Zip lookup · TX

78950
New Ulm, Texas.

New Ulm, Austin County, TX · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro · population 2,300

What it costs per month · 78950 $3,108/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,464 (+89%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,044 +1%
$586,176$592,220 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $30,653 +5%
$561,567$592,220 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.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 78950 $3,108 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 78950$3,108
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 65 years.

Typical home values in zip 78950 rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 3 counties: Austin County, TX 69% · Colorado County, TX 28% · Fayette County, TX 3%

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

Typical home value $592,220 as of Sep 2026
+1.0%year on year

Typical home value — 78950

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 78950 $592,220 Houston $302,832 United States $366,157
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 78950$592,220
  • Houston$302,832
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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11.0 78940 Fayetteville 2,188 — $569,453
12.8 78933 Cat Spring 1,395 — $620,985
14.9 77418 Bellville 10,171 — $427,155
15.0 78934 Columbus 6,731 — $306,301
15.5 78935 Alleyton 734 — $435,642
15.9 78954 Round Top 1,173 — $1,127,022
16.0 78943 Glidden 886 — $150,314

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