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Bowie, TX Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Bowie, TX Housing Market Trends

With a population of 5,738, 2,048 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $197,170, house prices in Bowie are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bowie, accounting for 83.52% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bowie include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.99%), mobile homes or trailers ( 4.73%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 2.76%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Bowie. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 67.11% of Bowie's homes, and 74.92% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Bowie's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 41.96% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Bowie include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 28.19%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 24.92%). There's also some housing in Bowie built before 1939 ( 4.93%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Bowie. Fully 19.24% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Bowie homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Bowie real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Bowie Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Bowie have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 105.61%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Bowie house appreciation rate of 7.47%.

Over the last year, Bowie appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Bowie's appreciation rate has been 4.05%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Bowie were at 1.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.89%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Bowie's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$197,170

Bowie, TX Home Prices
> $1,344,000
$1,007,001 - $1,344,000
$672,001 - $1,007,000
$537,001 - $672,000
$403,001 - $537,000
$269,001 - $403,000
$134,001 - $269,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
3.1%
3.1%
3.7%
3.7%
6.8%
6.8%
18.1%
18.1%
45.1%
45.1%
12.6%
12.6%
9.5%
9.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Texas

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,048

Bowie Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,146 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
67.1%
67.1%
32.9%
32.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
19.2%
19.2%
80.8%
80.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
24.9%
24.9%
28.2%
28.2%
42.0%
42.0%
4.9%
4.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
83.5%
83.5%
0.0%
0.0%
9.0%
9.0%
2.8%
2.8%
4.7%
4.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.2%
0.2%
5.3%
5.3%
19.4%
19.4%
61.8%
61.8%
13.1%
13.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Bowie

Zip Codes in Bowie, TX