83 census tracts
Corpus Christi.Texas housing market
This Corpus Christi housing market report covers about 133,100 homes across 83 census tracts. The median census tract scores 58.9 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, lower than in 133 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $349,097 across 1,804 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $349,097 1,804 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 133,100 across 83 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 43% of occupied homes
Corpus Christi housing market context
- 13.2% of homes are vacant, higher than in 124 of the 139 markets.
- The property insurance rate is 1.02%, higher than in 122 of the 139 markets, against the Texas median of 0.92%.
- Home price growth runs at 3.4% a year, slower than in 121 of the 139 markets, against the Texas median of 3.9%.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 83 census tracts in Corpus Christi.
Half of Corpus Christi's tracts score between 57 and 62. The full range spans 43 to 74, with a median of 58.9.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Corpus Christi's tracts is 5.9 points wide on the score, narrower than in 86 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 133,100 homes in Corpus Christi, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 133,100 homes, 13.2% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 43% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 66% of Corpus Christi’s housing units are in single-family structures, 8% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 22% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Corpus Christi compares
Corpus Christi's median is above the Texas median on 3 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Corpus Christi lower · median · upper Corpus Christi | Texas TX | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$50,141 $62,356 $75,528 | $73,717 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
17% 31% 41% | 37% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
30% 33% 36% | 33% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
3.4% every tract | 3.9% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
2.7% 3.0% 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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2.04% every tract | 2.04% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.92% 1.02% 1.18% | 0.92% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
29.2% 32.5% 35.8% | 31.4% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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