Home values, rents and more in the McAllen metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the McAllen metro compares
The typical home in the McAllen metro area is worth about $189,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the McAllen metro are 36% below the typical value in Texas ($296,000) and 48% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the McAllen metro fell 0.4%, compared with −1.4% in Texas and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,119 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 28% below Texas ($1,556) and 42% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $54,338, against $78,476 in Texas and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 921,549 people live in the McAllen metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The McAllen metro has the 206th-lowest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 22nd-lowest of 67 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Texas
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the McAllen metro
Cities in the McAllen metro
- McAllen, TX $227,000
- Edinburg, TX $213,000
- Mission, TX $217,000
- Pharr, TX $161,000
- Weslaco, TX $175,000
- San Juan, TX $178,000
- Alamo, TX $170,000
- Alton, TX $188,000
- Donna, TX $148,000
- Mercedes, TX $137,000
- Palmview, TX $181,000
- Hidalgo, TX $189,000
- La Homa, TX $164,000
- Penitas, TX $159,000
- Olivarez, TX $186,000
- Elsa, TX $135,000
- Doffing, TX $147,000
- Progreso, TX $119,000
- La Joya, TX $156,000
- Sullivan City, TX $121,000
- La Villa, TX $115,000
- La Blanca, TX $141,000
- Edcouch, TX $140,000
- Palmhurst, TX $282,000
- Citrus City, TX $155,000
- Abram, TX $147,000
- West Sharyland, TX $173,000
- Linn, TX $349,000
- Hargill, TX $90,936
- Progreso Lakes, TX $348,000
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.