What is the rental vacancy rate in Port Isabel, TX?

Name: Vacancy rate in Port Isabel, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Port Isabel, TX is 18.7% (±12.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 3.3% (±3.0 points).

594 (±177) homes, 22.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Port Isabel, the rental vacancy rate went from 8.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (+10.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 18.7% (±12.9 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 3.3% (±3.0 points)
Vacant homes: 594 (±177)

Vacancy in Port Isabel against Cameron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Isabel	Cameron County	Texas	United States
Rental vacancy rate	18.7% (±12.9 points)	5.5% (±0.9 points)	7.7% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	3.3% (±3.0 points)	1.4% (±0.3 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	594 (±177)	21,246 (±890)	1,135,699 (±15,068)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Port Isabel, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Cameron County (5.5%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (7.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Port Isabel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Isabel
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Port Isabel	—	18.7% (±12.9 points)	—
Laguna Vista	4.3 mi	21.3% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
South Padre Island	6.2 mi	21.8% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bayview	11 mi	0.0% (±86.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	14 mi	5.1% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Los Fresnos	15 mi	0.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Laureles	16 mi	0.0% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cameron Park	16 mi	0.0% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Indian Lake	16 mi	0.0% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brownsville, TX (5.1%), Los Fresnos, TX (0.0%), Cameron Park, TX (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across Cameron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Combes	28.8% (±23.1 points)
2	South Padre Island	21.8% (±14.9 points)
3	Laguna Vista	21.3% (±25.9 points)
4	Port Isabel	18.7% (±12.9 points)
5	La Paloma	17.4% (±27.6 points)
6	Rancho Viejo	11.3% (±12.5 points)
7	Palm Valley	10.1% (±10.9 points)
8	La Feria	8.2% (±7.8 points)
9	Brownsville	5.1% (±1.1 points)
10	San Benito	4.6% (±4.2 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in Cameron County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Port Isabel

Is it hard to find a rental in Port Isabel?

The rental vacancy rate in Port Isabel, TX is 18.7% (±12.9 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Port Isabel tighter than it was?

In Port Isabel, the rental vacancy rate went from 8.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (+10.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Port Isabel?

An estimated 594 (±177) housing units, 22.3% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 Port Isabel city, Texas (place:58892, in state:48).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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