The story of this market
The typical home in McAllen, Texas sells for about $272,000, or $145 per square foot.
Prices are down 1.3% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 72 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,400 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
TX · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
McAllen, Texas
The McAllen housing market is experiencing a cooling phase characterized by rising days on market and a slight decline in median home prices. High interest rates and shifting demographic growth patterns are contributing to reduced buyer interest, while a significant renter population continues to influence local demand dynamics.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to McAllen yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
Deterministic aggregate of 4 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 0.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 88 days on market with 5.6 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
17% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 20.0% — a mixed stability profile.
- Dave & Buster's McAllen4.31.5 mi
- Helium Trampoline Park4.43.5 mi
- Sky Park Kids4.23 mi
- Recreation Center 5th Blayser4.212.8 mi
- Aqua Planet Waterpark3.34 mi
- Bert Ogden Arena4.55.4 mi
- Payne Arena4.45.6 mi
- McAllen Convention Center4.71.8 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.11.6 mi
- Topgolf Pharr4.51.8 mi
- Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle - National Shrine4.94.5 mi
- Cinemark Pharr Town Center XD and ScreenX4.51.8 mi
- AMC Edinburg 184.26.6 mi
- Edinburg Municipal Park4.78.4 mi
- Main Event Pharr4.41.7 mi
- Reynosa Cultural Park4.310.9 mi
- Gelman Stained Glass Museum4.74.8 mi
- International Museum of Art & Science4.42.7 mi
- Kreative Grounds Café4.90.4 mi
- Museum of South Texas History4.88.1 mi
- Edinburg Municipal Park4.78.4 mi
- Reynosa Cultural Park4.310.9 mi
- Tres Lagos Park4.79.6 mi
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge4.710.2 mi
- Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park4.69.3 mi
- Topgolf Pharr4.51.8 mi
- Los Lagos Golf Course & Putter's Grill4.57.9 mi
- Tierra Santa Golf Course4.414.9 mi
- Champion Lakes Golf Course4.42.6 mi
- Monte Cristo Golf & Country Club4.210.9 mi
- La Plaza4.61.2 mi
- Pulga de Álamo4.56.1 mi
- Plaza Sendero4.413.3 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.41.6 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market4.63.7 mi
- McAllen International Airport4.41.9 mi
- Aeropuerto Internacional de Reynosa4.213.2 mi
- Airport MFE4.61.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A major regional shopping destination serving the Rio Grande Valley.
A historic mansion and nature center serving as a birding and education hub.
A local nature preserve offering trails and native habitat education.
A community park featuring a lake and recreational space for residents.
A dedicated facility for youth sports and community athletic events.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Texas) — Senior (65+) and Disabled Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling: Grants an additional mandatory $10,000 exemption from ISD appraised value (Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100,000 - $10,000) and establishes an absolute statutory tax freeze (school tax ceiling): total ISD property taxes cannot exceed the dollar ceiling established in the… State (Texas) — General Residence Homestead Exemption and 10% Valuation Growth Cap: Imposes mandatory state-level valuation deductions and growth limitations on the qualifying homestead: (1) Mandates a $100,000 deduction from appraised value for independent school district (ISD) maintenance and operations/debt taxation: Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100… State (Texas) — Ad Valorem Real Property Taxation and Assessment Ratio: Mandates ad valorem appraisal of all real property at 100% of fair market value as of January 1 each tax year (Assessment Ratio = 1.00).
Data sourced from World Population Review and Census Bureau profiles.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.