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Cuero, TX Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Cuero, TX Housing Market Trends

With 8,106 people, 2,268 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $240,259, house prices in Cuero are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Cuero, accounting for 68.93% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Cuero include mobile homes or trailers ( 14.24%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.02%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.55%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Cuero are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 43.24% owning and 56.76% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Cuero built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Cuero built between 1940-1969 ( 34.94%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.79%). There's also some housing in Cuero built before 1939 ( 9.66%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Cuero. Fully 27.42% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Cuero homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Cuero real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Cuero Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Cuero has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Cuero real estate appreciated 115.91% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.00%, putting Cuero in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Cuero definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Cuero appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Cuero's appreciation rate has been 4.05%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Cuero were at 1.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.89%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Cuero's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$240,259

Cuero, TX Home Prices
> $1,388,000
$1,041,001 - $1,388,000
$694,001 - $1,041,000
$555,001 - $694,000
$417,001 - $555,000
$277,001 - $417,000
$139,001 - $277,000
$69,001 - $139,000
$0 - $69,000
2.0%
2.0%
1.2%
1.2%
5.2%
5.2%
2.8%
2.8%
8.4%
8.4%
20.4%
20.4%
30.1%
30.1%
13.5%
13.5%
16.4%
16.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Texas

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,268

Cuero Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,490 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
43.2%
43.2%
56.8%
56.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
27.4%
27.4%
72.6%
72.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.8%
17.8%
37.6%
37.6%
34.9%
34.9%
9.7%
9.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
68.9%
68.9%
0.0%
0.0%
9.0%
9.0%
7.6%
7.6%
14.2%
14.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.5%
5.5%
6.1%
6.1%
36.2%
36.2%
40.1%
40.1%
10.0%
10.0%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Cuero

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Zip Codes in Cuero, TX