Housing in Galveston County, Texas

The median home cost in Galveston County is $207,700. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 43.6%. Home Appreciation in Galveston County is up 11.0%. Browse Galveston County Real Estate

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Galveston County real estate is 28 years old

The Rental Market in Galveston County

- Renters make up 26.9% of the Galveston County population
- 3.0% of houses and apartments in Galveston County, are available to rent

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HOUSING	Galveston, Texas	United States
Median Home Age	31	40
Median Home Cost	$207,700	$219,700
Home Appr. Last 12 months	11.0%	7.7%
Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.	47.5%	37.0%
Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.	43.6%	28.2%
Property Tax Rate	$18.47	$11.78
Property Taxes Paid	$3,169	$2,279
Homes Owned	54.8%	56.0%
Housing Vacant	17.4%	12.2%
Homes Rented	27.9%	31.8%
AVERAGE RENT FOR HOME OR APARTMENT
Average Rent	$1,538	$1,391
Studio Apartment	$812	$821
1 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$907	$930
2 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,104	$1,148
3 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,509	$1,537
4 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,897	$1,791
VACANT HOUSING
Vacant For Rent	3.0%	2.1%
Vacant Rented	0.4%	0.5%
Vacant For Sale	1.5%	1.0%
Vacant Sold	0.3%	0.5%
Vacant Vacation	7.1%	4.0%
Vacant Other	5.1%	4.2%
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING
Less Than $20,000	3.2%	3.5%
$20,000 to $39,999	2.3%	3.1%
$40,000 to $59,999	3.9%	3.9%
$60,000 to $79,999	6.1%	5.4%
$80,000 to $99,999	7.2%	6.3%
$100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	19.1%	14.6%
$200,000 to $299,999	21.7%	18.7%
$300,000 to $399,999	10.5%	11.0%
$400,000 to $499,999	3.7%	6.2%
$500,000 to $749,999	3.2%	7.0%
$750,000 to $999,999	0.9%	2.7%
$1,000,000 to $1,499,999	0.3%	1.5%
$1,500,000 to $1,999,999	0.1%	0.5%
$2,000,000 and over	0.2%	0.7%