Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Texas
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
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Texas ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanco County | 35.9 yrs | $396,200 | $920 |
| 2 | Mason County | 30.5 yrs | $274,600 | $751 |
| 3 | Shackelford County | 30.4 yrs | $176,900 | $485 |
| 4 | Gillespie County | 27.1 yrs | $432,300 | $1,331 |
| 5 | Llano County | 27.0 yrs | $322,300 | $995 |
| 6 | Kendall County | 25.9 yrs | $489,800 | $1,576 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 24.9 yrs | $271,100 | $909 |
| 8 | Travis County | 24.3 yrs | $487,600 | $1,669 |
| 9 | Brewster County | 23.4 yrs | $216,000 | $768 |
| 10 | Mills County | 23.4 yrs | $200,200 | $713 |
| 11 | Presidio County | 23.1 yrs | $123,100 | $445 |
| 12 | Somervell County | 22.8 yrs | $253,600 | $927 |
| 13 | Comal County | 22.8 yrs | $398,800 | $1,460 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 22.3 yrs | $286,300 | $1,069 |
| 15 | Kerr County | 22.0 yrs | $285,100 | $1,079 |
| 16 | Hays County | 21.8 yrs | $371,400 | $1,417 |
| 17 | Goliad County | 21.0 yrs | $182,800 | $724 |
| 18 | Lavaca County | 20.9 yrs | $220,900 | $879 |
| 19 | Bandera County | 20.9 yrs | $249,800 | $998 |
| 20 | Collin County | 20.8 yrs | $447,600 | $1,792 |
| 21 | Washington County | 20.6 yrs | $270,100 | $1,091 |
| 22 | Denton County | 20.5 yrs | $403,400 | $1,642 |
| 23 | Lampasas County | 20.5 yrs | $236,000 | $961 |
| 24 | Austin County | 20.3 yrs | $270,900 | $1,111 |
| 25 | Waller County | 20.1 yrs | $292,000 | $1,210 |
| 26 | Brazos County | 20.1 yrs | $279,700 | $1,160 |
| 27 | Williamson County | 20.1 yrs | $414,600 | $1,720 |
| 28 | Rains County | 20.0 yrs | $214,900 | $895 |
| 29 | Crockett County | 19.9 yrs | $140,000 | $585 |
| 30 | Parker County | 19.9 yrs | $343,600 | $1,440 |
| 31 | Lee County | 19.6 yrs | $247,500 | $1,050 |
| 32 | Gaines County | 19.6 yrs | $185,300 | $788 |
| 33 | Burnet County | 19.5 yrs | $310,500 | $1,324 |
| 34 | Grimes County | 19.2 yrs | $226,600 | $985 |
| 35 | Roberts County | 19.2 yrs | $176,800 | $769 |
| 36 | Wood County | 19.1 yrs | $195,100 | $851 |
| 37 | Archer County | 19.1 yrs | $175,300 | $766 |
| 38 | Hemphill County | 18.9 yrs | $214,900 | $946 |
| 39 | Aransas County | 18.8 yrs | $236,800 | $1,052 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 18.7 yrs | $213,200 | $948 |
| 41 | Wise County | 18.6 yrs | $277,200 | $1,239 |
| 42 | Robertson County | 18.6 yrs | $172,700 | $773 |
| 43 | Leon County | 18.5 yrs | $177,400 | $798 |
| 44 | Erath County | 18.5 yrs | $251,900 | $1,134 |
| 45 | Kimble County | 18.1 yrs | $173,100 | $795 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 18.0 yrs | $317,500 | $1,471 |
| 47 | Fannin County | 17.9 yrs | $213,500 | $994 |
| 48 | Midland County | 17.7 yrs | $293,000 | $1,383 |
| 49 | Ellis County | 17.6 yrs | $306,400 | $1,449 |
| 50 | Walker County | 17.6 yrs | $207,900 | $986 |
| 51 | Galveston County | 17.5 yrs | $284,900 | $1,360 |
| 52 | Hartley County | 17.4 yrs | $213,200 | $1,023 |
| 53 | Camp County | 17.2 yrs | $159,900 | $774 |
| 54 | Kaufman County | 17.2 yrs | $290,800 | $1,408 |
| 55 | Cooke County | 17.2 yrs | $224,600 | $1,088 |
| 56 | Randall County | 16.9 yrs | $227,500 | $1,119 |
| 57 | Rockwall County | 16.9 yrs | $386,000 | $1,899 |
| 58 | Tarrant County | 16.9 yrs | $294,100 | $1,447 |
| 59 | Reagan County | 16.9 yrs | $163,700 | $806 |
| 60 | Medina County | 16.8 yrs | $220,000 | $1,091 |
| 61 | Bastrop County | 16.7 yrs | $269,500 | $1,342 |
| 62 | Bosque County | 16.6 yrs | $184,500 | $926 |
| 63 | Hood County | 16.6 yrs | $281,300 | $1,414 |
| 64 | Guadalupe County | 16.6 yrs | $285,900 | $1,439 |
| 65 | McLennan County | 16.5 yrs | $219,200 | $1,106 |
| 66 | Montague County | 16.5 yrs | $189,400 | $957 |
| 67 | Fort Bend County | 16.5 yrs | $350,300 | $1,770 |
| 68 | Van Zandt County | 16.5 yrs | $199,500 | $1,010 |
| 69 | Yoakum County | 16.4 yrs | $183,000 | $931 |
| 70 | Brazoria County | 16.4 yrs | $276,800 | $1,410 |
| 71 | Lamar County | 16.3 yrs | $175,500 | $897 |
| 72 | Clay County | 16.3 yrs | $161,300 | $825 |
| 73 | Freestone County | 16.2 yrs | $164,400 | $844 |
| 74 | Young County | 16.2 yrs | $165,300 | $849 |
| 75 | Henderson County | 16.2 yrs | $189,600 | $978 |
| 76 | Grayson County | 16.2 yrs | $228,300 | $1,178 |
| 77 | Colorado County | 16.1 yrs | $194,000 | $1,002 |
| 78 | Titus County | 16.1 yrs | $157,900 | $817 |
| 79 | Maverick County | 16.0 yrs | $151,500 | $789 |
| 80 | Burleson County | 16.0 yrs | $174,000 | $909 |
| 81 | Gonzales County | 15.8 yrs | $158,900 | $837 |
| 82 | Johnson County | 15.8 yrs | $254,600 | $1,343 |
| 83 | Bell County | 15.8 yrs | $221,100 | $1,168 |
| 84 | Bexar County | 15.8 yrs | $244,100 | $1,290 |
| 85 | Dallas County | 15.8 yrs | $277,900 | $1,469 |
| 86 | Harris County | 15.8 yrs | $255,000 | $1,349 |
| 87 | Caldwell County | 15.7 yrs | $215,600 | $1,145 |
| 88 | Chambers County | 15.6 yrs | $289,900 | $1,548 |
| 89 | Hardin County | 15.5 yrs | $188,200 | $1,011 |
| 90 | Hopkins County | 15.5 yrs | $193,200 | $1,038 |
| 91 | Wharton County | 15.4 yrs | $182,700 | $986 |
| 92 | Limestone County | 15.4 yrs | $154,400 | $835 |
| 93 | Smith County | 15.4 yrs | $220,800 | $1,197 |
| 94 | Armstrong County | 15.3 yrs | $185,700 | $1,010 |
| 95 | Sutton County | 15.2 yrs | $140,600 | $770 |
| 96 | Harrison County | 15.2 yrs | $178,200 | $977 |
| 97 | Cherokee County | 15.2 yrs | $160,300 | $880 |
| 98 | San Saba County | 15.1 yrs | $161,800 | $894 |
| 99 | Schleicher County | 15.1 yrs | $113,400 | $627 |
| 100 | Jack County | 15.0 yrs | $174,800 | $968 |
| 101 | Panola County | 15.0 yrs | $146,000 | $810 |
| 102 | San Jacinto County | 15.0 yrs | $183,100 | $1,018 |
| 103 | Webb County | 15.0 yrs | $178,900 | $997 |
| 104 | Madison County | 14.9 yrs | $149,100 | $832 |
| 105 | Sabine County | 14.9 yrs | $131,900 | $738 |
| 106 | Jeff Davis County | 14.9 yrs | $234,400 | $1,314 |
| 107 | Mitchell County | 14.8 yrs | $85,700 | $481 |
| 108 | Milam County | 14.8 yrs | $168,900 | $948 |
| 109 | Hunt County | 14.8 yrs | $210,900 | $1,184 |
| 110 | Houston County | 14.8 yrs | $155,100 | $873 |
| 111 | Lubbock County | 14.7 yrs | $199,600 | $1,134 |
| 112 | Hill County | 14.6 yrs | $163,100 | $929 |
| 113 | Collingsworth County | 14.6 yrs | $108,400 | $619 |
| 114 | DeWitt County | 14.6 yrs | $167,200 | $955 |
| 115 | Delta County | 14.5 yrs | $149,400 | $857 |
| 116 | Jackson County | 14.5 yrs | $175,500 | $1,011 |
| 117 | Gregg County | 14.4 yrs | $185,800 | $1,072 |
| 118 | Anderson County | 14.4 yrs | $173,400 | $1,006 |
| 119 | Floyd County | 14.3 yrs | $101,000 | $587 |
| 120 | Victoria County | 14.3 yrs | $197,600 | $1,151 |
| 121 | Hansford County | 14.3 yrs | $132,100 | $770 |
| 122 | Nacogdoches County | 14.3 yrs | $158,200 | $923 |
| 123 | Taylor County | 14.3 yrs | $190,300 | $1,111 |
| 124 | Brooks County | 14.2 yrs | $82,700 | $487 |
| 125 | Brown County | 14.1 yrs | $149,900 | $887 |
| 126 | Upshur County | 14.1 yrs | $171,200 | $1,015 |
| 127 | Cottle County | 14.0 yrs | $54,100 | $323 |
| 128 | Comanche County | 14.0 yrs | $137,800 | $823 |
| 129 | Rusk County | 14.0 yrs | $166,900 | $997 |
| 130 | Bowie County | 13.9 yrs | $161,300 | $966 |
| 131 | Tom Green County | 13.8 yrs | $186,700 | $1,125 |
| 132 | Callahan County | 13.7 yrs | $144,800 | $881 |
| 133 | Coke County | 13.7 yrs | $112,900 | $687 |
| 134 | Palo Pinto County | 13.6 yrs | $167,300 | $1,024 |
| 135 | Cass County | 13.6 yrs | $133,500 | $821 |
| 136 | Matagorda County | 13.5 yrs | $162,200 | $998 |
| 137 | Zavala County | 13.5 yrs | $88,100 | $544 |
| 138 | Liberty County | 13.4 yrs | $167,100 | $1,038 |
| 139 | Orange County | 13.4 yrs | $163,400 | $1,018 |
| 140 | El Paso County | 13.3 yrs | $167,300 | $1,045 |
| 141 | Jasper County | 13.3 yrs | $125,900 | $790 |
| 142 | Lipscomb County | 13.3 yrs | $128,400 | $807 |
| 143 | Nueces County | 13.3 yrs | $194,700 | $1,224 |
| 144 | Val Verde County | 13.2 yrs | $151,500 | $956 |
| 145 | Coryell County | 13.2 yrs | $177,400 | $1,120 |
| 146 | Atascosa County | 13.2 yrs | $157,400 | $997 |
| 147 | Karnes County | 13.1 yrs | $136,900 | $872 |
| 148 | Zapata County | 13.0 yrs | $88,800 | $569 |
| 149 | Upton County | 12.9 yrs | $106,300 | $689 |
| 150 | Navarro County | 12.8 yrs | $159,900 | $1,039 |
| 151 | Throckmorton County | 12.8 yrs | $84,200 | $548 |
| 152 | Jim Hogg County | 12.8 yrs | $125,600 | $820 |
| 153 | Polk County | 12.7 yrs | $154,000 | $1,009 |
| 154 | Ochiltree County | 12.6 yrs | $137,200 | $905 |
| 155 | Eastland County | 12.6 yrs | $121,700 | $803 |
| 156 | Moore County | 12.6 yrs | $135,400 | $894 |
| 157 | Howard County | 12.6 yrs | $150,300 | $993 |
| 158 | Carson County | 12.6 yrs | $140,600 | $933 |
| 159 | Live Oak County | 12.5 yrs | $142,300 | $949 |
| 160 | Uvalde County | 12.5 yrs | $144,400 | $966 |
| 161 | Kleberg County | 12.4 yrs | $152,200 | $1,022 |
| 162 | Irion County | 12.4 yrs | $152,600 | $1,028 |
| 163 | Ector County | 12.4 yrs | $190,500 | $1,284 |
| 164 | Red River County | 12.4 yrs | $133,800 | $902 |
| 165 | Sterling County | 12.3 yrs | $143,200 | $968 |
| 166 | Jefferson County | 12.3 yrs | $159,600 | $1,079 |
| 167 | Ward County | 12.3 yrs | $138,800 | $939 |
| 168 | Hamilton County | 12.3 yrs | $124,800 | $847 |
| 169 | Pecos County | 12.2 yrs | $142,900 | $973 |
| 170 | Wichita County | 12.1 yrs | $141,600 | $972 |
| 171 | San Patricio County | 12.1 yrs | $180,400 | $1,239 |
| 172 | Tyler County | 12.1 yrs | $138,400 | $951 |
| 173 | Sherman County | 11.9 yrs | $125,500 | $881 |
| 174 | Angelina County | 11.8 yrs | $149,800 | $1,056 |
| 175 | Bailey County | 11.7 yrs | $104,400 | $744 |
| 176 | Lynn County | 11.7 yrs | $130,800 | $933 |
| 177 | Hockley County | 11.6 yrs | $112,700 | $813 |
| 178 | Martin County | 11.5 yrs | $162,200 | $1,175 |
| 179 | Andrews County | 11.5 yrs | $188,200 | $1,364 |
| 180 | Terry County | 11.4 yrs | $111,200 | $813 |
| 181 | Potter County | 11.4 yrs | $134,900 | $989 |
| 182 | Baylor County | 11.4 yrs | $93,300 | $685 |
| 183 | Crane County | 11.3 yrs | $119,900 | $883 |
| 184 | Winkler County | 11.2 yrs | $121,200 | $900 |
| 185 | Shelby County | 11.2 yrs | $111,700 | $832 |
| 186 | Hidalgo County | 11.2 yrs | $124,000 | $925 |
| 187 | Calhoun County | 11.2 yrs | $150,000 | $1,121 |
| 188 | Trinity County | 11.1 yrs | $110,100 | $823 |
| 189 | Morris County | 11.1 yrs | $110,200 | $824 |
| 190 | Cameron County | 11.1 yrs | $120,000 | $899 |
| 191 | Hale County | 11.1 yrs | $106,100 | $798 |
| 192 | Donley County | 11.0 yrs | $90,500 | $686 |
| 193 | Stephens County | 11.0 yrs | $105,700 | $802 |
| 194 | Hall County | 11.0 yrs | $80,200 | $610 |
| 195 | Dallam County | 10.9 yrs | $140,500 | $1,074 |
| 196 | Starr County | 10.9 yrs | $93,300 | $715 |
| 197 | Falls County | 10.9 yrs | $97,300 | $747 |
| 198 | Menard County | 10.8 yrs | $105,300 | $810 |
| 199 | Marion County | 10.8 yrs | $110,500 | $854 |
| 200 | Oldham County | 10.7 yrs | $144,800 | $1,125 |
| 201 | Coleman County | 10.6 yrs | $91,200 | $714 |
| 202 | Kent County | 10.6 yrs | $108,900 | $856 |
| 203 | Deaf Smith County | 10.5 yrs | $116,000 | $919 |
| 204 | Parmer County | 10.5 yrs | $127,300 | $1,015 |
| 205 | McCulloch County | 10.4 yrs | $104,400 | $838 |
| 206 | Foard County | 10.3 yrs | $71,400 | $577 |
| 207 | Fisher County | 10.3 yrs | $77,600 | $629 |
| 208 | Childress County | 10.3 yrs | $115,100 | $934 |
| 209 | Swisher County | 10.2 yrs | $89,200 | $729 |
| 210 | Scurry County | 10.1 yrs | $110,800 | $913 |
| 211 | Hutchinson County | 10.0 yrs | $102,200 | $852 |
| 212 | Briscoe County | 10.0 yrs | $82,900 | $692 |
| 213 | Crosby County | 9.9 yrs | $75,500 | $637 |
| 214 | Jim Wells County | 9.9 yrs | $104,800 | $885 |
| 215 | Duval County | 9.8 yrs | $86,400 | $737 |
| 216 | Runnels County | 9.7 yrs | $103,700 | $894 |
| 217 | Concho County | 9.6 yrs | $105,800 | $919 |
| 218 | Reeves County | 9.6 yrs | $113,700 | $988 |
| 219 | Kinney County | 9.6 yrs | $88,500 | $771 |
| 220 | Wilbarger County | 9.6 yrs | $98,800 | $862 |
| 221 | Nolan County | 9.5 yrs | $98,300 | $866 |
| 222 | San Augustine County | 9.4 yrs | $83,500 | $741 |
| 223 | Refugio County | 9.3 yrs | $94,400 | $842 |
| 224 | Motley County | 9.3 yrs | $81,100 | $725 |
| 225 | Gray County | 9.3 yrs | $100,400 | $898 |
| 226 | Haskell County | 9.3 yrs | $92,000 | $824 |
| 227 | Hardeman County | 9.3 yrs | $76,500 | $688 |
| 228 | Edwards County | 9.1 yrs | $78,300 | $714 |
| 229 | Frio County | 9.1 yrs | $110,100 | $1,006 |
| 230 | Dimmit County | 8.9 yrs | $80,300 | $753 |
| 231 | Castro County | 8.7 yrs | $94,900 | $910 |
| 232 | Dawson County | 8.7 yrs | $90,800 | $873 |
| 233 | Knox County | 8.4 yrs | $66,800 | $661 |
| 234 | Bee County | 8.3 yrs | $102,800 | $1,028 |
| 235 | Garza County | 8.3 yrs | $79,300 | $797 |
| 236 | Jones County | 8.2 yrs | $92,700 | $938 |
| 237 | Wheeler County | 8.2 yrs | $97,600 | $995 |
| 238 | Newton County | 7.9 yrs | $83,100 | $877 |
| 239 | Stonewall County | 7.4 yrs | $54,700 | $620 |
| 240 | Culberson County | 7.3 yrs | $84,500 | $971 |
| 241 | Hudspeth County | 7.2 yrs | $57,400 | $664 |
| 242 | Dickens County | 7.2 yrs | $65,000 | $753 |
| 243 | Lamb County | 7.1 yrs | $76,600 | $900 |
| 244 | Cochran County | 6.5 yrs | $57,700 | $738 |
| 245 | Willacy County | 5.8 yrs | $60,800 | $868 |
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.
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