Cost to Own
United States › Rankings › Texas Counties ranked 250 Data vintage ACS 2023 5-Year

Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Cheapest Counties to Own a Home Outright in Texas

Paying off a mortgage does not end the cost of a house. This ranks counties by what the median home still costs every month with no loan at all: property tax, insurance, electricity, water and maintenance. Nowhere in America is it zero.

Where does yours land? Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.

Texas ranked

#County Monthly if paid offMedian homeEffective rate
1 Cottle County $375$54,1001.152%
2 Hudspeth County $384$57,4001.179%
3 Cochran County $385$57,7001.185%
4 Stonewall County $386$54,7001.360%
5 Dickens County $413$65,0001.366%
6 Foard County $419$71,4001.182%
7 San Augustine County $424$83,5000.816%
8 Edwards County $428$78,3001.051%
9 Culberson County $429$84,5000.859%
10 Willacy County $430$60,8001.914%
11 Hardeman County $432$76,5001.183%
12 Lamb County $433$76,6001.192%
13 Motley County $437$81,1001.097%
14 Newton County $438$83,1001.030%
15 Dimmit County $439$80,3001.142%
16 Borden County $441$105,4000.468%
17 Briscoe County $441$82,9001.084%
18 Hall County $443$80,2001.212%
19 Knox County $446$66,8001.862%
20 Throckmorton County $449$84,2001.151%
21 Duval County $449$86,4001.078%
22 Zapata County $451$88,8001.027%
23 Brooks County $453$82,7001.260%
24 Donley County $462$90,5001.126%
25 Haskell County $465$92,0001.117%
26 Crosby County $467$75,5001.781%
27 Fisher County $468$77,6001.705%
28 Starr County $469$93,3001.122%
29 Garza County $470$79,3001.660%
30 Castro County $473$94,9001.124%
31 Kinney County $478$88,5001.406%
32 Zavala County $478$88,1001.423%
33 Baylor County $478$93,3001.247%
34 Marion County $480$110,5000.787%
35 Coleman County $482$91,2001.368%
36 Floyd County $484$101,0001.079%
37 Kent County $487$108,9000.907%
38 Crockett County $490$140,0000.333%
39 Refugio County $494$94,4001.404%
40 Jones County $499$92,7001.537%
41 Upton County $501$106,3001.126%
42 Shelby County $504$111,7001.023%
43 Swisher County $505$89,2001.743%
44 Wheeler County $506$97,6001.446%
45 Falls County $507$97,3001.469%
46 Jim Wells County $508$104,8001.251%
47 Trinity County $508$110,1001.107%
48 Dawson County $508$90,8001.726%
49 Mitchell County $510$85,7001.960%
50 Wilbarger County $511$98,8001.474%
51 Gray County $512$100,4001.429%
52 Nolan County $513$98,3001.511%
53 Morris County $515$110,2001.178%
54 Bee County $517$102,8001.421%
55 McCulloch County $518$104,4001.375%
56 Collingsworth County $519$108,4001.271%
57 Ward County $519$138,8000.600%
58 Winkler County $519$121,2000.952%
59 Hutchinson County $521$102,2001.482%
60 Coke County $523$112,9001.187%
61 Hale County $523$106,1001.386%
62 Runnels County $524$103,7001.464%
63 Reeves County $524$113,7001.181%
64 La Salle County $524$101,0001.561%
65 Bailey County $526$104,4001.468%
66 Concho County $534$105,8001.512%
67 Jasper County $539$125,9001.036%
68 Eastland County $545$121,7001.192%
69 Menard County $545$105,3001.659%
70 Terry County $545$111,2001.479%
71 Schleicher County $547$113,4001.429%
72 Deaf Smith County $548$116,0001.371%
73 Stephens County $548$105,7001.683%
74 Sabine County $549$131,9000.997%
75 Hockley County $550$112,7001.480%
76 Red River County $552$133,8000.984%
77 Crane County $552$119,9001.308%
78 Frio County $553$110,1001.590%
79 Scurry County $554$110,8001.589%
80 Childress County $555$115,1001.472%
81 Karnes County $559$136,9000.982%
82 Live Oak County $559$142,3000.882%
83 Cass County $560$133,5001.063%
84 Tyler County $568$138,4001.032%
85 Panola County $570$146,0000.899%
86 Terrell County $571$152,2000.803%
87 Jim Hogg County $578$125,6001.413%
88 Pecos County $579$142,9001.034%
89 Lipscomb County $580$128,4001.363%
90 Cameron County $584$120,0001.622%
91 Sterling County $584$143,2001.072%
92 McMullen County $585$108,8001.992%
93 Delta County $587$149,4000.975%
94 Presidio County $588$123,1001.583%
95 Hamilton County $588$124,8001.537%
96 Callahan County $591$144,8001.096%
97 Irion County $591$152,6000.954%
98 Houston County $593$155,1000.921%
99 Parmer County $598$127,3001.566%
100 Nacogdoches County $600$158,2000.925%
101 Howard County $604$150,3001.092%
102 Martin County $604$162,2000.884%
103 Polk County $605$154,0001.037%
104 Ochiltree County $607$137,2001.402%
105 Madison County $608$149,1001.155%
106 Hidalgo County $610$124,0001.764%
107 Brown County $610$149,9001.152%
108 DeWitt County $612$167,2000.859%
109 Carson County $612$140,6001.362%
110 Potter County $613$134,9001.503%
111 Sutton County $614$140,6001.378%
112 Oldham County $615$144,8001.297%
113 Moore County $617$135,4001.526%
114 Leon County $619$177,4000.755%
115 San Saba County $620$161,8001.006%
116 Hansford County $620$132,1001.639%
117 Comanche County $622$137,8001.511%
118 Angelina County $622$149,8001.250%
119 Camp County $623$159,9001.065%
120 Dallam County $624$140,5001.470%
121 Limestone County $626$154,4001.187%
122 Lynn County $627$130,8001.734%
123 Freestone County $630$164,4001.037%
124 Rusk County $631$166,9001.001%
125 Robertson County $632$172,7000.917%
126 Sherman County $634$125,5001.952%
127 Titus County $636$157,9001.201%
128 Reagan County $639$163,7001.115%
129 Calhoun County $641$150,0001.397%
130 Anderson County $642$173,4000.973%
131 Gonzales County $642$158,9001.227%
132 Cherokee County $643$160,3001.211%
133 Lamar County $644$175,5000.951%
134 Milam County $644$168,9001.059%
135 Maverick County $645$151,5001.394%
136 Uvalde County $646$144,4001.565%
137 Atascosa County $651$157,4001.321%
138 Burleson County $654$174,0001.044%
139 Hill County $654$163,1001.234%
140 Matagorda County $654$162,2001.255%
141 Roberts County $654$176,8001.005%
142 Val Verde County $655$151,5001.474%
143 Orange County $656$163,4001.246%
144 Young County $656$165,3001.214%
145 Bowie County $657$161,3001.296%
146 Navarro County $658$159,9001.325%
147 Jackson County $658$175,5001.052%
148 Harrison County $659$178,2001.016%
149 Wichita County $662$141,6001.766%
150 Yoakum County $665$183,0000.981%
151 Clay County $666$161,3001.360%
152 Liberty County $666$167,1001.251%
153 Palo Pinto County $671$167,3001.283%
154 Bosque County $673$184,5001.008%
155 Upshur County $673$171,2001.226%
156 Goliad County $673$182,8001.035%
157 Kleberg County $674$152,2001.614%
158 Montague County $675$189,4000.951%
159 Henderson County $680$189,6000.980%
160 Kimble County $682$173,1001.255%
161 Wood County $685$195,1000.932%
162 Mills County $688$200,2000.880%
163 San Jacinto County $690$183,1001.139%
164 Jefferson County $690$159,6001.575%
165 Jack County $692$174,8001.296%
166 Shackelford County $696$176,9001.287%
167 Archer County $697$175,3001.322%
168 Jeff Davis County $699$234,4000.547%
169 Hopkins County $703$193,2001.072%
170 Hardin County $705$188,2001.155%
171 Colorado County $708$194,0001.091%
172 Gregg County $709$185,8001.222%
173 Glasscock County $710$248,6000.464%
174 Coryell County $716$177,4001.414%
175 Franklin County $723$213,2000.912%
176 Van Zandt County $724$199,5001.105%
177 Ector County $730$190,5001.280%
178 Tom Green County $731$186,7001.351%
179 Andrews County $732$188,2001.328%
180 San Patricio County $741$180,4001.527%
181 Armstrong County $743$185,7001.443%
182 Wharton County $744$182,7001.505%
183 Walker County $746$207,9001.112%
184 Gaines County $746$185,3001.468%
185 Lavaca County $748$220,9000.957%
186 Taylor County $749$190,3001.403%
187 Fannin County $758$213,5001.104%
188 Rains County $759$214,9001.094%
189 Hemphill County $772$214,9001.164%
190 Hartley County $778$213,2001.221%
191 Victoria County $782$197,6001.488%
192 El Paso County $783$167,3002.086%
193 Brewster County $785$216,0001.224%
194 Hunt County $785$210,9001.297%
195 Webb County $785$178,9001.851%
196 Grimes County $787$226,6001.094%
197 Aransas County $796$236,8001.014%
198 Lubbock County $800$199,6001.563%
199 Smith County $801$220,8001.245%
200 Caldwell County $804$215,6001.332%
201 Nueces County $805$194,7001.678%
202 Cooke County $811$224,6001.244%
203 Medina County $811$220,0001.310%
204 Bandera County $811$249,8000.940%
205 Lee County $812$247,5000.969%
206 Somervell County $826$253,6000.967%
207 Grayson County $829$228,3001.293%
208 Mason County $839$274,6000.815%
209 Lampasas County $844$236,0001.268%
210 McLennan County $849$219,2001.527%
211 Erath County $855$251,9001.126%
212 Bell County $857$221,1001.542%
213 Fayette County $875$271,1001.008%
214 Randall County $881$227,5001.577%
215 Johnson County $894$254,6001.280%
216 Washington County $905$270,1001.150%
217 Kerr County $928$285,1001.093%
218 Wise County $931$277,2001.188%
219 Hood County $933$281,3001.152%
220 Austin County $936$270,9001.279%
221 Llano County $940$322,3000.803%
222 Chambers County $950$289,9001.135%
223 Bexar County $976$244,1001.814%
224 Wilson County $980$286,3001.301%
225 Bastrop County $985$269,5001.513%
226 Midland County $988$293,0001.262%
227 Harris County $988$255,0001.718%
228 Burnet County $998$310,5001.126%
229 Waller County $1,010$292,0001.360%
230 Galveston County $1,021$284,9001.488%
231 Guadalupe County $1,025$285,9001.494%
232 Brazos County $1,042$279,7001.637%
233 Dallas County $1,047$277,9001.680%
234 Brazoria County $1,058$276,8001.745%
235 Ellis County $1,073$306,4001.460%
236 Kaufman County $1,097$290,8001.732%
237 Tarrant County $1,116$294,1001.772%
238 Montgomery County $1,153$317,5001.649%
239 Parker County $1,171$343,6001.449%
240 Blanco County $1,179$396,2001.043%
241 Comal County $1,240$398,8001.210%
242 Gillespie County $1,255$432,3001.019%
243 Hays County $1,332$371,4001.729%
244 Fort Bend County $1,346$350,3001.988%
245 Rockwall County $1,348$386,0001.643%
246 Denton County $1,424$403,4001.721%
247 Williamson County $1,452$414,6001.707%
248 Kendall County $1,465$489,8001.203%
249 Collin County $1,530$447,6001.660%
250 Travis County $1,595$487,6001.535%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

Nationwide

Cheapest Counties to Own a Home Outright across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Texas

Other rankings

All 31 rankings