Brownsville, Texas — ZIP 78521
Cameron County, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX. Home values and rents from Zillow research data, demographics from the Census ACS, and a 12-month appreciation forecast from our own model.
Heat Score
Hot Market
$175K
+1.3% year over year
-0.8%
to $173K
10.1%
Annual rent divided by home value
Typical home value
Aug 2023 – Aug 2026 · Zillow ZHVI · hover or use arrow keys
How reliable is this forecast?
Backtested against this ZIP's own history, the model was off by an average of 1.35%. It also beat a seasonal-naive baseline here.
- Population
- 87,040
- Median household income
- $38,633
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Owner-occupied
- 59%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
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