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Vidor, 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

Vidor, TX Housing Market Trends

With 9,678 people, 3,851 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $156,725, house prices in Vidor are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Vidor, accounting for 58.95% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Vidor include mobile homes or trailers ( 22.79%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.12%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.04%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Vidor. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 72.42% of Vidor's homes, and 62.56% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Vidor's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 44.20% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Vidor include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 40.22%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 14.84%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Vidor. Fully 16.32% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Vidor homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Vidor 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.

Vidor Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Vidor's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.82% during the period.

Over the last year, Vidor appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Vidor's appreciation rate has been 4.03%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Vidor were at 0.90%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.64%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Vidor's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Vidor differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Vidor - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Vidor real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$156,725

Vidor, TX Home Prices
> $1,319,000
$989,001 - $1,319,000
$659,001 - $989,000
$527,001 - $659,000
$396,001 - $527,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
2.4%
2.4%
15.0%
15.0%
41.8%
41.8%
23.7%
23.7%
14.6%
14.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Texas

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,851

Vidor Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,309 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
72.4%
72.4%
27.6%
27.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
16.3%
16.3%
83.7%
83.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
14.8%
14.8%
40.2%
40.2%
44.2%
44.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
59.0%
59.0%
0.1%
0.1%
5.0%
5.0%
13.1%
13.1%
22.8%
22.8%
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
0.7%
0.7%
9.8%
9.8%
26.2%
26.2%
49.3%
49.3%
13.2%
13.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes