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McAllen Garage Sale Insights

What 76,626 city garage sale permits say about when, where and how McAllen holds garage sales.

76,626 permitted garage sales since 2011
July is the busiest month for new sales
Saturday has the most sales open
69% of permits are issued the day before the sale, or the same day
2024 was the first year back above pre-pandemic sales
29 neighbors held sales on the same block in April 2016, the biggest block sale on record

The busiest day on record: July 16, 2016, with 171 sales open across the city.

Garage sales per year

2012 was the busiest full year, with 6,614 sales. 2020 was the quietest, and by 2024 sales were back above 2019.

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When Months, weekdays, holiday weekends and weather. July leads the year; January is the quietest.
Where A heat map of the city, the busiest areas, ZIP codes and the biggest block sales.
Sellers How far ahead sellers get their permits, how often they hold sales, and first-time sellers.
History Year by year since 2011, the 2020 dip and recovery, and the records.
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