Harlingen, TX 78550 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 92
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Home Value
$182,318
−2.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
92
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
86 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,073/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
5.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$173
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+5% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 6% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 48% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (92/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.8% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,768 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $223/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $173 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (55% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.7% to +7.6% (80% range; middle estimate +0.6%), chance of a rise 55%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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