U.S. ZIP Code · TX79720
Howard County
Appreciation
- 1-year
- +5.0%
- 5-year / yr
- -3.6%
- 10-year / yr
- -0.4%
Relative price
- vs U.S.
- -49.1%
- vs metro
- —
- vs state
- -44.8%
Price history
Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
The typical home in 79720 is worth $144,566. Over the past year, values have risen 5.0%. Homes here rent for a typical $1,288 a month — a 10.7% gross rental yield. The effective property tax rate is 1.1%.
#Rent & investment
Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.
#Property tax
Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.
#Climate risk
FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Howard County. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.
- Overall risk
- Relatively Low[4]
- Riverine flood
- Relatively Low
- Coastal flood
- Not Applicable
- Wildfire
- Relatively Moderate
- Drought
- Relatively High
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Hurricane
- Very Low
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Very Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
#Who lives here
#Migration
Household moves in and out of Howard County over a year, from IRS tax-return data.
- Net migration
- -83[5]
- Moved in
- 654
- Moved out
- 737
Schools
Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.
- Public schools
- 8
- Elementary
- 4
- Middle
- 1
- High
- 2
BIG SPRING H S
High · Grades 9–12 · BIG SPRING ISD
1,044 students
BIG SPRING INT
Middle · Grades 5–6 · BIG SPRING ISD
450 students
MOSS EL
Elementary · Grades K–2 · BIG SPRING ISD
427 students
MARCY EL
Elementary · Grades K–2 · BIG SPRING ISD
405 students
GOLIAD EL
Elementary · Grades 4 · BIG SPRING ISD
271 students
Run the numbers
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#Metro ranking
Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.
Frequently asked
- How much is a home worth in ZIP code 79720?
- The typical home in 79720 is worth $144,566, based on the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Are home values rising in 79720?
- Home values in 79720 are up 5.0% over the past year, and down 3.6% a year over five years.
- What is the typical rent in 79720?
- A typical home in 79720 rents for about $1,288 a month, a gross rental yield of 10.7%.
- What is the property tax rate in 79720?
- The effective property tax rate in 79720 is 1.1% — roughly $1,617 a year on a typical home.
- Who lives in 79720?
- ZIP code 79720 has a population of 29,936 and a median household income of $68,785.
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