78959
Waelder, Texas.
Waelder, Gonzales County, TX · population 1,157
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$548 (+55%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $26,878 -8%
- $321,350$294,472 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Down $43,065 -13%
- $337,538$294,472 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.
- 78959$1,546
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, prices here aren't rising.
Typical home values in zip 78959 fell 8.4% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 4 counties: Gonzales County, TX 80% · Fayette County, TX 16% · Caldwell County, TX 3% · Bastrop County, TX 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Waelder, TX — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 78959
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 78959$294,472
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 78941 | Flatonia | 3,619 | — | $430,305 |
| 10.1 | 78632 | Harwood | 1,245 | — | $417,219 |
| 11.2 | 78953 | Rosanky | 1,089 | — | $535,783 |
| 15.7 | 77975 | Moulton | 1,780 | — | $240,089 |
| 17.7 | 78629 | Gonzales | 12,740 | — | $243,313 |
| 18.2 | 77984 | Shiner | 4,800 | — | $306,935 |
| 18.9 | 78662 | Red Rock | 3,015 | — | $443,523 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.