reading — not graded.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 79021, Hale 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).
The local economy is primarily agricultural, consistent with the rural nature of Hale County.
Data retrieved from ZIP-level census profiles for ZCTA 79021.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.