Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 78526 (Brownsville, TX)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 78526 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 78526 (Brownsville, TX) is worth about $235,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 78526 are 15% above the typical value in the Brownsville metro area ($205,000) and 36% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 78526 rose 2.5%, compared with +1.3% in the Brownsville metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,897 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 26% above the Brownsville metro area ($1,509) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $70,565, against $52,601 in the Brownsville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 60,012 people live in 78526 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
78526 has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 13 ZIP codes in the Brownsville metro area and the 626th-lowest of 1,512 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Brownsville, TX · Cameron County, TX · Brownsville metro area · Texas
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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.