Selling a House in Arnett Benson, Lubbock
Arnett Benson has the smallest typical house of any named neighborhood we cover — a little over a thousand square feet — and some of the lowest appraised values in the city.
Talk through the property
Send the address, the condition, and when you would like to be done. We will tell you what we can pay and whether listing would do better.
What the roll shows for Arnett Benson
From the July 2026 Lubbock Central Appraisal District roll. The roll records Arnett Benson as many separate plat entries rather than one name, so these figures are aggregated across all of them.
| Improved properties on the roll | 233 |
|---|---|
| Median appraised value | $95,572 |
| Typical size | 1,040 sq ft |
| Carry a homestead exemption | 50.6% |
| Without a homestead exemption | 115 |
| Owned from outside Texas | 2.6% |
| ZIP | 79415 |
Appraised values, not sale prices. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so sale prices are not public record. An appraisal-district value is not a market value. Every number here is a starting point, not an offer.
How Arnett Benson compares to North Lubbock
Against the wider ZIP it sits in, Arnett Benson appraises about 5% below the North Lubbock median, and owner-occupancy runs 1.0 points lower than North Lubbock as a whole. That gap is the reason this neighborhood needs its own page rather than being folded into the ZIP.
What the numbers actually say
This is old Lubbock. The housing here went up decades before the south-side subdivisions existed, on small lots, at a size families were expected to make do with. Around half of it is still owner-occupied, which is close to the North Lubbock average and much higher than the districts nearer the university.
What that means in practice is a neighborhood of people who have been there a long time, in houses that have needed work for a while.
Who sells here, and why
The calls we get from Arnett Benson are usually estates. A house held by one family for forty or fifty years, inherited by children who live elsewhere, needing a roof and a furnace and a cleanout all at the same moment nobody wants to spend money on it.
Small houses also mean small margins for everybody. A twenty-thousand-dollar repair bill is a much larger share of value here than the same bill in a south Lubbock subdivision.
The honest part
We will tell you plainly when the repairs cost more than the finished house is worth, because at these values that happens. It is arithmetic rather than a negotiating position, and it limits what any buyer can responsibly pay.
What we will not do is let you spend money fixing a house to a standard the street will not pay for. If that is the situation we would rather show you the numbers than take the deal.
Common questions about selling in Arnett Benson
Do you buy houses in Arnett Benson?
Yes. The county roll lists 233 improved properties in Arnett Benson and we look at them in any condition.
What is a house in Arnett Benson worth?
The median appraised value is about $95,572 on a typical 1,040 square feet. That is the county's appraised figure, not a sale price — Texas does not put sale prices in the public record.
How much of Arnett Benson is rented?
About 115 of 233 properties do not carry a homestead exemption, roughly 49%. That covers rentals, second homes, inherited property and vacant houses.
Is Arnett Benson different from the rest of North Lubbock?
Yes. Arnett Benson appraises at about $95,572 against $100,245 for North Lubbock overall, with owner-occupancy of 50.6% against 51.6%.
Would listing my Arnett Benson house do better?
Often, and we will tell you when we think so. A house in retail condition with time to wait usually nets more on the open market.
Want a number for your Arnett Benson house?
Send the address and the condition. If a direct sale is not your best move, we will say so.