Markets / Houston
Private-party car market: Houston, TX
601/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 · updated Sept 28, 2026
18,018
Private listings (30 days)
601
Per day
22.3%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,000
Median asking price
$2,529
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Houston's 18,018 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace13,700 · 76.0%
OfferUp2,634 · 14.6%
Craigslist1,215 · 6.7%
Cars.com240 · 1.3%
Autotrader159 · 0.9%
eBay70 · 0.4%
Most listed makes
Top makes by private-seller listing count, with the median asking price and the share asking under Manheim wholesale.
| Make | Listings | Median ask | Under wholesale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 2,724 | $12,000 | 22.0% |
| Ford | 2,633 | $12,800 | 13.1% |
| Toyota | 1,833 | $11,700 | 34.1% |
| Honda | 980 | $10,500 | 42.0% |
| RAM | 825 | $14,800 | 19.8% |
| Nissan | 778 | $8,700 | 24.3% |
| GMC | 693 | $13,000 | 14.1% |
| Jeep | 532 | $11,500 | 12.6% |
| Dodge | 528 | $10,000 | 24.2% |
| BMW | 427 | $11,500 | 13.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 390 | $11,500 | 20.1% |
| Hyundai | 326 | $9,900 | 27.2% |
Asking-price bands
How Houston's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,967 · 10.9%
$5k–10k4,662 · 25.9%
$10k–20k7,248 · 40.2%
$20k–35k2,443 · 13.6%
$35k–60k1,039 · 5.8%
$60k+659 · 3.7%
Deal grades
Facebook Marketplace listings only, because those are the grades computed against Manheim MMR wholesale for the same year, trim and mileage: a steal is priced well under wholesale, a pass is priced above it.
steal 208
great 456
good 603
fair 994
pass 5,113
Method and caveats
- These are asking prices, not sold prices.
- Dealer-classified and duplicate cross-posted listings were removed before counting.
- Wholesale means Manheim MMR for the listing's year, trim and mileage.
- A make can show a high under-wholesale share where MMR runs rich on high-mileage cars; read the makes table against the metro average.
- Radius is 50 miles from the city center; window is Aug 29, 2026 – Sept 27, 2026 (30 days).
- Facebook Marketplace mileage is typed by the seller and is not verified.
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