Home values, rents and more in Galveston County, TX
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Galveston County, TX compares
The typical home in Galveston County, TX is worth about $317,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Galveston County, TX are 5% above the typical value in the Houston metro area ($303,000) and 14% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Galveston County, TX fell 1.1%, compared with −1.8% in the Houston metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,618 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Houston metro area ($1,638) and 16% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $86,105, against $82,168 in the Houston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 372,207 people live in Galveston County, TX (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Galveston County, TX has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 10 counties in the Houston metro area and the 41st-highest of 243 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Houston metro area · Texas
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Nearby counties
Cities in Galveston County, TX
- League City, TX $373,000
- Texas City, TX $227,000
- Galveston, TX $315,000
- Friendswood, TX $457,000
- Dickinson, TX $267,000
- La Marque, TX $230,000
- Santa Fe, TX $334,000
- Bacliff, TX $214,000
- Hitchcock, TX $212,000
- San Leon, TX $242,000
- Kemah, TX $306,000
- Bayou Vista, TX $360,000
- Tiki Island, TX $663,000
- Clear Lake Shores, TX $409,000
- Jamaica Beach, TX $440,000
ZIP codes in Galveston County, TX
- 77510 · Santa Fe $329,000
- 77517 · Santa Fe $386,000
- 77518 · Bacliff $214,000
- 77539 · Dickinson $283,000
- 77546 · Friendswood $398,000
- 77550 · Galveston $281,000
- 77551 · Galveston $244,000
- 77554 · Galveston $516,000
- 77563 · Hitchcock $253,000
- 77565 · Kemah $365,000
- 77568 · La Marque $252,000
- 77573 · League City $384,000
- 77590 · Texas City $184,000
- 77591 · Texas City $239,000
- 77650 · Port Bolivar $380,000
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.