Portland, Aransas Pass & Rockport
Aransas Pass
Aransas Pass is a working coastal harbor town where Redfish Bay, Conn Brown Harbor and the 24-hour ferry landing to Port Aransas shape daily life, with older bungalows in town and canal-front stilt homes on the water.
Current listings in Aransas Pass
View all Aransas Pass homesAt a glance
- Drive to Port Aransas ferry
- 8–10 minutes to the TxDOT ferry landing
- Drive to Corpus Christi
- 25–30 minutes via TX-35 and US-181
- Most common homes
- Coastal cottages, elevated homes on pilings, mid-century bungalows & canal-front houses
- School district
- Aransas Pass ISD
Homes in Aransas Pass
In-town neighborhoods in Aransas Pass feature 1950s through 1970s wood-frame and concrete-block bungalows alongside 1980s to 2000s single-family additions. On the water, canal subdivisions such as Bay Harbor and Pelican Cove feature elevated homes on pilings and coastal cottages with private boat docks opening to Conn Brown Harbor and Redfish Bay. Typical residential lots average 0.15 to 0.25 acres.
Drive times
- Port Aransas ferry landing: 8–10 minutes
- Ingleside and the San Patricio industrial corridor: 10–15 minutes
- Gulf beaches on Mustang Island and Port Aransas: 15–20 minutes via the ferry
- Downtown Corpus Christi and the Port: 25–30 minutes
- Corpus Christi International Airport: 35–40 minutes
Everyday places
- Conn Brown Harbor Point Park (boat ramps, marinas and bayfront park)
- Dale Miller Offshore Fishing Pier
- Aransas Pass Aquatic Center and Community Park
- Redfish Bay kayaking and flats fishing
- Downtown Wheeler Avenue shops and local seafood spots
Before you make an offer
Check the flood zone (many coastal and canal parcels sit in FEMA AE or VE zones) and ask for an existing elevation certificate. On canal properties, have a marine contractor inspect the dock, boat lift, pilings, tie-backs and shoreline retaining structures, and check water depth at low tide. Ask for windstorm certificates on the roof, windows, cargo lifts and any structural work.
Windstorm insurance and flood zones vary by property; Marci can point you to the right specialist. This isn't insurance or legal advice.
A question Marci hears
How does the ferry from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas work?
The Texas Department of Transportation operates a free vehicle ferry 24 hours a day between the Aransas Pass causeway and Mustang Island. Crossings take about ten minutes once aboard, though summer weekends and holidays can bring longer wait times.
Good to know
Aransas Pass spans parts of three counties—San Patricio, Aransas and Nueces—so check which county and taxing entities apply to a specific street address.
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