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Hidalgo, 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 Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

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

Hidalgo, TX Housing Market Trends

With a population of 14,437, 3,746 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $174,103, house prices in Hidalgo are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Hidalgo, accounting for 86.15% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hidalgo include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.51%), mobile homes or trailers ( 5.15%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.19%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Hidalgo. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.21% of Hidalgo's homes, and 77.22% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Hidalgo homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 58.03% of Hidalgo's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Hidalgo real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 40.53%), and between 1940-1969 ( 1.43%).

Hidalgo Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Hidalgo have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 106.15%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Hidalgo house appreciation rate of 7.50%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Hidalgo that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Hidalgo real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Hidalgo appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 12.53%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 97.97% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Hidalgo. Hidalgo appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 6.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 28.35%.

Importantly, this makes Hidalgo one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Hidalgo's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$174,103

Hidalgo, TX Home Prices
> $1,581,000
$1,186,001 - $1,581,000
$791,001 - $1,186,000
$632,001 - $791,000
$475,001 - $632,000
$317,001 - $475,000
$158,001 - $317,000
$79,001 - $158,000
$0 - $79,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
1.5%
1.5%
5.1%
5.1%
53.8%
53.8%
33.7%
33.7%
5.7%
5.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Texas

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,746

Hidalgo Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,579 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
76.2%
76.2%
23.8%
23.8%
5.8%
5.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
58.0%
58.0%
40.5%
40.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
86.1%
86.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2.2%
2.2%
6.5%
6.5%
5.2%
5.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.1%
3.1%
5.7%
5.7%
13.0%
13.0%
54.1%
54.1%
23.1%
23.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes