THE DORMAN REPORT

OCTOBER 2026 SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL MARKET REPORT

Single Family Homes >> El Paso & Teller County >> Elevate MLS

MEDIAN ASKING RENT — CURRENTLY ON THE MLS $2,400 What is being asked today on active MLS listings, as opposed to what actually leased last month. MLS-listed rentals only.

Med DOM

Reported from Jun 2026 onward

Med Lease Rate

App Volume Ratio

CURRENT METRICS — October 2026

MEDIAN DOM

43.0

MEDIAN LEASED RATE

$2,395

APP VOLUME RATIO

2.13

MONTH-OVER-MONTH — Change since September 2026

↑ 56.4%

↑ 2.5%

↑ 0.5

MONTH-OVER-MONTH ANALYSIS

Median days on market rose 56.4% from September — the typical listing is sitting longer; demand is cooling.

Median leased rate rose 2.5% from September — landlords are achieving higher rents.

Application volume ratio rose 0.5 from September — more applications per listing; tenant demand is up.

YEAR-OVER-YEAR — Change since October 2025

Coming Soon

↑ 6.7%

↑ 0.6

Days-on-market is not reported in the source data between September 2022 and March 2026, so the year-over-year comparison returns in April 2027.

YEAR-OVER-YEAR ANALYSIS

Median leased rate rose 6.7% from a year ago — landlords are achieving higher rents.

Application volume ratio rose 0.6 from a year ago — more applications per listing; tenant demand is up.

THE LONG VIEW — 10 YEARS OF MEDIAN RENT

MEDIAN RENT — THEN AND NOW $1,495 → $2,395 per month, Nov 2016 compared with Oct 2026

Single Family Homes >> El Paso & Teller County >> Elevate MLS
Source: ELEVATE MLS Extrapolated Data, leased listings — Rob Thompson, Realtor
Application volume: RentalBeast™ MLS participant data

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