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Median Home Price in Port Isabel, TX

The median home value in Port Isabel, TX is $262,625 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.58% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$262,625

Year-over-Year

+2.58%

Population

5,150

Port Isabel ranks #184 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 3.3% below the state's city median of $271,560. It sits in Cameron County, where the county-wide median is $207,321.

Housing affordability in Port Isabel

Median household income in Port Isabel is $32,222, so the typical home value is about 8.2× 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 Port Isabel

Port Isabel police recorded a violent crime rate of 369 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 3,825 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 Port Isabel

What is the average home price in Port Isabel, 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 Port Isabel, that value is $262,625. That's up 2.58% from a year earlier. It is about 3.3% below the typical Texas city tracked here.

Is Port Isabel expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Port Isabel are more expensive than Cameron County as a whole, where the median is $207,321 — a difference of about 26.7%.

Is Port Isabel affordable?

Median household income here is $32,222, so the typical home value is about 8.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Port Isabel a safe place to live?

Port Isabel police reported 369 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,150. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.