CITY PROFILE

Brownsville, TX

Hot, sleepy, and cheap—pick two if you value your ambition.

By the numbers

Typical home value$207K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,460/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature24.3°C · warmest 29.9°C · coolest 16.9°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation644 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)4.98 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#130 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy97
  • Affordable to rent83
  • Climate comfort87
  • Plenty of sunshine73
  • Big-city amenities15

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.