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McAllen,
rental market profile.
Current Zillow values and rents, official Census medians, state comparisons and a transparent starting point for analyzing a rental property in McAllen, Texas.
Current market, August 2026.
Typical home value$229,066+0.5% vs. a year earlier
Typical rent$1,283+0.9% vs. a year earlier
Gross rent-to-value6.72%annual rent ÷ value
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-bed$1,017FY2027 · second-source check
Estimated annual property tax$3,9551.73% effective rate (ACS)
Data: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), August 2026; smoothed and seasonally adjusted. Typical values sit in the middle of the local market; rent covers houses and apartments. Updated monthly. Second source: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rent for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA (40th-percentile gross rent, including utilities).
Census profile, 2020–2024.
Population145.4KACS estimate
Median household income$61,579annual
Median gross rent$1,049monthly
Median home value$190,400owner-occupied
Median property tax$3,287annual · owner-occupied
Effective tax reference1.73%median tax ÷ median value
State HO-3 premium$2,8642023 homeowner reference
Housing vacancy11.7%all housing units
Gross rent-to-value6.61%annual rent ÷ home value
Rent-to-income reference20.4%annual rent ÷ income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. Estimates cover 2020–2024. Insurance context: NAIC 2023 Homeowners Insurance Report. Ratios are derived from area medians and are not a property cap rate, affordability decision, insurance quote or expected return.
How McAllen compares.
McAllen’s median gross rent is 25.2% below the Texas median, while its median owner-occupied home value is 32.9% below the state reference. Median household income is 21.5% below the statewide estimate.
The gross rent-to-value reference is 6.61%. It simply annualizes the area’s median gross rent and divides it by the area’s median home value. It does not subtract vacancy, taxes, insurance, maintenance, management, financing or capital reserves.
| Metric | CityMcAllen | StateTexas | CountryUnited States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,049 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Median home value | $190,400 | $283,800 | $332,700 |
| Household income | $61,579 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Median annual property tax | $3,287 | $4,232 | $3,119 |
| Housing vacancy | 11.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Rent vs baseline | — | -25.2% | -25.8% |
Test a McAllen baseline.
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What this profile can—and cannot—tell you.
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Property facts still matter
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Vacancy needs context
The ACS figure covers all housing units. It is not the vacancy allowance to enter in rental underwriting.