Housing data for Laguna Vista, TX
Laguna Vista, TX has an estimated 3,673 residents and 1,924 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Cameron County.
15.6% of households rent.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+16.3%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,673 (±20)
- Housing units
- 1,924 (±209)
- Households that rent
- 15.6%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +16.3%
What stands out in Laguna Vista
Median home value: $255,900 (±$41,948) in Laguna Vista, higher than in Cameron County ($136,500).
Working from home: 19.2% (±8.5 points) in Laguna Vista, higher than in Cameron County (9.1%).
Median real estate taxes: $3,489 (±$964) in Laguna Vista, higher than in Cameron County ($2,042).
Households that rent: 15.6% (±8.4 points) in Laguna Vista, lower than in Cameron County (34.8%).
Housing in Laguna Vista at a glance
- Rent by bedrooms: $542 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 24.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 15.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $63,632 median household income
- Home values: $255,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,655 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,489 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 14.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 67.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 10.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 21.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 95.7% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 23.8 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 26 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +16.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 27.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Laguna Vista against Cameron County, its state and the nation
| Laguna Vista | Cameron County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,673 (±20) | 426,120 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,924 (±209) | 159,679 (±95) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 15.6% (±8.4 points) | 34.8% (±1.0 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $912 (±$25) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $63,632 (±$15,805) | $52,601 (±$1,632) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $255,900 (±$41,948) | $136,500 (±$3,909) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,489 (±$964) | $2,042 (±$72) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 10.7% (±5.5 points) | 29.7% (±1.1 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.8 minutes (±5.4) | 21.3 minutes (±0.4) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 92.2% (±5.0 points) | 84.4% (±0.7 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 56.3 years (±6.3) | 32.7 years (±0.2) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Laguna Vista covers 4.8 square miles of land, about 761 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Laguna Vista has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,157 (±42) | 3,673 (±20) | +16.3% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 1,918 (±145) | 1,924 (±209) | +0.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $180,700 (±$31,630) | $255,900 (±$41,948) | +41.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $52,813 (±$6,692) | $63,632 (±$15,805) | +20.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,359 (±$161) | $1,655 (±$361) | +21.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,025 (±$354) | $3,489 (±$964) | +15.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.5% (±5.7 points) | 15.6% (±8.4 points) | −5.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 14.8% (±12.7 points) | 21.3% (±25.9 points) | +6.5 percentage points | Not 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 Laguna Vista
In 2025, the Laguna Vista Police Department reported 26 violent and 311 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Cameron County, the departments that report recorded 331 violent and 1,577 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Laguna Vista
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Isabel | 4.3 mi | $748 | $182,600 | 40.0% |
| Bayview | 6.6 mi | $2,250 | $313,100 | 6.0% |
| South Padre Island | 7.9 mi | $1,521 | $516,900 | 30.2% |
| Laureles | 12 mi | $873 | $152,400 | 18.6% |
| Los Fresnos | 12 mi | $989 | $152,200 | 38.0% |
| Brownsville | 12 mi | $923 | $139,900 | 38.3% |
| Indian Lake | 13 mi | $1,036 | $65,400 | 32.2% |
| Cameron Park | 15 mi | $760 | $74,800 | 40.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Laguna Vista, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $827 | $884 | $1,042 | $1,393 | $1,496 |
HUD income limits for Laguna Vista, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $64,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Laguna Vista
What is the median household income in Laguna Vista?
The median household income in Laguna Vista is $63,632 (±$15,805) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Laguna Vista, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $255,900 (±$41,948) for owner-occupied homes in Laguna Vista (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Laguna Vista?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Laguna Vista, TX is $1,655 (±$361) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Laguna Vista?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Laguna Vista, TX is $3,489 (±$964) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Laguna Vista?
Laguna Vista, TX has an estimated 1,924 (±209) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Laguna Vista?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 55.5% of homes in Laguna Vista, TX.
Is Laguna Vista growing?
In Laguna Vista, the number of residents went from 3,157 in 2015–2019 to 3,673 in 2020–2024 (+16.3%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Laguna Vista town, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Laguna Vista Police Department (ORI TX0312900)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Laguna Vista town, Texas (place:40336, 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 .