Housing data for Chula Vista, TX

Chula Vista, TX has an estimated 4,746 residents and 1,636 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Maverick County.

17.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,239 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
4,746 (±1,117)
Housing units
1,636 (±328)
Households that rent
17.5%
Median gross rent
$1,239
Residents since 2015–2019
+0.5%

What stands out in Chula Vista

Homes built before 1980: 3.4% (±6.5 points) in Chula Vista, lower than in Maverick County (22.9%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±5.2 points) in Chula Vista, lower than in Maverick County (8.5%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,187 (±$248) in Chula Vista, lower than in Maverick County ($1,976).

Median home value: $100,700 (±$26,569) in Chula Vista, lower than in Maverick County ($158,700).

Housing in Chula Vista at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,239 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 50.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 17.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $39,271 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $100,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,339 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,187 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 64.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 3.4% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 7.4% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 85.6% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 18.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +0.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 10.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 7.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room

Chula Vista against Maverick County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Chula VistaMaverick CountyTexasUnited States
Residents4,746 (±1,117)58,082 (exact)30,188,424 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,636 (±328)20,445 (±31)12,128,515 (±1,574)143,775,355
Households that rent17.5% (±13.2 points)29.5% (±3.0 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,239 (±$707)$859 (±$76)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$39,271 (±$22,823)$49,568 (±$4,673)$78,476 (±$263)$80,734
Median home value$100,700 (±$26,569)$158,700 (±$7,808)$283,800 (±$738)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,187 (±$248)$1,976 (±$232)$4,232 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 19803.4% (±6.5 points)22.9% (±3.1 points)33.2% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute18.9 minutes (±3.8)21.8 minutes (±2.2)26.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband74.9% (±14.2 points)81.4% (±2.9 points)91.4% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents31.8 years (±3.4)30.3 years (±0.3)35.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Chula Vista covers 3.3 square miles of land, about 1,434 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Chula Vista has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents4,722 (±1,184)4,746 (±1,117)+0.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,789 (±308)1,636 (±328)−8.6%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,070 (±$184)$1,239 (±$707)+15.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$80,000 (±$11,272)$100,700 (±$26,569)+25.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$38,893 (±$25,369)$39,271 (±$22,823)+1.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,104 (±$213)$1,339 (±$56)+21.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$874 (±$343)$1,187 (±$248)+35.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent23.8% (±11.5 points)17.5% (±13.2 points)−6.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±10.6 points)7.4% (±14.2 points)+7.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Maverick County

Chula Vista has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Maverick County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Maverick County recorded 201 violent and 1,246 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Chula Vista

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Rosita2.2 mi$586$131,20020.8%
Las Quintas Fronterizas3.5 mi$855$145,00015.3%
Eidson Road3.7 mi$819$100,90015.1%
Eagle Pass5.3 mi$880$188,00039.7%
Siesta Acres8.0 mi$727$136,00023.8%
Elm Creek9.3 mi—$170,10010.6%
Carrizo Springs35 mi—$86,70035.7%
Spofford36 mi——0.0%

Places in Texas most like Chula Vista

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Westway$1,152$106,000$44,85217.0%
Salida del Sol Estates$842$96,800$36,09718.0%
Doolittle$950$78,200$36,10918.1%
Doffing$785$101,700$32,31817.5%
Onalaska$1,083$165,800$51,91221.6%
Eidson Road$819$100,900$33,83915.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Chula Vista, fiscal year 2027

Eagle Pass, TX MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$894$931$1,014$1,404$1,630

HUD income limits for Chula Vista, fiscal year 2026

Eagle Pass, TX MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,600$29,300$46,900
2 people$21,640$33,500$53,600
3 people$27,320$37,700$60,300
4 people$33,000$41,850$66,950
5 people$38,680$45,200$72,350
6 people$44,360$48,550$77,700
7 people$50,040$51,900$83,050
8 people$55,250$55,250$88,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Eagle Pass, TX MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $61,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Chula Vista is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Chula Vista

What is the average home value in Chula Vista, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $100,700 (±$26,569) for owner-occupied homes in Chula Vista (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Chula Vista?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Chula Vista, TX is $1,339 (±$56) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Chula Vista?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Chula Vista, TX is $1,187 (±$248) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Chula Vista?

Chula Vista, TX has an estimated 1,636 (±328) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Chula Vista?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 52.6% of homes in Chula Vista, TX.

What is the most common way to heat a home in Chula Vista?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Chula Vista, used by 85.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Chula Vista growing?

In Chula Vista, the number of residents went from 4,722 in 2015–2019 to 4,746 in 2020–2024 (+0.5%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chula Vista CDP (Maverick County), Texas (place:14881, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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