Housing market/Texas/ZIP 78572
ZIP 78572 Mission, Texas
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 78572 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 78572 — Mission, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 78572
- 1-unit detached20,95065.2%
- 1-unit attached8782.7%
- 2–4 units1,8715.8%
- 5–49 units2,0786.5%
- 50+ units5021.6%
- Mobile5,87318.3%
2–4 unit share 5.7% · 5–49 unit share 6.4% · combined 2–49 12.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $900 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $717.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 41.1%; ≥50% 21.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,010 (1.122× ACS median gross rent).
Population
78,197 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -2.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 12 projects, 753 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 359 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 570 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 78572 27.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 18.7%; ACS median gross rent is $900; population changed -2.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,871 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,078 units in 5–49-unit structures; 12 LIHTC projects totaling 753 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,010 versus ACS median gross rent of $900. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 78572 is a Census / HUD profile for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 78572 — Mission, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 78572?
ZIP 78572 (McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA) has 78,197 residents, 26,575 households, a renter share of 27.9%, median household income of $54,029, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $900. Vacancy is 18.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 78572?
ACS counts 598 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,273 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,045 in 5–9, 918 in 10–19, and 115 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,949 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 78572?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,010. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 78572 — Mission, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 78572 is Census / HUD research for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.