Markets / Houston
Private-party car market: Houston, TX
618/day private-seller listings within 50 miles, Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 · updated Oct 1, 2026
18,533
Private listings (30 days)
618
Per day
22.1%
Listed under Manheim wholesale
$12,000
Median asking price
$2,504
Median spread on under-wholesale cars
2015
Median model year
Where the listings come from
Share of Houston's 18,533 private-seller listings by source.
Facebook Marketplace14,244 · 76.9%
OfferUp2,598 · 14.0%
Craigslist1,216 · 6.6%
Cars.com247 · 1.3%
Autotrader157 · 0.8%
eBay71 · 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 | 2,784 | $12,000 | 21.6% |
| Ford | 2,688 | $12,800 | 12.5% |
| Toyota | 1,852 | $11,965 | 34.3% |
| Honda | 1,047 | $10,500 | 41.1% |
| RAM | 860 | $14,500 | 20.4% |
| Nissan | 776 | $8,900 | 24.2% |
| GMC | 705 | $13,000 | 15.7% |
| Jeep | 551 | $11,500 | 12.7% |
| Dodge | 534 | $10,000 | 24.0% |
| BMW | 430 | $12,000 | 11.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 402 | $11,800 | 21.0% |
| Hyundai | 329 | $9,500 | 26.4% |
Asking-price bands
How Houston's private-seller listings split by asking price.
$500–5k1,960 · 10.6%
$5k–10k4,774 · 25.8%
$10k–20k7,490 · 40.4%
$20k–35k2,555 · 13.8%
$35k–60k1,063 · 5.7%
$60k+691 · 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 201
great 448
good 608
fair 1,015
pass 5,439
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 Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026 (30 days).
- Facebook Marketplace mileage is typed by the seller and is not verified.
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