The Rio Grande Valley has added billions in property value since 2020, but growth hasn’t been even
A four-bedroom home in a new subdivision in north McAllen, amid rising home values across the Rio Grande Valley since 2020. Photo Credit | Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza

By José Luis Martínez

Property values across the Rio Grande Valley have grown by billions of dollars since 2020, dramatically increasing how much land, homes, businesses, and industrial sites are worth on paper.

That growth, however, has not been evenly shared. 

Changes in property values varied widely by county and by type of property, reflecting where development and investment have been strongest.

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