TX area data
Elsa, TX
Elsa, TX.
Population: 8,400 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $124,997
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +52.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +146.0%
- All-time peak (2026-03)
- $127,604
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $201,850
- Median list price
- $143,450
- Median days on market
- 183 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.1%
- Active listings
- 9
- 1-year forecast
- +2.7%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,261/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
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 2
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, hurricane, iceStorm, drought
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 75.0°F
- Average high
- 85.0°F
- Average low
- 64.0°F
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 206
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (38 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Skalitsky Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.4 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -98 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Median annual property tax
- $1,500
- Households with broadband internet
- 58.2%
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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