The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 78390 sells for about $299,000, or $215 per square foot.
Prices are down 5.83% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 67 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,800 a month.
ZIP 78390 — Taft
The housing market in the 78390 area, as part of the broader Corpus Christi metro, is experiencing a cooling trend with declining median prices and rising inventory. Buyers currently hold more leverage as price cuts become more prevalent and year-over-year values soften. Market activity remains sensitive to broader regional economic shifts in the Corpus Christi area.
Median prices moved down 5.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 67 days on market with 4.4 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
20% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.0% · poverty 18.0% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 78390, Taft 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).
ZCTA-level data extracted from census.gov tables
- Hurricane Alley Waterpark4.316.9 mi
- Aransas Pass Aquatic Center4.418.8 mi
- Hilliard Center4.416.9 mi
- Whataburger Field4.816.8 mi
- House of Rock4.517.7 mi
- Buccaneer Stadium4.418 mi
- B&B Theatres Portland Northshore 84.211.9 mi
- Portland Municipal Park4.612 mi
- B&B Theatres Portland Northshore 84.211.9 mi
- Portland Sports Complex4.711 mi
- Rob and Bessie Welder Park4.48.3 mi
- Mr Gatti's Pizza4.312.6 mi
- USS Lexington Museum4.816.5 mi
- Selena Museum4.618.1 mi
- Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History4.616.8 mi
- The Art Museum of South Texas4.516.8 mi
- Art Center of Corpus Christi4.618.1 mi
- Portland Municipal Park4.612 mi
- Rob and Bessie Welder Park4.48.3 mi
- Corpus Christi Yacht Club4.518.1 mi
- Corpus Christi Marina4.618 mi
- Cove Harbor Marina and Drystack4.419.9 mi
- Hampton's Landing Marina & RV4.618.8 mi
- Bahia Marina & Docks Store4.718.5 mi
- Northshore Plaza4.412.5 mi
- Corpus Christi International Airport4.520.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.