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