Brownsville housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Brownsville home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical home in Brownsville, Texas at $194,705 in September 2026. This was 1.3% higher than a year earlier and 1.0% under the $196,632 peak reached in May 2026.
- Value of a typical home
- $194,705September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +1.3% since September 2025.
Brownsville home prices since 2000
Brownsville appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. Since January 2001, a typical home in Brownsville increased from $92,576 to $194,705. This is ×2.10, compared with ×2.80 for the US during the same period. The boom high was $114,336 in December 2008, while the low reached $100,787 in December 2013, −11.9%.
Brownsville median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly values, while 2026 shows the latest month.
| Year | Brownsville | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $90,599 | $134,899 | |
| 2002 | $89,073 | −1.7% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $91,787 | +3.0% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $98,280 | +7.1% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $107,396 | +9.3% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $112,518 | +4.8% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $113,177 | +0.6% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $112,936 | −0.2% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $110,748 | −1.9% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $112,089 | +1.2% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $108,794 | −2.9% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $104,257 | −4.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $102,530 | −1.7% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $102,559 | 0% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $105,664 | +3.0% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $107,299 | +1.5% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $111,349 | +3.8% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $113,006 | +1.5% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $111,276 | −1.5% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $120,410 | +8.2% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $142,469 | +18.3% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $165,911 | +16.5% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $181,805 | +9.6% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $189,966 | +4.5% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $192,042 | +1.1% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $194,705 | +1.3% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Brownsville home bought in any year
This estimate uses an index for a typical home and is not an appraisal.
For each year, the figure averages twelve monthly index values. The current value is from September 2026. Other choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Brownsville housing market forecast
For the Brownsville, TX metro, Zillow's forecast projects +0.9% over the 12 months starting in September 2026. It also projects +0.1% over the next three months. Using Brownsville's typical value of $194,705, the forecast would bring it close to $196,500 after one year.
Here, the metro figure comes from Zillow's central estimate. The site does not publish its own forecast. Forecasts of this kind for a 12-month period have usually differed from the actual change by several percentage points in either direction. This is not investment advice.
One table lists each metro forecast: housing market forecast.
Brownsville housing market crash risk score
Moderate, at 27 of 100
Against the 292 cities, the score ranks Brownsville on five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 based on how it compares with the other cities. The five scores then receive equal weight in the average. The score shows current conditions and does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +12.4% | 63 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −13.3% | 17 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 9.5 | 3 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 3.3 | 11 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.3% | 43 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs receive their scores: methodology. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Brownsville inventory and days on market
For September 2026 the Brownsville, TX metro listed 1,555 homes for sale. The count was −9.9% compared with a year earlier and +12.4% compared with September 2019. Listings sold after a median of 85 days, which was −13.3% against 2019. Of all listings, 14.4% had a price cut.
| Brownsville, TX metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,555 | −9.9% |
| New listings | 398 | |
| Median days on market | 85 | −4.8% |
| Median list price | $298,250 | −5.3% |
| Share with a price cut | 14.4% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metro areas: days on market by city.
Brownsville rent and living costs
Brownsville's typical asking rent is $1,703 a month, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, which is +5.9% over a year. Paying that rent for 9.5 years would equal the cost of a typical home. Census ACS 2024 puts median household income at $59,491. The value of a typical home equals 3.3 times one year's income. BEA lists the metro's price index at 86.0, compared with a US average of 100. Its housing cost index is 57.7.
More housing markets across Texas
- $259,465. Houston
- San Antonio $244,623
- $303,442. Dallas
- Fort Worth $292,949
- Austin at $491,960.
- El Paso $237,556
- Arlington, Texas $306,472
- Corpus Christi $222,115
- Plano at $497,714.
- Lubbock at $210,957.
Statewide figures: Texas housing market.
How to read this chart
Every point plots the Zillow Home Value Index for Brownsville, which tracks what a typical home in the market's middle third was worth, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, in that month's dollars. The terracotta dot shows the latest month, while the hollow dot marks the month selected on the slider. These figures do not account for inflation. An index tracks a typical home, not any one house. To find the value of a single home, use its sale price with the card above or the home appreciation calculator.