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Best places to buy a rental property in Texas

Ranked by the engine's tracked 5-year appreciation across 112 covered markets in Texas, snapshot 2026-10-29. Appreciation history is context, not a forecast.
MarketHome value3y5y10yActive listings
La Joya$122,7075.5%50.6%143.8%-
San Benito$167,76926.9%46.5%101.5%-
Southlake$1,328,00711.3%42.7%95.6%-
Port Isabel$313,4520.6%38.8%72.5%-
El Paso$227,0778.1%35.1%76.8%-
Dallas$994,2929.3%34.6%76.8%6,008
Spring$688,75010.2%33.9%54.7%-
Brownsville$149,2044.9%32.3%86.8%-
Grapevine$641,3316.3%30.5%77.3%-
Waco$230,4700.2%30.3%102.3%-

Full list: every tracked market in Texas with 5-year appreciation data below.

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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