Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Weslaco is about $228,000 as of Oct 2026, down 11.3% from a year ago. The typical listing is 10% smaller than a year ago, and asking price per square foot is up 0.6%. So the size of homes on the market explains much of the drop. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only on the right house. Neither side has the upper hand in Weslaco right now. The signals split. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, listings spend 31% fewer days on the market, but there are 124% more homes for sale. The market will not hand you a discount. You have to find it in one specific listing.
There are 346 homes for sale in Weslaco, 124% more than in 2017–2019 at this time of year. That count is up 18% on last year, with 64 new listings this month. More choice means you can walk away from any home priced for the market of three years ago.
The population in Weslaco's ZIP codes grew 11.5% over five years, faster than 88% of the cities we track. Households (+18.9%) grew faster than housing (+12.4%). Demand is outrunning supply. Homes for sale are 124% above 2017–2019 at this time of year.
Ranked among the 77 Texas markets we track:
Pending-sale counts for Weslaco were thinly reported until recently, so this page reads demand from how long listings stay on the market, how many sellers cut, and how much is for sale. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing.
Weslaco listings spend a median 72 days on the market. There are 346 homes for sale in Weslaco. That is the most in ten years. It is 8 times the low of May 2021. Every one of them competes with the house you want.
HUD sets one fair market rent for Hidalgo County. For fiscal year 2026:
The figures include tenant-paid utilities and apply to all of Hidalgo County, so one home's rent can sit well above or below them. See fair market rent by city.
In Weslaco, 34 out of every 100 households rent. Most own their home. The renter share is growing. Five years ago it was 29 in 100. Weslaco added about 2,100 renter households in five years. Renter households here average 2.8 people. Families rent here. Buy bedrooms. Studios will sit.
The median Weslaco household earns $58,384 a year. Incomes here have grown 6.8% a year since 2019. Incomes and home prices are rising in step. A typical home costs 3.9 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a local family. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $1,460 a month.
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Read when a cheap market is a warning and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Weslaco is about $228,000 as of Oct 2026, down 11.3% from a year ago. The typical listing is 10% smaller than a year ago, and asking price per square foot is up 0.6%. So the size of homes on the market explains much of the drop. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Weslaco figures cover the 2 ZIP codes with a Weslaco mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Neither side has the upper hand in Weslaco right now. We compare Weslaco with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 124% more homes for sale; listings spend 31% fewer days on the market; 9% of sellers have cut their price, against 10% then.
The median asking price is 17.0% below its Mar 2024 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 1.9% below the Jun 2024 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
Across 9 full years, Weslaco asking prices ran lowest in January, about 4.3% below the year's average. They peaked in September. The most homes for sale show up in December, about 12% above the yearly average.
Assume +6.1% a year. Weslaco has grown about 6.3% a year for five years and for ten. That pace held before and after the 2020–2021 boom, so it is a fair long-run input. Prices rose 0.6% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Hidalgo County is $1,060 a month for 2 bedrooms and $1,376 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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