Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 78503 (McAllen, TX)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 78503 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 78503 (McAllen, TX) is worth about $179,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 78503 are 6% below the typical value in the McAllen metro area ($189,000) and 51% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 78503 fell 0.9%, compared with −0.4% in the McAllen metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,251 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 12% above the McAllen metro area ($1,119) and 35% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $53,322, against $54,338 in the McAllen metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 22,621 people live in 78503 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
78503 has the 12th-highest typical home value of the 25 ZIP codes in the McAllen metro area and the 302nd-lowest of 1,512 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: McAllen, TX · Hidalgo County, TX · McAllen metro area · Texas
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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.