The story of this market
The typical home in Santa Fe, Texas sells for about $320,000, or $189 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 96 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,443 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
TX · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Santa Fe, Texas
The Santa Fe housing market is currently experiencing a period of stability with modest price growth. Market activity remains somewhat competitive, driven by local demand and limited inventory, though buyers are taking longer to close transactions compared to previous periods.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Santa Fe yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 0.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 131 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
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) · unemployment 4.9% · poverty 10.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Provides essential green space and community gathering areas for local residents.
Santa Fe is well-suited for family buyers and local workers seeking a suburban lifestyle with proximity to the broader Galveston County employment hubs.
The city is served by the Santa Fe Independent School District, which maintains a standard academic profile for the region.
The city relies primarily on highway corridors for regional access, with commute patterns largely oriented toward major employment centers in Galveston County.
Santa Fe offers a variety of local parks and community-focused recreational spaces that serve as the primary amenity base for residents.
The rental market is characterized by moderate demand and stable pricing, with a mix of single-family rentals catering to local workers and families.
The local economy is anchored by a mix of service, retail, and industrial sectors, benefiting from its position within the Galveston County economic landscape.
Economic momentum is driven by local industrial and service sectors, with infrastructure development focused on maintaining connectivity within the Galveston County corridor.
Development activity is focused on residential expansion and infrastructure maintenance to support the growing population.
Parcels in Santa Fe are subject to various special districts, including school, utility, and flood control districts typical of the Texas Gulf Coast region.
The area faces standard regional flood and wind risks associated with the Texas Gulf Coast, necessitating careful consideration of insurance coverage.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by regional hazard exposure, particularly wind and flood risks common to the Texas coast.
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).
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year estimates for Santa Fe city, Texas.
The federal school roster could not be retrieved on the last refresh — no list is shown rather than an unverified one. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.