U.S. ZIP Code · TX79842

Price history

Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

The typical home in 79842 is worth $188,232. Over the past year, values have risen 11.4%.

#Rent & investment

Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.

Monthly rent

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Gross yield?Gross yieldAnnual rent (latest ZORI × 12) divided by the typical home value (latest ZHVI). Headline cash-flow proxy; ignores expenses, vacancy, and financing.

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Cap rate?Cap rateEstimated net operating income divided by purchase price. Net operating income assumes 40% of gross rent goes to taxes, insurance, repairs, vacancy, and management — the standard rule for single-family rentals.

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#Property tax

Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.

Effective tax rate?Effective tax rateAggregate real estate taxes paid in this ZIP divided by aggregate home value, from the latest Census ACS. Includes every assessment line item — not the headline statutory rate.

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Typical annual tax?Typical annual taxThe effective tax rate applied to this ZIP's typical home (latest ZHVI). A rough estimate of what one ZIP-median property would pay annually.

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#Climate risk

FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Brewster County. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.

Overall risk?Overall riskFEMA's composite National Risk Index rating, combining every modeled hazard with the area's social vulnerability and community resilience.

Very Low^[4]

Riverine flood

Very Low

Coastal flood

Not Applicable

Wildfire

Relatively Low

Drought

Relatively Moderate

Heat wave

Relatively Low

Hurricane

Very Low

Tornado

Very Low

Earthquake

Very Low

Winter weather

Relatively Low

#Who lives here

Population

285^[3]

Median household income

$45,596^[3]

#Migration

Household moves in and out of Brewster County over a year, from IRS tax-return data.

Net migration?Net migrationTax returns moving in minus tax returns moving out, per year. From IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration data. County-level — every ZIP in the county carries the same number.

-5^[5]

Moved in

330

Moved out

335

Schools

Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.

Public schools

1

Elementary

0

Middle

0

High

0

• MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST

  Other · Grades PK–12 · MARATHON ISD

  59 students

#Metro ranking

Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.

Appreciation?Metro percentileThis ZIP's rank among every ZIP in its metro for five-year price appreciation. 75th percentile means three-quarters of the metro's ZIPs appreciated less.

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Rental yield

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Property tax

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