NAICS 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Victoria, TX

Metro Market Score 49.3 (Challenging), ranked #213 of 330 metros. 121 establishments, 690 jobs.

Metro Market Score 49.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national real estate and rental and leasing average.

💰High-Cost Market📈Rapid Growth

Employment in Victoria's real estate and rental and leasing sector grew faster than most metros last year, pushing its growth trend index to 85.8. Combined with a 49.3 market score, this metro sits in the lower half for overall conditions.

Industry Concentration

89.1

LQ: 1.15

Rank #294 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

77.3

$65,227 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 85.8

Employment growth index

Rank #48 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

17.0

YoY wage change index

121 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Victoria

121

Establishments

-6.2% YoY

690

Total Employment

+5.7% YoY

$65,227

Average Annual Wage

+3.5% YoY

1.15

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#13 of 21

real estate and rental and leasing metros in state

Texas state rank

#28 of 51

for real estate and rental and leasing entry risk

vs State Median

+6.2

worse than median (43.0)

Victoria vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's real estate and rental and leasing market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #28/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Victoria	TX Statewide
Overall Score	49.3 Challenging	41.4 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#213 of 330 metros	#28 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Victoria

Finance and Insurance 30.9 Construction 47.7 Other Services 61.6 Retail Trade 73.0

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other Texas Metros

Brownsville-Harlingen 17.3 #15/330 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 18.6 #20/330 Eagle Pass 21.1 #28/330 Sherman-Denison 26.0 #46/330 Wichita Falls 26.0 #47/330 Texarkana 29.5 #64/330 Laredo 31.8 #78/330 Tyler 32.8 #83/330 Longview 42.6 #165/330 Abilene 42.9 #167/330

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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Victoria's 49.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD 49.2 #212/330 Midland, MI 49.3 #214/330 Augusta-Richmond County, GA 49.0 #211/330 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 49.6 #215/330 Toledo, OH 48.8 #210/330 Billings, MT 48.7 #209/330 Medford, OR 48.6 #208/330 El Paso, TX 48.6 #207/330 Rapid City, SD 48.5 #206/330 College Station-Bryan, TX 50.0 #216/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in States Bordering Texas

State-level entry risk for real estate and rental and leasing in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Arkansas 30.5 #12/51 Oklahoma 42.0 #30/51 Louisiana 44.5 #34/51 New Mexico 52.3 #45/51

Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for real estate and rental and leasing across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Victoria's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the industry concentration component (89.1) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Victoria, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment