RANK #559 / 1001 NAT · #29 / 72 TX · POP 52,652
1YR FORECAST: -1.6%
5YR OUTLOOK: +27%
Burnet County ranks #559 out of 1001 U.S. counties on the Boom Town Index. Mixed signals — some growth indicators are positive while others trail national averages. Detailed narrative coming soon.
Overvalued relative to economy
Prices declining
Above national median (15x)
Housing looks overvalued at 18.2x — home prices are high relative to local economic output. Climate and geography support a structural premium. The typical U.S. county is 4–6x.
Source: Redfin · Census BPS — Browse sales on Redfin →
Source: CDC/NCHS vital statistics via County Health Rankings (2020–2022 avg). Rates per 100,000 population. Grade based on homicide rate relative to national average (~6.3). Learn more →
Bars show percentile rank among all 1001 counties.
Burnet County scores 44/100 on the Boom Town Index, landing in the middle of the pack among 1001 U.S. counties (#559). Median household income is $78,732 and job growth is running at +1.6%. The data points to a county with mixed signals — some positive indicators alongside areas that lag faster-growing peers.
Burnet County leans toward the expensive side. A median home value of $344,000 against an income-to-home-value ratio of 0.23 means housing eats a bigger share of local earnings than the national norm. Renters face $1,319/month on average.
Burnet County is growing on multiple fronts. Population is up +3.1% year-over-year while employers added jobs at a +1.6% clip. Home values shifted -2.6% in the past year.
In significant numbers — 6.28% of Burnet County's current population relocated from another state, well above the national norm. That level of in-migration usually signals a county where jobs, affordability, or quality of life are pulling people in from elsewhere.