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Median Home Price in McAllen, TX

The median home value in McAllen, TX is $228,710 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.46% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$228,710

Year-over-Year

+0.46%

Population

148,017

McAllen ranks #221 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 15.8% below the state's city median of $271,560. It sits in Hidalgo County, where the county-wide median is $191,513.

Housing affordability in McAllen

Median household income in McAllen is $61,579, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in McAllen

McAllen police recorded a violent crime rate of 150 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,836 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about McAllen

What is the average home price in McAllen, TX?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In McAllen, that value is $228,710. That's up 0.46% from a year earlier. It is about 15.8% below the typical Texas city tracked here.

Is McAllen expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in McAllen are more expensive than Hidalgo County as a whole, where the median is $191,513 — a difference of about 19.4%.

Is McAllen affordable?

Median household income here is $61,579, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is McAllen a safe place to live?

McAllen police reported 150 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 148,017. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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