Housing in Temple
Temple's housing market runs affordable relative to the national median (a $266,230 citywide median, down 3.2% YoY), supported by steady, professionally-anchored demand from its large healthcare workforce rather than the short-term-rental or PCS-turnover pressures shaping Waco's and Killeen's markets respectively.
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Learn moreCitywide median price -- affordable, softening modestly year over year
Temple's citywide median sale price was $266,230 as of June 2026 (Redfin), down 3.2% year over year; a February 2026 reading showed $261K (down 4.2% YoY) at $149/sq ft (down 5.7% YoY). A separately cited 'median home value' figure of $250,055 reflects a different measurement (estimated value across all homes, not recent sale prices) and should not be read as contradicting the Redfin sale-price figure.
Healthcare-sector employment supports steady, professional housing demand
Temple's large healthcare workforce (physicians, nurses, medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple and the Olin E. Teague VA Medical Center) supports a steady, professionally-anchored housing-demand base -- a genuinely different demand driver than Waco's student-rental market or Killeen's PCS-turnover rental market, and part of why Temple carries this batch's highest median household income.
Temple has grown faster than any other market in this batch
Temple's population grew roughly 24% from 2020 to 2026 -- the fastest growth rate of the four Central/East Texas markets covered here -- meaning new housing supply has had real, ongoing demand to absorb even as prices softened slightly year over year.
Key takeaways
- Citywide median sale price is $266,230 (Redfin, June 2026, down 3.2% YoY) -- affordable relative to the national median, softening modestly.
- Temple's large healthcare workforce supports steady, professionally-anchored housing demand, distinct from Waco's student-driven or Killeen's PCS-driven rental dynamics.
- Temple's population grew roughly 24% since the 2020 Census -- the fastest of the four markets in this batch.
- A separately cited "median home value" figure ($250,055) reflects a different metric than the median SALE price and should not be read as contradictory.
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