Galveston County · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · population 57,875
Where Texas City stands
Home values down 3.4% in the last year. population growing 2.8% per year. rents up 5.9% in the last year.
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 12.8 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Texas City on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 12.8 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Texas City has held up across the cycle: home values at $229,476 with +2.3% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Texas City's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.
About Texas City
Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, with an estimated population of 57,875. It anchors the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area. The population has grown 2.8% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Texas City is $229,476 as of 2026-04, down 3.4% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +2.3% annual growth (-6.3% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Texas City average $1,498 per month, up 5.9% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 59 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
▼ Bear case
About Texas City (Wikipedia)
Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Located on the southwest shoreline of Galveston Bay, Texas City is a deepwater port on the Gulf Coast and a petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing center. Its population was 51,898 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in Galveston County, behind League City and Galveston. It is part of the Houston metropolitan area. Texas City was the site of a major explosion in 1947 that demolished much of the city and its port.
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.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
Local safety & alerts
No active National Weather Service alerts for Galveston County right now.
Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Galveston County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.
Neighborhoods of Texas City
14 tracked · ranked by median home valueCities like Texas City
Run the numbers for Texas City
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.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Current weather
Find rentals & listings
Open current Texas City listings on the major real-estate sites.
Links open the live search on the destination site — results are always current.
Local news & community
Latest news
- Major staffing changes are the talk of Texas Citygalvnews.com · 11h ago
- This North Texas city's parks rank among best in U.S., new report says. See how D-FW cities measure upDallas News · 5h ago
- 'Kangaroo on the loose': Police in Elmendorf, Texas take hopping herbivore that escaped 'into custody'ABC13 Houston · 3h ago
- A North Texas city ranks in 2026’s Best Places for Summer JobsCW33.com · 13h ago
- Small North Texas city gets the spotlight in ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff ‘Dutton Ranch’Fort Worth Star-Telegram · 1d ago
- Tiny Texas town dumps Flock contract as councilman calls for 1880 returnChron · 10h ago
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
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.
Cities similar to Texas City
Explore other places with comparable momentum or affordability.