50 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in Texas

Counties in Texas where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Orange County TX 59 0.47 $152,800 $71,910 $974 1.2%
02 Wichita County TX 27 0.46 $129,000 $58,862 $937 1.8%
03 Hidalgo County TX 41 0.44 $112,700 $49,371 $875 1.8%
04 Cameron County TX 62 0.43 $109,600 $47,435 $855 1.7%
05 Rusk County TX 89 0.42 $148,100 $61,661 $963 1.0%
06 Coryell County TX 22 0.41 $153,300 $63,281 $1,046 1.5%
07 Angelina County TX 31 0.41 $138,600 $57,055 $985 1.3%
08 Cherokee County TX 21 0.41 $138,500 $56,971 $883 1.3%
09 Liberty County TX 41 0.41 $145,400 $59,605 $978 1.4%
10 Starr County TX 40 0.41 $88,300 $35,979 $670 1.2%
11 Ector County TX 99 0.40 $175,600 $70,566 $1,232 1.3%
12 Potter County TX 78 0.40 $119,900 $47,974 $943 1.6%
13 Hardin County TX 68 0.40 $175,800 $70,164 $955 1.1%
14 Navarro County TX 26 0.40 $142,300 $56,261 $978 1.3%
15 Medina County TX 27 0.39 $186,200 $73,060 $1,038 1.4%
16 San Patricio County TX 5 0.39 $163,900 $63,842 $1,265 1.6%
17 Maverick County TX 67 0.39 $125,000 $48,497 $757 1.5%
18 Harrison County TX 71 0.39 $164,400 $63,427 $912 1.1%
19 Lamar County TX 61 0.38 $152,800 $58,246 $847 1.0%
20 Polk County TX 29 0.38 $151,100 $57,315 $920 1.0%
21 Jefferson County TX 14 0.38 $151,500 $57,294 $1,004 1.6%
22 Tom Green County TX 89 0.38 $177,800 $67,215 $1,024 1.4%
23 Bowie County TX 48 0.38 $150,300 $56,628 $900 1.3%
24 Henderson County TX 17 0.37 $159,600 $59,778 $958 1.1%
25 Randall County TX 43 0.37 $209,200 $78,038 $1,072 1.6%
26 Webb County TX 37 0.37 $161,000 $59,984 $964 2.0%
27 Anderson County TX 86 0.37 $154,600 $57,445 $972 1.0%
28 Gregg County TX 34 0.37 $171,900 $63,811 $1,008 1.3%
29 Victoria County TX 15 0.37 $181,200 $66,308 $1,084 1.6%
30 Taylor County TX 100 0.36 $169,800 $61,806 $1,063 1.5%
31 Hunt County TX 14 0.36 $184,000 $66,885 $1,120 1.4%
32 El Paso County TX 60 0.36 $153,600 $55,417 $978 2.1%
33 Nueces County TX 61 0.36 $177,700 $64,027 $1,175 1.7%
34 Brazoria County TX 26 0.36 $256,900 $91,972 $1,333 1.8%
35 Van Zandt County TX 65 0.34 $181,300 $62,334 $981 1.2%
36 Wise County TX 5 0.34 $248,400 $85,385 $1,137 1.2%
37 Smith County TX 18 0.34 $201,400 $69,053 $1,129 1.3%
38 Johnson County TX 13 0.34 $225,000 $77,058 $1,271 1.3%
39 Guadalupe County TX 18 0.34 $258,600 $88,111 $1,278 1.6%
40 Bastrop County TX 1 0.34 $235,900 $80,151 $1,195 1.6%
41 Nacogdoches County TX 94 0.34 $150,700 $51,153 $863 0.9%
42 Ellis County TX 23 0.34 $275,800 $93,248 $1,345 1.5%
43 Lubbock County TX 22 0.34 $183,700 $61,911 $1,087 1.6%
44 Wilson County TX 28 0.34 $266,600 $89,708 $1,054 1.3%
45 Rockwall County TX 6 0.33 $363,500 $121,303 $1,779 1.7%
46 Fort Bend County TX 6 0.33 $329,600 $109,987 $1,669 2.1%
47 Midland County TX 67 0.33 $272,900 $90,123 $1,375 1.3%
48 Kaufman County TX 7 0.33 $256,900 $84,075 $1,286 1.7%
49 Montgomery County TX 21 0.33 $293,500 $95,946 $1,416 1.7%
50 Galveston County TX 13 0.32 $260,600 $83,913 $1,301 1.5%

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