John Hill - Real Estate Broker

12/22/2025

Faster leasing. Higher pricing. A fundamentally different rental market than one year ago. In December 2024, the most affordable rent per square foot was 65¢/SF; today, $1.01/SF - a 36¢ gain. In December 2024, rentals remained on the market an average of 47 days; today they lease in 9 days or a little over 5 times faster. In December 2024, average rent per SF was $1.10; today $1.68/SF - a 58¢ per SF gain. The most expensive rent per sf was $1.39/SF in December 2024; this month it's $4.46/SF - a $3.07/SF increase which captures the market response to demand for furnished rentals not on the market one year ago.

Barnett & Hill Real Estate is full-service real estate agency that sells and manages homes and commercial property in Abilene, Texas.

12/21/2025

2588 Minter Ln | $139,000 - 3.5 miles from the Stargate / OpenAI data center, this 3 bedroom 1.5 bath home is your chance to be part of Abilene's burgeoning corporate rental market. For more information call John Hill at 325.721.4428.

21136659 - 2258 Minter Lane Abilene, TX 79603 located in Taylor County - Barnett & Hill Real Estate

12/08/2025

5900 West Lake Rd | 13.234 acres | $269,000 - 2 miles from I-20, this unique tract has its own Elm Creek moat. At the Jones / Taylor county line, this property is in the Abilene city limits and served by Clyde CISD schools. For more information, call John Hill at 325.721.4428

21127671 - 5900 W Lake Road Abilene, TX 79601 located in Jones County - Barnett & Hill Real Estate

12/01/2025

Abilene rental metrics are stabilizing despite the surge in short-term rental demand. Here’s what the data shows -

Taylor County Rents Taylor County Rents The gentleman that cleans carpets for our rentals shared an interesting anecdote in early June. He has a client who vacated her 4-bedroom house and moved to a small, 1-bedroom apartment. She was leasing her furnished, 4-bedroom house by the bed, to four guys w...

11/05/2025

217 S Mockingbird - This sad little guy has been on the market for several years - it's a house, but zoned GC so it can't get residential financing. Two bedrooms down (maybe a 3rd if you broaden your definition of bedroom), two rooms upstairs. With the demand for rentals in Abilene right now, a price of $73,000 looks damn good - I've got two inspections reports and a survey on this one - text me at 325.721.4428 and I'll send them to you.

20640265 - 217 Mockingbird Lane Abilene, TX 79605 located in Taylor County - Barnett & Hill Real Estate

11/01/2025

In Abilene, October rents are up 9 cents when compared to September 2025 and up 29 cents when compared to October 2024 - on a 1000 sf home, that's $90 gain compared to one month ago; $290 gain compared to last year. https://barnettandhill.com/rents/

10/12/2025

426 Neas Rd | $325,000 - 1.6 miles north of I-20, just south of Lake Ft. Phantom, this stoneclad 4 bedroom, 2 bath home on 10 acres & has a 16" city water line at the front gate and sits just outside the Abilene City Limits with no zoning. Modern 562 sf apartment of garage could provide extra income, 10 acre site could be developed for RV's for even more income. For more information, call John Hill - Real Estate Broker at 325.721.4428 https://www.barnettandhill.com/idx/details/listing/d018/21084610/426-Neas-Road-Abilene

10/04/2025

Abilene has 1/9th the rental inventory compared to DFW. Read Barnett & Hill's full report on Abilene's tight rental market at

Taylor County Rents Taylor County Rents The gentleman that cleans carpets for our rentals shared an interesting anecdote in early June. He has a client who vacated her 4-bedroom house and moved to a small, 1-bedroom apartment. She was leasing her furnished, 4-bedroom house by the bed, to four guys w...

09/08/2025

2001 S 1st St W, Clyde, TX - 12 units, six are 3 bedroom, 1 bath units and six are 2 bedroom, 1 bath units for a total of 30 bedrooms. Currently leased at 70¢ per sf in a market where average, 12-month-lease rent per sf is $1.04. Want more money? Convert these units to mid-term / short-term rentals to serve workers at Lancium Data Center in Abilene (18 minute drive) and Frontier Data Center in Shackelford County (14 minute drive). For more information, call John Hill - Real Estate Broker at 325.721.4428.

21053634 - 2001 S 1st Clyde, TX 79510 located in Callahan County - Barnett & Hill Real Estate

09/08/2025

So far in September 2025, 3-bedroom, 2-bath homes leased for an average $/sf of $1.46/sf. Same month last year, rent/sf was $1.13 - a 25% gain in rent/sf in one year. This is up 7% over August 2025 with rent/sf of $1.36 for MLS-leased homes. https://barnettandhill.com/rents/

08/04/2025

1041 Pecan | INVESTOR SPECIAL | $79,000 | 954 SF | 2 bedroom, 1 bath | .346 AC lot zoned MD - Medium Density which permits another 3 structures on this lot. For more information call John Hill - Real Estate Broker at 325.721.4428.

21019180 - 1041 Pecan Street Abilene, TX 79602 located in Taylor County - Barnett & Hill Real Estate

08/04/2025

750 Merchant | INVESTOR SPECIAL | $119,000 | 1,728 SF | 3 bedroom, 2 bath | .346 AC lot zoned MD - Medium Density which permits another 3 structures on this lot. For more information call John Hill - Real Estate Broker at 325.721.4428.

21020453 - 750 Merchant Street Abilene, TX 79603 located in Taylor County - Barnett & Hill Real Estate