Lower Rio Grande Valley (LMA 32)
Rural Land Prices
Counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy

| Year |
Median Tract Size (acres) |
Nominal |
Real |
Median* Price Per Acre |
Percentage Change |
Annual Compound 5-Year Growth Rate |
Median* Price per Acre |
Percentage Change |
Annual Compound 5-Year Growth Rate |
| 1966 |
27 |
425 |
- |
- |
425 |
- |
- |
| 1967 |
30 |
430 |
1 |
- |
417 |
-2 |
- |
| 1968 |
34 |
425 |
-1 |
- |
395 |
-5 |
- |
| 1969 |
29 |
416 |
-2 |
- |
369 |
-7 |
- |
| 1970 |
24 |
500 |
20 |
- |
421 |
14 |
- |
| 1971 |
40 |
500 |
0 |
3 |
401 |
-5 |
-1 |
| 1972 |
50 |
462 |
-8 |
1 |
355 |
-11 |
-3 |
| 1973 |
40 |
700 |
51 |
10 |
509 |
43 |
5 |
| 1974 |
40 |
832 |
19 |
15 |
555 |
9 |
9 |
| 1975 |
41 |
900 |
8 |
12 |
549 |
-1 |
5 |
| 1976 |
32 |
1055 |
17 |
16 |
608 |
11 |
9 |
| 1977 |
26 |
1117 |
6 |
19 |
606 |
0 |
11 |
| 1978 |
30 |
1468 |
31 |
16 |
744 |
23 |
8 |
| 1979 |
36 |
1908 |
30 |
18 |
893 |
20 |
10 |
| 1980 |
40 |
1845 |
-3 |
15 |
791 |
-11 |
8 |
| 1981 |
40 |
2750 |
49 |
21 |
1078 |
36 |
12 |
| 1982 |
37 |
2234 |
-19 |
15 |
825 |
-23 |
6 |
| 1983 |
40 |
2000 |
-10 |
6 |
711 |
-14 |
-1 |
| 1984 |
44 |
1590 |
-20 |
-4 |
545 |
-23 |
-9 |
| 1985 |
76 |
1506 |
-5 |
-4 |
501 |
-8 |
-9 |
| 1986 |
40 |
1300 |
-14 |
-14 |
423 |
-16 |
-17 |
| 1987 |
38 |
1224 |
-6 |
-11 |
388 |
-8 |
-14 |
| 1988 |
60 |
1202 |
-2 |
-10 |
368 |
-5 |
-12 |
| 1989 |
41 |
1250 |
4 |
-5 |
369 |
0 |
-8 |
| 1990 |
39 |
1250 |
0 |
-4 |
355 |
-4 |
-7 |
| 1991 |
55 |
1200 |
-4 |
-2 |
329 |
-7 |
-5 |
| 1992 |
47 |
1100 |
-8 |
-2 |
295 |
-10 |
-5 |
| 1993 |
40 |
1029 |
-6 |
-3 |
270 |
-9 |
-6 |
| 1994 |
40 |
1377 |
34 |
2 |
354 |
31 |
-1 |
| 1995 |
40 |
1242 |
-10 |
0 |
312 |
-12 |
-3 |
| 1996 |
40 |
1408 |
13 |
3 |
348 |
11 |
1 |
| 1997 |
54 |
1400 |
-1 |
5 |
340 |
-2 |
3 |
| 1998 |
31 |
2000 |
43 |
14 |
480 |
41 |
12 |
| 1999 |
29 |
1750 |
-12 |
5 |
414 |
-14 |
3 |
| 2000 |
31 |
1456 |
-17 |
3 |
337 |
-19 |
2 |
| 2001 |
28 |
2000 |
37 |
7 |
453 |
34 |
5 |
| 2002 |
40 |
2750 |
38 |
14 |
612 |
35 |
12 |
| 2003 |
21 |
2900 |
5 |
8 |
632 |
3 |
6 |
| 2004 |
40 |
3112 |
7 |
12 |
659 |
4 |
10 |
| 2005 |
27 |
3482 |
12 |
19 |
716 |
9 |
16 |
| 2006 |
27 |
5607 |
61 |
23 |
1114 |
56 |
20 |
| 2007 |
34 |
4700 |
-16 |
11 |
909 |
-18 |
8 |
| 2008 |
26 |
4646 |
-1 |
10 |
879 |
-3 |
7 |
Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.
Note: Real values are in 1966 dollars.
* State medians are an average of the land market area medians weighted by the percentage of land in each area.
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