Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 78521 (Brownsville, TX)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 78521 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 78521 (Brownsville, TX) is worth about $169,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 78521 are 17% below the typical value in the Brownsville metro area ($205,000) and 54% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 78521 rose 1.0%, compared with +1.3% in the Brownsville metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,609 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% above the Brownsville metro area ($1,509) and 17% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 10.7% over the past year.
The median household income is $44,509, against $52,601 in the Brownsville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 87,380 people live in 78521 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
78521 has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 13 ZIP codes in the Brownsville metro area and the 262nd-lowest of 1,512 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Brownsville, TX · Cameron County, TX · Brownsville 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.