Selling a House in Day Estates
Day Estates is a high-value south Lubbock subdivision with large houses and a strong owner-occupancy rate -- the profile of a neighborhood people move into and stay in.
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 Day Estates
From the July 2026 Lubbock Central Appraisal District roll, counted over improved properties in Day Estates — lots with a building on them.
| Improved properties on the roll | 616 |
|---|---|
| Median appraised value | $342,554 |
| Typical size | 2,310 sq ft |
| Carry a homestead exemption | 79.9% |
| Without a homestead exemption | 124 |
| Owned from outside Texas | 2.2% |
| ZIP | 79424 |
Appraised values, not sale prices. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so sale prices are not public record. MLS-based figures cover listed sales but miss off-market and cash ones, and an appraisal-district value is not a market value. Every number here is a starting point, not an offer.
How Day Estates compares to Southwest Lubbock
Set against the ZIP it sits in, Day Estates appraises about 20% above the Southwest Lubbock median, with houses 8% larger than the Southwest Lubbock norm, and owner-occupancy 8.8 points higher. Those three numbers together say more about what a sale here looks like than any single average does.
Where Day Estates sits among Lubbock neighborhoods
Ranked against the other neighborhoods covered here, Day Estates is the 13th largest of the eighteen Lubbock neighborhoods on this site, 4th by appraised value, and 4th for owner-occupancy.
What that means if you are selling here
Higher-value houses are the ones where a cash offer is least likely to be your best outcome, and we will tell you that before you spend time on us. Distinctive houses do not average well, the buyer pool is specific, and a direct offer on a property like this sits further below retail than it would on a standard house. A patient listing usually wins. Where we can genuinely help is a fast, certain, private closing when that matters more than the last few percent.
Streets we see most in Day Estates
The roll puts most of the neighborhood on these streets: 94Th St, 95Th St, 93Rd St, 96Th St. If your address is not on that list but you are in Day Estates, we still buy there — the list is the densest part, not the boundary.
Common questions about selling in Day Estates
Do you buy houses in Day Estates?
Yes. The roll lists 616 improved properties in Day Estates, and we look at them in any condition -- occupied, vacant, tenanted, inherited or mid-repair.
What is a house in Day Estates typically worth?
The median appraised value in Day Estates is about $342,554 on a typical 2,310 square feet. That is the county's appraised figure and not a sale price; Texas does not put sale prices in the public record. Treat it as a starting point.
How many Day Estates houses are rentals or second homes?
About 124 of the 616 houses in Day Estates do not carry a homestead exemption -- roughly 20%. That covers rentals, second homes, inherited property and vacant houses.
How does Day Estates compare to the rest of Southwest Lubbock?
Day Estates appraises at about $342,554 against $284,342 for Southwest Lubbock as a whole, with owner-occupancy of 79.9% against 71.1%.
Would I do better listing my Day Estates house?
Often, yes -- and we will say so. If the house is in retail condition and you are not under time pressure, a listing usually nets more. A direct sale is worth it when speed, certainty, privacy or avoiding repairs matter more than the last few percent.
Want a number for your Day Estates house?
Send the address and the condition. If a direct sale is not your best move, we will say so.