RANK #371 / 1001 NAT · #16 / 72 TX · POP 52,652
1YR FORECAST: -0.3%
5YR OUTLOOK: -2%
Burnet County ranks #371 out of 1001 U.S. counties on the Boom Town Index. Strong signals across affordability, population growth, and market activity suggest this county is on an upward trajectory. 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.
Bars show trailing 12-month growth. The dashed Forecast bars are the model's next-12-month projection; the whisker marks the ±1% range (cooling–accelerating).
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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.
With a Boom Town Index score of 63/100, Burnet County sits in the upper half of all 1001 ranked counties. Employment is expanding at +1.6%, and median household income stands at $78,732 — indicators that suggest solid fundamentals even if it's not among the fastest-growing counties in TX.
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 -2.3% 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.