Area data
Mcallen, TX — ZIP 78501
Population: 58,935 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $196,260
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +1.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +26.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +81.3%
- All-time peak (2024-05)
- $204,001
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $233,000
- Median list price
- $292,500
- Median days on market
- 100 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 95.3%
- Active listings
- 123
- 1-year forecast
- +1.8%
- Days to pending
- 104 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 29
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,111/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +0.5%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,035/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,640/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 24
- Elementary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 9
- Charter schools
- 5
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, hurricane, iceStorm, drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 30.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 206
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 6.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (50 mi)
- Nearest airport
- McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 7
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.6 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -98 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $2,567
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 229,469
- Average weekly wage
- $726
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,873
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