Zip lookup · TX

78596
Weslaco, Texas.

Weslaco, Hidalgo County, TX · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro · population 39,518

What it costs per month · 78596 $1,811/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$868 (+92%) since Jan 2020.

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 United States $1,811
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • United States$1,811

Typical home values in zip 78596 fell 1.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

Asking rents in zip 78596 fell 1.1% over the past year — slower than the nation's +2.7%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Weslaco, TX — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $1,127 as of Sep 2026
-1.1%year on year

Asking rent — 78596

Against the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro and the national benchmark.

$1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 2024 2025 2026 78596 $1,127 McAllen $1,119 United States $1,932
$1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 2024 2025 2026
  • 78596$1,127
  • McAllen$1,119
  • United States$1,932

Within 20 miles

Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending Zip activate to sort by Zip City activate to sort by City Population activate to sort by Population Rent activate to sort by Rent Home value activate to sort by Home value
3.5 78579 Progreso 2,039 — $125,958
5.9 78537 Donna 51,426 $976 $147,006
7.0 78570 Mercedes 34,348 $818 $133,807
7.7 78599 Weslaco 35,454 $1,109 $185,825
7.9 78516 Alamo 34,370 $1,331 $165,664
10.5 78589 San Juan 40,231 — $179,458
10.9 78559 La Feria 12,169 — $179,869
12.6 78577 Pharr 80,540 $1,112 $160,637
13.4 78543 Elsa 8,400 — $121,003
14.1 78562 La Villa 3,211 — $106,326
15.7 78557 Hidalgo 14,498 — $189,145
15.7 78593 Santa Rosa 5,455 — $150,834
16.1 78503 Mcallen 22,621 $1,251 $178,552
16.6 78539 Edinburg 37,168 $1,147 $239,971
16.6 78552 Harlingen 42,332 $1,254 $222,379
16.7 78501 Mcallen 58,935 $1,183 $194,342
18.1 78538 Edcouch 11,982 — $145,977
18.9 78504 Mcallen 63,094 $1,684 $263,666

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.