50 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Texas

The top-ranked counties in Texas on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Taylor County TX 100 +5.3% +4.0% +0.9% 3.2x
02 Ector County TX 86 +2.5% +3.0% +0.7% 2.1x
03 Tom Green County TX 71 +1.6% +3.0% +0.2% 3.1x
04 Maverick County TX 69 +1.5% +2.6% +0.1% 3.5x
05 Midland County TX 68 +1.4% +5.9% +1.4% 1.3x
06 Nacogdoches County TX 66 +1.4% +3.1% -0.1% 3.4x
07 Van Zandt County TX 59 +1.0% +3.4% +2.2% 7.3x
08 Potter County TX 57 +0.9% +2.0% -1.0% 1.6x
09 Anderson County TX 56 +0.9% -1.2% -0.1% 4.2x
10 Lamar County TX 51 +0.8% +1.3% +0.4% 2.7x
11 Wilson County TX 51 +0.8% +6.7% +2.0% 9.5x
12 Hidalgo County TX 49 +0.7% +2.6% +0.9% 4.1x
13 El Paso County TX 42 +0.5% +8.4% +0.4% 3.1x
14 Montgomery County TX 41 +0.4% +4.5% +3.6% 4.7x
15 Gregg County TX 40 +0.4% +0.5% +0.4% 2.5x
16 Randall County TX 37 +0.3% +4.0% +1.7% 6.2x
17 Polk County TX 33 +0.2% +1.8% +2.4% 5.3x
18 Angelina County TX 33 +0.2% +2.1% +0.0% 3.3x
19 Brazos County TX 33 +0.2% +3.2% +1.5% 4.9x
20 Liberty County TX 32 +0.1% +3.5% +4.0% 5.3x
21 Webb County TX 32 +0.1% +0.0% +0.1% 3.3x
22 Brazoria County TX 31 +0.1% +5.3% +1.6% 5.3x
23 Ellis County TX 31 +0.1% +7.2% +4.0% 6.6x
24 Wichita County TX 29 -0.0% +0.8% +0.1% 2.8x
25 Hardin County TX 27 -0.1% +4.9% +0.8% 6.9x
26 Harrison County TX 27 -0.1% -0.4% +0.6% 2.5x
27 Parker County TX 26 -0.2% +5.2% +4.4% 8.0x
28 Smith County TX 25 -0.2% +3.6% +1.4% 3.6x
29 Cherokee County TX 25 -0.2% +4.8% +0.5% 4.4x
30 Orange County TX 24 -0.3% +13.8% -0.3% 2.8x
31 Medina County TX 24 -0.3% -1.0% +1.9% 7.8x
32 Cameron County TX 23 -0.3% +5.7% +0.3% 3.4x
33 Victoria County TX 23 -0.3% +1.8% -0.1% 3.3x
34 Nueces County TX 20 -0.6% +7.8% -0.1% 2.9x
35 Starr County TX 18 -0.7% -2.9% +0.2% 4.7x
36 Tarrant County TX 18 -0.7% +3.5% +1.1% 4.1x
37 Bowie County TX 17 -0.8% +3.5% -0.2% 3.5x
38 Rusk County TX 17 -0.8% -7.3% +0.4% 3.6x
39 Lubbock County TX 17 -0.9% +1.7% +0.9% 3.7x
40 Coryell County TX 16 -0.9% +1.9% +1.5% 7.2x
41 Hunt County TX 16 -0.9% +5.4% +2.9% 3.5x
42 Johnson County TX 14 -1.1% +5.5% +3.2% 5.8x
43 Hood County TX 14 -1.1% +2.5% +3.2% 5.6x
44 McLennan County TX 14 -1.1% +3.8% +1.2% 3.5x
45 Galveston County TX 11 -1.4% +7.5% +1.1% 4.5x
46 Harris County TX 10 -1.7% +3.8% +0.6% 2.4x
47 Dallas County TX 9 -1.8% +1.3% -0.0% 2.1x
48 Jefferson County TX 9 -1.8% +12.4% -0.7% 1.8x
49 Walker County TX 8 -1.8% +3.9% +0.9% 5.9x
50 Bastrop County TX 8 -2.0% +3.8% +3.7% 6.9x

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