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Median Home Price in Kilgore, TX

The median home value in Kilgore, TX is $215,187 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.56% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$215,187

Year-over-Year

+1.56%

Population

13,572

Kilgore ranks #255 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 20.8% below the state's city median of $271,560. It sits in Gregg County, where the county-wide median is $223,292.

Housing affordability in Kilgore

Median household income in Kilgore is $66,295, so the typical home value is about 3.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Kilgore

Kilgore police recorded a violent crime rate of 339 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,196 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Kilgore

What is the average home price in Kilgore, TX?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Kilgore, that value is $215,187. That's up 1.56% from a year earlier. It is about 20.8% below the typical Texas city tracked here.

Is Kilgore expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kilgore are cheaper than Gregg County as a whole, where the median is $223,292 — a difference of about 3.6%.

Is Kilgore affordable?

Median household income here is $66,295, so the typical home value is about 3.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kilgore a safe place to live?

Kilgore police reported 339 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,572. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.