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The median home value in Nueces County, TX is $226,477 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$226,477
Year-over-Year
+0.29%
National Rank
#1640 of 3071
Nueces County ranks 108th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -3.7% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Nueces County +5.0% above the TX state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.8%, from $228,212 in May 2026 to $226,477 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $228,212 | -0.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $230,027 | -0.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $228,249 | -0.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $226,477 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $66,897 a year against a typical home value of $226,477 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 40% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Nueces County recorded a violent crime rate of 822 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,968 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 342,215 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Nueces County is $226,477. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. That is about 3.7% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Nueces County the 108th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $66,897, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Nueces County recorded 822 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 342,215 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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