Why look at Mission?
- Affordable housing. Median home is $220k — well below the national median.
- Stable market. Home values +0.2% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
- No state income tax. Higher take-home pay than equivalent salary in a high-tax state.
Where Mission stands
At or near all-time high.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 12.9 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Mission on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 12.9 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →About Mission (Wikipedia)
Mission is a city in Hidalgo County, in the US state of Texas. Its population was 85,778 at the 2020 census and an estimated 86,635 in 2022. Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Local safety & alerts
No active National Weather Service alerts for Hidalgo County right now.
Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Hidalgo County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.
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Texas context
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Current weather
Find rentals & listings
Open current Mission listings on the major real-estate sites.
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Local news & community
Latest news in Mission
1 from local press- Red White and You: Central Texas volunteer drives lifesaving mission for 'We Are Blood'LOCALKVUE5d ago
- How Mission, Texas, Became a Smart Retirement Choice With Low Cost of LivingInvestopedia1w ago
- Mission, Texas: A Top Retirement Destination in 2026 | Investopedia Recognition – News and StatisticsIndexBox1w ago
- History Made. Mission Not Finished: Mississippi State opens against Texas Tech in first-ever WCWS appearanceWLBT11h ago
- South Texas mission makes list of America’s most endangered historic placesCultureMap Houston6d ago
- How Mission, Texas, Became a Smart Retirement Choice With Low Cost of LivingAOL.com5d ago
What locals are saying
- Building two homes on one lot r/mission
- Church Growth Through Cell Multiplication (Part 1) r/mission
- Buying from Dispensary r/mission
- K-12 Online Tutoring & Homework Help r/mission
- What's going on with this sub? r/mission
Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Mission-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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Cost-of-ownership at the median
Snapshot assumes a $150k single earner buying at the median home. Your real numbers depend on bracket, deductions, school district, and HOA. Use the affordability calculator and net-pay calculator for your specific case.
Schools & crime context
School quality is district-by-district and varies dramatically within a city. Check GreatSchools or your state DOE rankings for specific schools before deciding. City-level school data coming soon.
Texas: 421 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.
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