The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 78836 sells for about $300,000, or $123 per square foot.
Prices are down 25% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 213 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,200 a month.
ZIP 78836 — Catarina
The housing market in the 78836 ZIP code is characterized by extremely low population density and limited market activity. County-level data for Dimmit County indicates a significant decline in home prices and sales volume, reflecting a buyer-friendly market with high days on market. Due to the rural nature of Catarina, specific ZIP-level market metrics are largely unavailable.
This area is a sparsely populated, rural location in southern Texas that may appeal to those seeking extreme isolation or land-based interests, rather than traditional residential buyers.
Median prices moved down 25.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 213 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 78836, Dimmit County TX
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Texas) — Senior (65+) and Disabled Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling: Grants an additional mandatory $10,000 exemption from ISD appraised value (Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100,000 - $10,000) and establishes an absolute statutory tax freeze (school tax ceiling): total ISD property taxes cannot exceed the dollar ceiling established in the… State (Texas) — General Residence Homestead Exemption and 10% Valuation Growth Cap: Imposes mandatory state-level valuation deductions and growth limitations on the qualifying homestead: (1) Mandates a $100,000 deduction from appraised value for independent school district (ISD) maintenance and operations/debt taxation: Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100… State (Texas) — Ad Valorem Real Property Taxation and Assessment Ratio: Mandates ad valorem appraisal of all real property at 100% of fair market value as of January 1 each tax year (Assessment Ratio = 1.00).
The mean travel time to work for residents in this ZIP code is approximately 23.5 minutes.
The local economy is primarily rural and agricultural, with limited industrial or commercial activity reported for this specific ZIP code.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter profile for ZCTA 78836.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.