Corpus Christi - TX housing market
The Corpus Christi metro has a typical home value of $221,538, up 0.7% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 64 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 22% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Corpus Christi housing market, October 2026
The typical Corpus Christi home is worth $221,538 as of September 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.5% over three months, and up 0.7% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $219,667 to $226,715.
Homes are going pending in about 64 days, slower than the 44 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 3,288 homes for sale, 4% more than a year ago. 22.1% of listings have taken a price cut (down from 23.3% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,425 a month, up 2.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 13.0.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($44,308), the typical Corpus Christi home costs about $1,504 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $64,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($221,538) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Corpus Christi - TX metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 0.7% over the past year. In Corpus Christi - TX, that means a home worth $219,998 last year is now worth roughly $221,538.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $262,309. Homes are selling at 96.5% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Corpus Christi - TX sit on the market for roughly 64 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 22.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 497 new listings hit the market each month in Corpus Christi - TX. There are currently 3,288 homes for sale, up 4.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Corpus Christi - TX is $1,425, up 2.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 13.0x, buying territory (#181 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,227 a month in principal and interest, $198 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 8.99% rate.
What's not on this page
This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in TX
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas - TX | $358,242 | -2.0% | 38.0d |
| Houston - TX | $302,832 | -1.8% | 45.0d |
| San Antonio - TX | $273,806 | -1.9% | 53.0d |
| Austin - TX | $414,273 | -4.3% | 60.0d |
| McAllen - TX | $188,971 | -0.4% | 69.0d |
| El Paso - TX | $233,011 | +2.5% | 32.0d |