Housing in Mesquite

Homes in Mesquite

Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Mesquite, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.

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2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Mesquite?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A renters’ town90% of households rent.Homes haven’t kept upPeople arrived faster than homes were built.Newer homesThe typical home was built around 2001.

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740

1 bedroom$750

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,360

4 bedrooms$1,500

90%

of households rent · TX 37%

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Starr County, TX): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

10% of Mesquite households own their home

Half of Mesquite’s homes were built before 2001.

Owners and renters

Own 10%Rent 90%

Texas: 63% own.

2001

typical home built · TX 1992

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

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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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.