The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 78959 sells for about $122,500, or $133 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 110 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $936 a month.
ZIP 78959 — Waelder
The housing market in ZIP 78959 is characterized by very low inventory and limited transaction volume, making it a quiet rural market. Current listings are primarily focused on land and lower-priced residential properties, with insufficient data to determine broader price trends or rental market activity.
This area is primarily suited for rural land buyers and those seeking low-density residential living, given the limited inventory and rural nature of the Waelder area.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 110 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.4% · poverty 12.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 78959, Gonzales 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).
Data sourced from United States Zip Codes (Census-based estimates)
- J.B. Wells Arena4.518.6 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum4.616.7 mi
- Gonzales4.817.2 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.