TX · Metro #187

Laredo - TX housing market

The Laredo metro has a typical home value of $215,255, up 2.0% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 56 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$215,255
+2.0% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$253,220
+3.6% YoY
Median list price
$250,632
Sale-to-list ratio
97.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
56d
Listings w/ price cut
16.2%
New listings / mo
158
+18.8% YoY
Homes for sale
774
+10.3% YoY
Typical rent
$1,129/mo
+1.4% YoY
Income needed to buy
$62,600
Rent vs buy
15.9x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Laredo housing market, October 2026

The typical Laredo home is worth $215,255 as of September 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and up 2.0% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $206,795 to $215,894.

Homes are going pending in about 56 days, faster than the 74 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 774 homes for sale, 10% more than a year ago. 16.2% of listings have taken a price cut (down from 16.7% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,129 a month, up 1.4% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.9.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($43,051), the typical Laredo home costs about $1,461 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $62,600 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$216k$207kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
86d45dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
774640Oct 24Oct 25Sep 26

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 →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($215,255) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Laredo - 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 2.0% over the past year. In Laredo - TX, that means a home worth $211,034 last year is now worth roughly $215,255.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $253,220. Homes are selling at 97.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Laredo - TX sit on the market for roughly 56 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 16.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 158 new listings hit the market each month in Laredo - TX. There are currently 774 homes for sale, up 10.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Laredo - TX is $1,129, up 1.4% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.9x, toss-up (#125 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,192 a month in principal and interest, $63 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.86% 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 →

Related

Other metros in TX

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays 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
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