Cameron County · Texas · South · 189k residents
Brownsville, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Brownsville: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $904/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$904/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.5%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Brownsville's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
40/100
Steady
Ranks Brownsville's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $139,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $751/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $908/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $904/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.5% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 16.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $106,990 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $81,090 |
| Wage: General manager | $75,350 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,350 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,680 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $48,550 |
| Wage: Electrician | $46,080 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $27,780 |
| Cost of living index | 78 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $52,130 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 189k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 51°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +5.7% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.3% |
| Building permits YoY | +32.8% |
| Ocean coast | 24 mi |
| Big lake | 309 mi |
| Mountains | 422 mi |
| Major airport | 255 mi |
| Ski resort | 716 mi |
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- Is Brownsville a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $904/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Brownsville, TX?
- Brownsville indexes at 78 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $908/mo and a acs median home value of $139,900.
- How much does a house cost in Brownsville?
- The acs median home value in Brownsville is $139,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Brownsville?
- A two-bedroom in Brownsville rents for about $908/mo.