TOTAL AND TYPE OF HOUSING UNITS (2019)
HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY OF TYLER
PERCENT ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES
PERCENT ARE IN 2-9 UNIT BUILDINGS
PERCENT ARE IN 10+ UNIT BUILDINGS
AGE OF HOUSING STOCK (2011)
14% BUILT BEFORE 1950
49% BUILT BEFORE 1990
10% BUILT SINCE 2000
OWNERSHIP AND RENTING (2011):
PERCENT OWNER-OCCUPIED
LENGTH OF TIME IN CURRENT RESIDENCE (2011):
75% OF RESIDENTS LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE IN 2000
14% OF RESIDENTS HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE SINCE 1989
3% OF RESIDENTS HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE SINCE 1969
MEDIAN HOUSING VALUE (2018):
DOLLARS
HOME SALES AND AVERAGE PRICE:
  • 1,199 TOTAL SALES IN 2018 (2% DECREASE FROM 2017)
  • AVERAGE PRICE: $231,734 (4% INCREASE FROM 2017)
NORTH END REVITALIZATION EFFORTS
  • Continued partnering with several financial institutions and non-profits to assist clients with lower than average credit scores to buy a home.
  • Launched a pilot Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) to incentivize new condo/townhome development in Northchase via waiving of development related fees.
  • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 (North End TIRZ) created in 2008 with participation from Smith County and Tyler Junior College.
  • Completed Texas College Area Development Plan.
SECTION 8 TO HOMEOWNERSHIP (2014-2019):
  • Total of 4 Section 8 families assisted with homeownership.
    • 4 families currently assisted with mortgage payments
    • 4 families assisted with buying home without Section 8 assistance with City’s First-Time Homebuyers Program.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES (2014-2019)
  • New Neighborhood Services building on W. Gentry purchased to establish a central information center on the affordable housing programs.
  • Assisted with the rehabilitation of 89 52 homes in the North End.
  • Improvements made to City Park including:
    • Purchase of new playground equipment
    • Installation of lighting
    • Landscaping enhancements
  • 7 3 street improvement projects including:
    • Curb and gutter
    • Drainage improvements
    • Street overlays
  • Coordinated construction of 15 3 new single-family homes in the North End.
  • $257,610264,082 provided to North End homebuyers for down payment assistance.

wHAT DOES IT MEAN?

  • Most of Tyler’s housing is composed of single-family houses.
  • The homeownership rate for Tyler is lower than the statewide rate of 63%.
  • The downward trend in the average price for an existing single-family home has ended, and prices are beginning to trend higher than pre-recession levels.
  • New houses are, on average, much larger and more expensive than existing homes.
  • Nearly half of Tyler’s households do not receive enough income to afford the median-priced single-family home.
  • ​The majority of new development in Tyler is taking place in the southern part of the city.