The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 78578 sells for about $379,979, or $157 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 76 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,600 a month.
ZIP 78578 — Port Isabel
The housing market in 78578 shows a median listing price of $379,979. Market data for this specific ZIP is limited, with broader Brownsville-area metrics often used as a proxy for regional trends.
Median prices moved up 2.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 76 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.6% · poverty 27.0% — a mixed stability profile.
ZIP code tabulation area 78578
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).
- Beach Waterpark4.28.6 mi
- Gravity Park4.48.6 mi
- Bobz World4.38.7 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.314.7 mi
- Get Air Trampoline Park4.114.7 mi
- Margaritaville Beach Resort - South Padre Island48.7 mi
- Clayton's Beach Bar & Event Venue4.39.7 mi
- LongBoard Bar and Grill4.58.5 mi
- Louie's Backyard3.98.6 mi
- South Padre Island Convention Center4.59.5 mi
- Beach Waterpark4.28.6 mi
- Sea Turtle, Inc.4.79.4 mi
- Gravity Park4.48.6 mi
- South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center4.89.4 mi
- Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site4.65.8 mi
- Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site4.65.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Brownsville4.615.7 mi
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park4.611.7 mi
- Bobz World4.38.7 mi
- Rigo Tovar Museum4.517.3 mi
- Isla Blanca Park4.58.5 mi
- Gravity Park4.48.6 mi
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge4.612.2 mi
- Ernesto Gamez Cascade Park4.612.1 mi
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park4.611.7 mi
- Jim's Pier4.58.6 mi
- South Padre Island Golf Club4.23.9 mi
- Long Island Village Golf Course4.75.8 mi
- Blue Marlin Supermarket South Padre Island4.38.7 mi
- Los Tortugos Seafood Market4.65.7 mi
- South Padre Island Farmers' Market4.410.1 mi
- Gulf Seafood Market4.85.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).