Port Lavaca, TX housing market
The typical Port Lavaca home is worth about $189,000, up 1.5% in a year, 37% below the Texas typical home. Homes typically sell in 81 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Port Lavaca compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Port Lavaca at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 6 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Port Lavaca | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $143,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $144,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $155,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $166,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $174,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $189,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $194,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $187,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $194,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $188,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $189,000 | $299,000 |
18 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 18 new homes in Port Lavaca in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $4.4 million to build. That's 1.6 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Port Lavaca has permitted 231 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Port Lavaca's population fell by 691 even though 204 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.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 10 | 8 | 2 | $2.5 million |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| 2023 | 22 | 20 | 2 | $6 million |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 0 | $6.5 million |
| 2021 | 32 | 18 | 14 | $5.2 million |
| 2020 | 56 | 30 | 26 | $7.1 million |
| 2019 | 32 | 28 | 4 | $4.4 million |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $471,000 |
| 2014 | 16 | 12 | 4 | $2 million |
| 2013 | 102 | 12 | 90 | $7.6 million |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $950,000 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $803,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $828,000 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2007 | 15 | 13 | 2 | $1.2 million |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2003 | 28 | 28 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $470,000 |
How Port Lavaca ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
2.7 years of income
The typical Port Lavaca home costs about 2.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across Texas (3.8 years).
How Port Lavaca ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Port Lavaca is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Port Lavaca pay a median of $849, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 22% of the town's median household income.
Studio $990 · 4 bedrooms $1,670
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (77979; Victoria, 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.