Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$235,800
$1,223

Housing Market Overview

Metric Nueces County Texas Avg US Average
Median Home Price $235,800 $248,418 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 6.9% 9.9% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,223 $1,338 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 4.3% 5.7% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Nueces County
Texas
United States
Year Nueces County Texas United States
Median Rent Over Time
Nueces County
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Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 3.5 yearly household incomes in Nueces County.

Metric Nueces County Texas Avg US Average
Median Home Price $235,800 $248,418 $242,182
Median Household Income $66,679 $76,510 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 3.5 3.2 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Nueces County Texas Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 51.2% 56.5% 58.2%
Rental Rate 34.3% 33.8% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 14.6% 9.6% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 14.0 14.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2012 2012 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Nueces County Texas Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.63 people 2.70 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1981 1989 1978
Median Number of Rooms 5.0 5.4 5.5