Home values, rents and more in Cameron County, TX
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Cameron County, TX compares
The typical home in Cameron County, TX is worth about $205,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Cameron County, TX are about the same as the typical value in the Brownsville metro area ($205,000) and 44% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Cameron County, TX rose 1.3%, compared with +1.3% in the Brownsville metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,509 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Brownsville metro area ($1,509) and 22% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $52,601, against $52,601 in the Brownsville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 433,946 people live in Cameron County, TX (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Cameron County, TX has the 114th-lowest typical home value of the 243 counties in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Brownsville metro area · Texas
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Nearby counties
Cities in Cameron County, TX
ZIP codes in Cameron County, TX
- 78520 · Brownsville $189,000
- 78521 · Brownsville $169,000
- 78526 · Brownsville $235,000
- 78550 · Harlingen $176,000
- 78552 · Harlingen $222,000
- 78559 · La Feria $180,000
- 78566 · Los Fresnos $222,000
- 78575 · Rancho Viejo $290,000
- 78578 · Port Isabel $263,000
- 78583 · Rio Hondo $204,000
- 78586 · San Benito $160,000
- 78593 · Santa Rosa $151,000
- 78597 · South Padre Island $443,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.