Zip lookup · TX

79842
Marathon, Texas.

Marathon, Brewster County, TX · population 285

What it costs per month · 79842 $934/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$156 (+20%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,164 +6%
$167,716$177,880 since Sep 2025

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 79842 $934 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 79842$934
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 79842 rose 6.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $177,880 as of Sep 2026
+6.1%year on year

Typical home value — 79842

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 79842 $177,880 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 79842$177,880
  • United States$366,157

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