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Gonzales, 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

Gonzales, TX Housing Market Trends

With 7,196 people, 2,618 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $253,290, Gonzales real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Gonzales, accounting for 70.04% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Gonzales include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.23%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.38%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 6.10%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Gonzales are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 49.97% owning and 50.03% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Gonzales 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 Gonzales built between 1940-1969 ( 39.54%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 11.60%). There's also some housing in Gonzales built between 2000 and later ( 9.05%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Gonzales. Fully 13.23% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Gonzales homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Gonzales 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.

Gonzales Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Gonzales has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Gonzales real estate appreciated 127.88% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.59%, putting Gonzales in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Gonzales 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, Gonzales appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Gonzales'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 Gonzales were at 1.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.89%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Gonzales's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$253,290

Gonzales, TX Home Prices
> $1,492,000
$1,119,001 - $1,492,000
$746,001 - $1,119,000
$597,001 - $746,000
$448,001 - $597,000
$299,001 - $448,000
$149,001 - $299,000
$75,001 - $149,000
$0 - $75,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.9%
0.9%
2.3%
2.3%
7.6%
7.6%
32.7%
32.7%
26.2%
26.2%
18.6%
18.6%
11.2%
11.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Texas

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,618

Gonzales Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,437 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
13.2%
13.2%
86.8%
86.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
9.0%
9.0%
39.8%
39.8%
39.5%
39.5%
11.6%
11.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.0%
70.0%
0.1%
0.1%
13.2%
13.2%
9.4%
9.4%
6.1%
6.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.9%
0.9%
11.3%
11.3%
31.0%
31.0%
48.1%
48.1%
8.8%
8.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Gonzales

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Zip Codes in Gonzales, TX