The median owner-occupied home in Cameron County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,946 (± $56) a year, compared with $4,111 in Texas and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $120,000 (± $2,519), compared with $260,400 in Texas and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Cameron County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 423,192 | 29,640,343 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,946 ± $56 | $4,111 ± $16 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $120,000 ± $2,519 | $260,400 ± $738 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $51,334 ± $1,640 | $76,292 ± $265 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.62% ± 0.06 points | 1.58% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 65.2% ± 0.9 points | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 33.2% ± 1.0 points | 27.7% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 19.5% ± 1.3 points | 21.9% ± 0.1 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Cameron County (18)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Bayview
- Brownsville
- Combes
- Harlingen
- Indian Lake
- La Feria
- Laguna Vista
- Los Fresnos
- Los Indios
- Palm Valley
- Port Isabel
- Primera
- Rancho Viejo
- Rangerville
- Rio Hondo
- San Benito
- Santa Rosa (town)
- South Padre Island
Census-designated places in Cameron County (19)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Arroyo Gardens
- Bixby
- Bluetown
- Cameron Park
- Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz
- Iglesia Antigua
- La Paloma
- La Tina Ranch
- Laguna Heights
- Las Palmas II
- Laureles
- Olmito
- Palmer (census-designated place)
- Ratamosa
- Reid Hope King
- Rice Tracts
- Solis
- South Point
- Villa Pancho
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (16)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Cameron County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Arroyo Colorado Estates CDP
- Chula Vista CDP
- Del Mar Heights CDP
- El Camino Angosto CDP
- Green Valley Farms CDP
- Juarez CDP
- La Feria North CDP
- Lago CDP
- Lasana CDP
- Lozano CDP
- Orason CDP
- San Pedro CDP
- Santa Maria CDP
- Tierra Bonita CDP
- Villa del Sol CDP
- Yznaga CDP
Other named communities in Cameron County (180)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- 21 Subdivision Colonia
- Adams Gardens
- Alabama-Arkansas Colonia
- Alfredo Garza Colonia
- Alto Real Colonia
- Angel Haven Colonia
- Arroyo Alto
- Arroyo Alto Colonia
- Arroyo City
- Arroyo City Subdivision Colonia
- Arroyo Colorado Estates Colonia
- Arroyo Gardens Number 1 Colonia
- Arroyo Gardens Number 2 Colonia
- Arroyo Gardens Number 4 Colonia
- Aurora Longoria Colonia
- Avondale
- Barrington Heights Colonia
- Barrios Colonia
- Bautista Colonia
- Betty Acres Colonia
- Bishop Colonia
- Bluetown Colonia
- Boca Chica and Medford Colonia
- Bonnaville Terrace Colonia
- Buena Vista
- Bullis Addition Colonia
- Cameron Park Colonia
- Carretas Crossing
- Carricitos
- Carricitos-Landrum Colonia
- Casa del Rey Colonia
- Cavazos
- Central Estates Colonia
- Channel Lots Colonia
- Chula Vista Colonia
- Cielito Lindo Colonia
- Cisneros Estates Colonia
- Clarksville (historical)
- Colonia Iglesia Antigua
- Combes Colonia
- Coronado Colonia
- Coulson Colonia
- Del Mar
- Del Mar Heights Colonia
- Dockberry Estates Colonia
- East Cantu Country Estates Colonia
- East Cantu Road Colonia
- East Fresnos Colonia
- East Stenger Street Colonia
- Eggers Colonia
- El Calaboz
- El Calabozo Colonia
- El Camino Angosto Colonia
- El Nogal Colonia
- El Venadito Colonia
- Encantada Colonia
- Esparza Colonia Number 1
- Esparza Colonia Number 2
- Esquina Colonia
- Expressway 83-77 Colonia
- FM 802-511 Colonia
- Four Corners
- Fred Adams Colonia
- Galpin Colonia
- Glenwood Acres Colonia
- Gonzales Colonia
- Graham Colonia
- Grand Acres
- Grande Acres Colonia
- Green Valley Farms Colonia
- Gumesindo Galvan Colonia
- Hacienda Gardens Colonia
- Harris Tract Colonia
- Holly Beach
- Houston Road East Colonia
- Illinois Heights Colonia
- Ismael Montalvo Colonia Number 1
- Ismael Montalvo Colonia Number 2
- Jaime Lake Colonia
- Jones Addition Colonia
- Juan Gonzales Colonia
- Juarez Colonia
- Kellers Corner Colonia
- La Aura Crossing
- La Coma Colonia
- La Feria Gardens Colonia
- La Kinina Colonia
- La Leona
- La Paloma Junction
- La Peñusca
- La Tina
- Lago Colonia
- Laguna Escondida Colonia
- Laguna Escondida Heights Number 2 Colonia
- LandI Colonia
- Landrum
- Lantana
- Las Flores Colonia
- Las Palmas Colonia
- Las Rusias
- Las Yescas
- Lasana Colonia
- Leal Colonia
- Leonar B De Villarreal Colonia
- Longoria Townsite Colonia
- Lopez Colonia
- Los Cuates
- Los Cuates South Colonia
- Los Nogales Estates Colonia
- Los Ranchitos Colonia
- Lourdes Street Colonia
- Monica
- Monte Grande
- Nancy Colonia
- North La Feria Village Colonia
- O'Canas Family Colonia
- Orason Acres Colonia
- Palacios Estates Colonia
- Palm Grove
- Palmer Colonia
- Palmetal
- Paredes Estates Colonia
- Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia
- Port Brownsville
- Port Harlingen
- Praxedis Saldivar Colonia
- Rabb Road Colonia
- Ranchito
- Rancho Grande Colonia
- Rangerville Colonia
- Rangerville Estates Colonia
- Ratamosa Colonia
- Reid Hope King Colonia
- Rice Tracts Colonia
- Riverside
- Robles Ranch Colonia
- Russelltown
- Rutherford-Harding Addition Colonia
- Saldivar Colonia
- San Pedro Colonia
- San Vicente Estates Colonia
- Santa Elena Colonia
- Santa Rosa Annex Colonia
- Santa Rosa Number 12 Colonia
- Santa Rosa Number 14 Colonia
- Santa Rosa Number 5 Colonia
- Santa Rosa Number 6 Colonia
- Santa Rosa Number 9 Colonia
- Schwartz Colonia
- Shoemaker Acres Colonia
- Solis Colonia
- South Point Colonia
- South Ratliff Street Colonia
- Starbase
- Stardust Colonia
- Stewart Colonia
- Stuart Place
- Tatum Addition Colonia
- Tierra Bonita Colonia
- Tierra Bonita Number 2 Colonia
- Tierra Bonita Number 3 Colonia
- Travis Road Colonia
- Travis and Vermillion Colonia
- Valle Escondido Colonia
- Valle Hermosa Colonia
- Valle Verde Colonia
- Venadito
- Vicente Sandoval Colonia
- Villa Cavazos
- Villa Cavazos Colonia
- Villa Nueva
- Villa Nueva Colonia
- Villa Pancho Colonia
- Villa del Sol Colonia
- West Addition Colonia
- Windsong Village Colonia
- XX Farms Colonia
- Yost Road Colonia
- Yznaga Number 1 Colonia
- Yznaga Number 2 Colonia