Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 78597 (South Padre Island, TX)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 78597 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 78597 (South Padre Island, TX) is worth about $443,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 78597 are 2.2 times the typical value in the Brownsville metro area ($205,000) and 21% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 78597 rose 2.2%, compared with +1.3% in the Brownsville metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,758 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 1.8 times the Brownsville metro area ($1,509) and 43% above the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $68,421, against $52,601 in the Brownsville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 2,935 people live in 78597 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
78597 has the highest typical home value of the 13 ZIP codes in the Brownsville metro area and the 187th-highest of 1,512 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: South Padre Island, 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.