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United StatesRankingsTexas Counties ranked 250 Data vintage ACS 2023 5-Year

Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Texas

The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.

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Texas ranked

#County Income neededMonthly to ownMedian home
1 Cottle County $28,000$657$54,100
2 Stonewall County $28,500$671$54,700
3 Cochran County $29,500$686$57,700
4 Hudspeth County $29,500$683$57,400
5 Dickens County $32,000$751$65,000
6 Willacy County $32,000$746$60,800
7 Foard County $34,000$791$71,400
8 Knox County $34,000$793$66,800
9 Hardeman County $35,500$830$76,500
10 Lamb County $35,500$831$76,600
11 Edwards County $36,000$835$78,300
12 Dimmit County $36,500$856$80,300
13 Crosby County $37,000$860$75,500
14 Culberson County $37,000$868$84,500
15 Hall County $37,000$860$80,200
16 Motley County $37,000$859$81,100
17 San Augustine County $37,000$858$83,500
18 Briscoe County $37,500$872$82,900
19 Fisher County $37,500$872$77,600
20 Newton County $37,500$870$83,100
21 Brooks County $38,000$883$82,700
22 Garza County $38,000$883$79,300
23 Throckmorton County $38,000$887$84,200
24 Duval County $38,500$898$86,400
25 Zapata County $39,000$913$88,800
26 Donley County $40,000$933$90,500
27 Kinney County $40,000$938$88,500
28 Zavala County $40,000$936$88,100
29 Haskell County $40,500$944$92,000
30 Coleman County $41,000$957$91,200
31 Mitchell County $41,000$956$85,700
32 Starr County $41,000$954$93,300
33 Baylor County $41,500$964$93,300
34 Castro County $41,500$966$94,900
35 Swisher County $41,500$969$89,200
36 Dawson County $42,000$981$90,800
37 Jones County $42,000$982$92,700
38 Refugio County $42,000$985$94,400
39 Borden County $42,500$989$105,400
40 Floyd County $43,000$1,009$101,000
41 Falls County $43,500$1,013$97,300
42 Wheeler County $43,500$1,013$97,600
43 Nolan County $44,000$1,024$98,300
44 Wilbarger County $44,000$1,025$98,800
45 Gray County $44,500$1,034$100,400
46 Bee County $45,000$1,052$102,800
47 Hutchinson County $45,000$1,053$102,200
48 Jim Wells County $45,000$1,053$104,800
49 Kent County $45,000$1,053$108,900
50 La Salle County $45,000$1,050$101,000
51 Marion County $45,000$1,054$110,500
52 Upton County $45,000$1,053$106,300
53 McCulloch County $45,500$1,061$104,400
54 Runnels County $45,500$1,063$103,700
55 Bailey County $46,000$1,069$104,400
56 Hale County $46,000$1,075$106,100
57 Collingsworth County $46,500$1,083$108,400
58 Concho County $46,500$1,084$105,800
59 Morris County $46,500$1,088$110,200
60 Shelby County $46,500$1,085$111,700
61 Trinity County $46,500$1,081$110,100
62 Menard County $47,000$1,093$105,300
63 Stephens County $47,000$1,098$105,700
64 Coke County $47,500$1,110$112,900
65 Frio County $48,000$1,125$110,100
66 Reeves County $48,000$1,115$113,700
67 Terry County $48,000$1,124$111,200
68 Hockley County $48,500$1,136$112,700
69 Schleicher County $48,500$1,136$113,400
70 Scurry County $48,500$1,131$110,800
71 Childress County $49,500$1,154$115,100
72 Deaf Smith County $49,500$1,151$116,000
73 McMullen County $49,500$1,151$108,800
74 Winkler County $49,500$1,150$121,200
75 Crane County $50,500$1,175$119,900
76 Eastland County $50,500$1,178$121,700
77 Jasper County $51,000$1,194$125,900
78 Cameron County $52,000$1,208$120,000
79 Crockett County $52,000$1,218$140,000
80 Jim Hogg County $52,500$1,231$125,600
81 Presidio County $52,500$1,229$123,100
82 Hamilton County $53,000$1,237$124,800
83 Sabine County $53,000$1,235$131,900
84 Ward County $53,000$1,241$138,800
85 Cass County $53,500$1,254$133,500
86 Lipscomb County $53,500$1,247$128,400
87 Red River County $53,500$1,247$133,800
88 Hidalgo County $54,000$1,254$124,000
89 Parmer County $54,000$1,260$127,300
90 Karnes County $54,500$1,270$136,900
91 Sherman County $55,000$1,286$125,500
92 Tyler County $55,000$1,287$138,400
93 Live Oak County $55,500$1,299$142,300
94 Hansford County $56,000$1,307$132,100
95 Lynn County $56,000$1,307$130,800
96 Moore County $56,500$1,321$135,400
97 Ochiltree County $56,500$1,321$137,200
98 Pecos County $56,500$1,322$142,900
99 Potter County $56,500$1,314$134,900
100 Panola County $57,000$1,329$146,000
101 Sterling County $57,000$1,329$143,200
102 Callahan County $57,500$1,344$144,800
103 Carson County $57,500$1,343$140,600
104 Comanche County $57,500$1,338$137,800
105 Sutton County $57,500$1,345$140,600
106 Dallam County $58,000$1,355$140,500
107 Delta County $58,500$1,363$149,400
108 Oldham County $58,500$1,368$144,800
109 Terrell County $58,500$1,363$152,200
110 Brown County $59,500$1,389$149,900
111 Howard County $59,500$1,385$150,300
112 Irion County $59,500$1,385$152,600
113 Madison County $59,500$1,384$149,100
114 Angelina County $60,000$1,401$149,800
115 Houston County $60,000$1,399$155,100
116 Uvalde County $60,000$1,397$144,400
117 Wichita County $60,000$1,398$141,600
118 Polk County $60,500$1,406$154,000
119 Calhoun County $61,000$1,421$150,000
120 Limestone County $61,000$1,428$154,400
121 Nacogdoches County $61,000$1,423$158,200
122 Maverick County $61,500$1,432$151,500
123 Martin County $62,000$1,447$162,200
124 Val Verde County $62,000$1,442$151,500
125 Camp County $62,500$1,454$159,900
126 San Saba County $62,500$1,461$161,800
127 Titus County $62,500$1,457$157,900
128 Atascosa County $63,000$1,469$157,400
129 Gonzales County $63,000$1,468$158,900
130 Kleberg County $63,000$1,465$152,200
131 Cherokee County $63,500$1,477$160,300
132 DeWitt County $63,500$1,481$167,200
133 Freestone County $63,500$1,484$164,400
134 Bowie County $64,000$1,496$161,300
135 Matagorda County $64,000$1,497$162,200
136 Navarro County $64,000$1,489$159,900
137 Reagan County $64,000$1,490$163,700
138 Rusk County $64,000$1,498$166,900
139 Clay County $64,500$1,504$161,300
140 Hill County $64,500$1,501$163,100
141 Orange County $64,500$1,505$163,400
142 Jefferson County $65,000$1,520$159,600
143 Milam County $65,000$1,522$168,900
144 Young County $65,000$1,516$165,300
145 Robertson County $65,500$1,530$172,700
146 Anderson County $66,000$1,543$173,400
147 Leon County $66,000$1,541$177,400
148 Liberty County $66,000$1,535$167,100
149 Palo Pinto County $66,000$1,541$167,300
150 Lamar County $66,500$1,556$175,500
151 Burleson County $67,000$1,558$174,000
152 Upshur County $67,000$1,563$171,200
153 Jackson County $67,500$1,570$175,500
154 Roberts County $67,500$1,573$176,800
155 Harrison County $68,000$1,586$178,200
156 Kimble County $68,000$1,582$173,100
157 Jack County $68,500$1,601$174,800
158 Archer County $69,000$1,608$175,300
159 Shackelford County $69,000$1,616$176,900
160 Goliad County $69,500$1,623$182,800
161 Yoakum County $69,500$1,616$183,000
162 Bosque County $70,000$1,632$184,500
163 Coryell County $70,000$1,638$177,400
164 San Jacinto County $70,500$1,641$183,100
165 El Paso County $71,000$1,653$167,300
166 Montague County $71,000$1,660$189,400
167 Henderson County $71,500$1,666$189,600
168 Gregg County $72,000$1,675$185,800
169 Hardin County $72,000$1,683$188,200
170 San Patricio County $72,000$1,679$180,400
171 Wharton County $72,500$1,694$182,700
172 Armstrong County $73,000$1,708$185,700
173 Gaines County $73,000$1,709$185,300
174 Hopkins County $73,000$1,708$193,200
175 Tom Green County $73,000$1,702$186,700
176 Wood County $73,000$1,699$195,100
177 Andrews County $73,500$1,710$188,200
178 Colorado County $73,500$1,717$194,000
179 Ector County $73,500$1,720$190,500
180 Webb County $73,500$1,715$178,900
181 Mills County $74,000$1,729$200,200
182 Taylor County $74,500$1,738$190,300
183 Van Zandt County $75,500$1,761$199,500
184 Victoria County $77,500$1,809$197,600
185 Nueces County $78,000$1,817$194,700
186 Franklin County $78,500$1,831$213,200
187 Walker County $78,500$1,826$207,900
188 Lubbock County $79,000$1,838$199,600
189 Fannin County $80,000$1,867$213,500
190 Hunt County $80,500$1,881$210,900
191 Rains County $80,500$1,876$214,900
192 Hartley County $81,000$1,886$213,200
193 Hemphill County $81,000$1,889$214,900
194 Lavaca County $81,500$1,896$220,900
195 Brewster County $82,000$1,908$216,000
196 Jeff Davis County $82,000$1,917$234,400
197 Caldwell County $82,500$1,924$215,600
198 Smith County $83,500$1,949$220,800
199 Grimes County $84,000$1,965$226,600
200 Medina County $84,000$1,954$220,000
201 Cooke County $85,000$1,978$224,600
202 McLennan County $85,000$1,988$219,200
203 Bell County $86,000$2,006$221,100
204 Glasscock County $86,000$2,002$248,600
205 Grayson County $86,500$2,016$228,300
206 Aransas County $87,000$2,027$236,800
207 Lampasas County $88,500$2,071$236,000
208 Randall County $88,500$2,063$227,500
209 Lee County $90,000$2,098$247,500
210 Bandera County $90,500$2,109$249,800
211 Somervell County $92,000$2,143$253,600
212 Erath County $92,500$2,164$251,900
213 Johnson County $95,000$2,217$254,600
214 Bexar County $96,000$2,245$244,100
215 Mason County $97,000$2,266$274,600
216 Fayette County $98,000$2,284$271,100
217 Harris County $99,000$2,313$255,000
218 Washington County $99,000$2,308$270,100
219 Austin County $100,500$2,344$270,900
220 Wise County $101,500$2,371$277,200
221 Bastrop County $102,000$2,385$269,500
222 Hood County $102,500$2,394$281,300
223 Kerr County $103,500$2,409$285,100
224 Chambers County $105,500$2,456$289,900
225 Wilson County $106,000$2,468$286,300
226 Dallas County $106,500$2,491$277,900
227 Brazoria County $107,000$2,497$276,800
228 Brazos County $107,000$2,495$279,700
229 Galveston County $107,000$2,502$284,900
230 Guadalupe County $107,500$2,511$285,900
231 Midland County $107,500$2,511$293,000
232 Waller County $108,500$2,527$292,000
233 Burnet County $112,000$2,611$310,500
234 Kaufman County $112,000$2,608$290,800
235 Llano County $112,000$2,614$322,300
236 Tarrant County $113,500$2,644$294,100
237 Ellis County $114,000$2,665$306,400
238 Montgomery County $120,000$2,803$317,500
239 Parker County $126,500$2,956$343,600
240 Fort Bend County $135,500$3,166$350,300
241 Blanco County $138,500$3,237$396,200
242 Hays County $140,000$3,262$371,400
243 Comal County $142,000$3,312$398,800
244 Rockwall County $143,500$3,353$386,000
245 Gillespie County $150,000$3,501$432,300
246 Denton County $151,000$3,520$403,400
247 Williamson County $154,500$3,606$414,600
248 Collin County $165,500$3,856$447,600
249 Kendall County $172,000$4,010$489,800
250 Travis County $177,000$4,128$487,600

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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

Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Texas

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