South Padre Island, Texas — ZIP 78597
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
$440K
+2.4% year over year
+0.3%
to $441K
7.3%
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 3.93%. It did not beat a seasonal-naive baseline here, so treat this forecast with extra caution.
- Population
- 2,386
- Median household income
- $62,557
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
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