ZIP 76444 vs ZIP 76442

76444 is one of 6 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Comanche County, TX — 99% of its own area is in the county.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 4 of the 4 with a value.

3 school locations in 76444: 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: DE LEON EL, DE LEON H S, PERKINS MIDDLE. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

76442 is one of 6 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Comanche County, TX — 91% of its own area is in the county.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 3 of the 4 with a value.

4 school locations in 76442: 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: COMANCHE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, COMANCHE EL, COMANCHE H S, JEFFERIES J H. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In May 2009 the typical home in 76444 was worth $91,494.

Values peaked at $215,181 in June 2026. The latest reading is −0.2% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $214,841, +8.1% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $214,841. Put 20% down and borrow $171,873 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,190 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $72,325 a year, $6,027 a month. So the payment takes 19.7% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 8.4% in 2009.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in May 2009 (4.86%) the payment was $387.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $444.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,105 — +149% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +57%.

Reported values rose +135% since May 2009.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +57% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2009 home was worth $143,511. So the real change is +50%, not +135%.

76444: +135% since May 2009.

Comanche County: +122% since May 2009.

Texas: +109% since May 2009 — 76444 ran ahead of it by 26 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,405 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $535 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 33.5. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In May 2009 the typical home in 76442 was worth $103,576.

Values peaked at $224,428 in June 2026. The latest reading is −0.5% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $223,381, +6.2% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $223,381. Put 20% down and borrow $178,705 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,237 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $59,291 a year, $4,941 a month. So the payment takes 25.0% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.6% in 2009.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in May 2009 (4.86%) the payment was $438.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $522.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,149 — +120% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +39%.

Reported values rose +116% since May 2009.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +57% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2009 home was worth $162,462. So the real change is +37%, not +116%.

76442: +116% since May 2009.

Comanche County: +122% since May 2009.

Texas: +109% since May 2009 — 76442 ran ahead of it by 7 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,461 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $815 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 22.8. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 9 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026).

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 37.

Going out — closed sales: about 3 a month. The drain is drawn 46% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 54% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 11.1 months of supply — above the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 6 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 3 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 1 — so sales ran at 300% of it, and below it in 0 of the last 24 months.

Across Comanche County, builders pulled permits for 14 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 86% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 9 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026).

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 47.

Going out — closed sales: about 6 a month. The drain is drawn 44% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 56% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 8.3 months of supply — above the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 3 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 6 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 7 — so sales ran at 86% of it, and below it in 15 of the last 24 months.

Across Comanche County, builders pulled permits for 14 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 86% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Comanche County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 149 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 144 moved out.

Net across those counties: +5 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 37 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Erath, TX (75 households); most departures went to Erath, TX (81).

This ZIP sits in Comanche County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 149 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 144 moved out.

Net across those counties: +5 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 47 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Erath, TX (75 households); most departures went to Erath, TX (81).