78597
South Padre Island, Texas.
South Padre Island, Cameron County, TX · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro · population 2,935
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,338 (+135%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $9,664 +2%
- $433,753$443,417 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $90,040 +25%
- $353,377$443,417 since Sep 2021
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.
- 78597$2,327
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 78597 rose 2.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: South Padre Island, TX — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 78597
Against the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro and the national benchmark.
- 78597$2,758
- Brownsville$1,509
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 78597
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 78597$443,417
- Brownsville$204,552
- United States$366,157
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | 78578 | Port Isabel | 10,016 | $1,993 | $263,233 |
| 15.9 | 78566 | Los Fresnos | 25,110 | — | $221,820 |
| 17.0 | 78583 | Rio Hondo | 5,236 | — | $203,664 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.