Bluetown, TX housing market
Home prices around Bluetown have risen about 52% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bluetown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 52% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bluetown rose 52% over the past 5 years, faster than across Texas (43%). Last year prices rose 1%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Texas since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +0.9% | +141% | +195% |
| 2024 | +3.8% | +139% | +193% |
| 2023 | +11% | +130% | +186% |
| 2022 | +15% | +107% | +174% |
| 2021 | +13% | +80% | +132% |
| 2020 | +12% | +59% | +106% |
| 2019 | +5.1% | +41% | +99% |
| 2018 | −4.6% | +34% | +91% |
| 2017 | +11% | +41% | +80% |
| 2016 | −4.2% | +27% | +68% |
| 2015 | +3.5% | +33% | +57% |
| 2014 | +3.3% | +28% | +47% |
| 2013 | +0.6% | +24% | +37% |
| 2012 | −4.4% | +23% | +31% |
| 2011 | +0.9% | +29% | +30% |
| 2010 | +3.9% | +28% | +32% |
| 2009 | +3.1% | +23% | +34% |
| 2008 | −1.8% | +19% | +34% |
| 2007 | −3.4% | +22% | +32% |
| 2006 | +6.8% | +26% | +26% |
| 2005 | +11% | +18% | +19% |
| 2004 | −4.7% | +6.2% | +14% |
| 2003 | +6.6% | +11% | +11% |
| 2002 | +2.2% | +4.5% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | +2.3% | +2.3% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 78586, 78559, covering 60% of Bluetown’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Bluetown and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetown | — | +1%† | $1,050 | — | — |
| La Feria | $185K | +1.1% | $1,150 | 93 | $45,081 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bluetown is $1,050 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $780 · 4 bedrooms $1,490
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78559, 78586; Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.