Los Indios, TX housing market
The median sale price was $152,000 in March 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Los Indios compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Los Indios at a glance
Only 1 sale in March 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Home prices up 69% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Los Indios rose 69% over the past 5 years, faster than across Texas (43%). Last year prices rose 1%.
Show as a table
| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Texas since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1% | +149% | +195% |
| 2024 | +3.8% | +147% | +193% |
| 2023 | +24% | +138% | +186% |
| 2022 | +15% | +92% | +174% |
| 2021 | +13% | +67% | +132% |
| 2020 | +6.4% | +48% | +106% |
| 2019 | +5% | +39% | +99% |
| 2018 | +0.1% | +32% | +91% |
| 2017 | +6.8% | +32% | +80% |
| 2016 | −1.8% | +24% | +68% |
| 2015 | 0% | +26% | +57% |
| 2014 | +5.3% | +26% | +47% |
| 2013 | −1% | +20% | +37% |
| 2012 | −6.1% | +21% | +31% |
| 2011 | +5.7% | +29% | +30% |
| 2010 | −0.6% | +22% | +32% |
| 2009 | +7.3% | +22% | +34% |
| 2008 | −8.7% | +14% | +34% |
| 2007 | 0% | +25% | +32% |
| 2006 | +6.3% | +25% | +26% |
| 2005 | +9.6% | +18% | +19% |
| 2004 | −3.8% | +7.2% | +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, 78567, covering 54% of Los Indios’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.
11 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 11 new homes in Los Indios in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.3 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Los Indios has permitted 51 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Los Indios's population fell by 75 even though 28 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Texas: 2.6 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $207,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $207,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $207,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $270,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $180,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $134,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $134,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $67,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $67,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $40,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $95,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $95,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $142,000 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $691,000 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $410,000 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $351,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
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 $990
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Los Indios is $990 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Los Indios pay a median of $819, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,400
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78567, 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, March 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.