Zip lookup · TX

78947
Lexington, Texas.

Lexington, Lee County, TX · population 5,044

What it costs per month · 78947 $2,173/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,161 (+115%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $5,543 +1%
$408,381$413,925 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $57,286 +16%
$356,639$413,925 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 78947 $2,173 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 78947$2,173
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 23 years.

Typical home values in zip 78947 rose 1.4% over the past year — in step with the nation.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lexington, TX — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $413,925 as of Sep 2026
+1.4%year on year

Typical home value — 78947

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 78947 $413,925 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 78947$413,925
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.1 78948 Lincoln 567 — $470,842
12.7 77853 Dime Box 884 — $330,027
13.2 78650 McDade 2,409 — $453,141
14.1 76578 Thrall 1,762 — $362,793
15.4 76567 Rockdale 9,032 — $234,241
15.8 78659 Paige 2,660 — $439,582
15.9 76577 Thorndale 3,128 — $388,342
18.9 78942 Giddings 10,136 — $301,876
19.9 78621 Elgin 30,411 $1,791 $285,103

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.