Portland, Aransas Pass & Rockport
Port Aransas & Mustang Island
Life in Port Aransas and along Mustang Island runs on golf carts, boardwalks over the sand dunes and canal basins tucked behind the open Gulf beach, connected to North Padre Island by TX-361 and to Aransas Pass by the 24-hour ferry.
Current listings in Port Aransas & Mustang Island
View all Port Aransas & Mustang Island homesAt a glance
- Drive to North Padre & Flour Bluff
- 25–30 minutes south on TX-361
- Ferry to Aransas Pass
- 15–20 minutes via the 24-hour TxDOT ferry
- Most common homes
- Elevated stilt homes, townhomes, planned beach communities & Gulf-front condominiums
- School district
- Port Aransas ISD
Homes in Port Aransas & Mustang Island
In Old Town Port Aransas, streets mix 1960s through 1980s beach cottages with newer elevated coastal residences. South along the TX-361 Mustang Island corridor, construction from the mid-2000s to today features multi-story homes on pilings, townhomes, beachfront condominiums and planned beach communities with boardwalks over the dunes. Residential lots are compact, averaging 0.08 to 0.18 acres, while canal communities such as Island Moorings and Channel Vista offer private boat slips opening toward the ship channel and Corpus Christi Bay.
Drive times
- Aransas Pass mainland landing: 15–20 minutes via the TxDOT vehicle ferry
- North Padre Island and Flour Bluff: 25–30 minutes south on TX-361
- NAS Corpus Christi: 30–35 minutes via TX-361 and the JFK Causeway
- Downtown Corpus Christi: 40–45 minutes
- Corpus Christi International Airport: 45–50 minutes
Everyday places
- Port Aransas Beach and Horace Caldwell Pier
- Roberts Point Park and Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor on the ship channel
- I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park and the south jetty
- Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center and Charlie's Pasture nature boardwalks
- Mustang Island State Park
Before you make an offer
If you plan to use the property as a vacation rental, check City of Port Aransas short-term rental registration rules, occupancy limits and POA guidelines before making an offer. Check the FEMA flood zone (AE or VE), ask for an existing elevation certificate, and confirm how ground-level storage or parking enclosures are permitted. Ask for windstorm certificates (WPI-8) on the roof, windows and exterior work, and review HOA or condo association reserve funds and master insurance deductibles. On canal-front homes, have a marine contractor inspect the dock, boat lift, pilings and shoreline structures.
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
Where can you drive golf carts in Port Aransas?
Registered golf carts are permitted on most city streets with posted speed limits of 35 mph or less and on designated sections of the beach, but they are not allowed on TX-361 south of Avenue G. Check current city rules for permit and equipment requirements.
Good to know
Port Aransas can be reached two ways: from the south by driving TX-361 up Mustang Island from North Padre Island, or from the west aboard the free 24-hour TxDOT vehicle ferry from Aransas Pass, where dolphins often swim alongside the boats in the ship channel.
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