79536
Merkel, Texas.
Merkel, Taylor County, TX · Abilene, TX metro · population 5,047
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$605 (+130%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $16,598 +9%
- $187,235$203,834 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $41,296 +25%
- $162,538$203,834 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.
- 79536$1,070
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 79536 rose 8.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Taylor County, TX 61% · Jones County, TX 37% · Nolan County, TX 2%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Merkel, TX — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 79536
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 79536$203,834
- Abilene$221,508
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 79563 | Tye | 964 | — | $131,805 |
| 9.5 | 79603 | Abilene | 23,548 | $1,868 | $146,867 |
| 9.6 | 79561 | Trent | 665 | — | $170,800 |
| 14.1 | 79606 | Abilene | 29,182 | $2,154 | $310,973 |
| 14.6 | 79605 | Abilene | 28,467 | $1,677 | $184,738 |
| 15.8 | 79525 | Hawley | 3,121 | — | $254,828 |
| 18.2 | 79508 | Buffalo Gap | 1,078 | — | $264,095 |
| 18.6 | 79562 | Tuscola | 5,070 | — | $404,803 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.