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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Texas

Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.

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Texas ranked

#County Monthly saved by owningMedian rentMonthly to own
1 Willacy County $113$868$755
2 Culberson County $91$971$880
3 Lamb County $58$900$842
4 Cochran County $45$738$693
5 Newton County $-4$877$881
6 Dickens County $-7$753$760
7 Hudspeth County $-27$664$691
8 Wheeler County $-32$995$1,027
9 Bee County $-38$1,028$1,066
10 Jones County $-56$938$994
11 Stonewall County $-58$620$678
12 Castro County $-69$910$979
13 Garza County $-97$797$894
14 Dimmit County $-114$753$867
15 Dawson County $-120$873$993
16 San Augustine County $-128$741$869
17 Edwards County $-132$714$846
18 Haskell County $-132$824$956
19 Frio County $-134$1,006$1,140
20 Knox County $-141$661$802
21 Reeves County $-143$988$1,131
22 Motley County $-145$725$870
23 Gray County $-150$898$1,048
24 Hardeman County $-152$688$840
25 Refugio County $-156$842$998
26 Nolan County $-172$866$1,038
27 Duval County $-173$737$910
28 Wilbarger County $-177$862$1,039
29 Concho County $-179$919$1,098
30 Kinney County $-180$771$951
31 Jim Wells County $-182$885$1,067
32 Runnels County $-183$894$1,077
33 Briscoe County $-191$692$883
34 Kent County $-213$856$1,069
35 Hutchinson County $-215$852$1,067
36 Marion County $-216$854$1,070
37 Foard County $-223$577$800
38 Scurry County $-233$913$1,146
39 Crosby County $-233$637$870
40 Childress County $-236$934$1,170
41 McCulloch County $-237$838$1,075
42 Deaf Smith County $-248$919$1,167
43 Starr County $-252$715$967
44 Swisher County $-252$729$981
45 Fisher County $-254$629$883
46 Coleman County $-255$714$969
47 Donley County $-259$686$945
48 Hall County $-261$610$871
49 Oldham County $-263$1,125$1,388
50 Parmer County $-263$1,015$1,278
51 Winkler County $-266$900$1,166
52 Shelby County $-269$832$1,101
53 Trinity County $-273$823$1,096
54 Falls County $-279$747$1,026
55 Morris County $-279$824$1,103
56 Baylor County $-292$685$977
57 Hale County $-292$798$1,090
58 Martin County $-295$1,175$1,470
59 Menard County $-297$810$1,107
60 Dallam County $-300$1,074$1,374
61 Crane County $-309$883$1,192
62 Stephens County $-311$802$1,113
63 Calhoun County $-321$1,121$1,442
64 Ward County $-321$939$1,260
65 Cameron County $-325$899$1,224
66 Terry County $-326$813$1,139
67 Hockley County $-338$813$1,151
68 Bailey County $-339$744$1,083
69 Cottle County $-341$323$664
70 Potter County $-344$989$1,333
71 Hidalgo County $-347$925$1,272
72 Throckmorton County $-350$548$898
73 Tyler County $-356$951$1,307
74 Zapata County $-356$569$925
75 Red River County $-364$902$1,266
76 Angelina County $-366$1,056$1,422
77 Pecos County $-369$973$1,342
78 Live Oak County $-370$949$1,319
79 Andrews County $-372$1,364$1,736
80 Irion County $-378$1,028$1,406
81 Upton County $-379$689$1,068
82 Sterling County $-381$968$1,349
83 Eastland County $-392$803$1,195
84 Lynn County $-392$933$1,325
85 Zavala County $-405$544$949
86 Brooks County $-407$487$894
87 Hamilton County $-408$847$1,255
88 Howard County $-413$993$1,406
89 Karnes County $-418$872$1,290
90 Polk County $-418$1,009$1,427
91 Jasper County $-421$790$1,211
92 Sherman County $-423$881$1,304
93 Jim Hogg County $-428$820$1,248
94 Carson County $-429$933$1,362
95 Ochiltree County $-435$905$1,340
96 Floyd County $-436$587$1,023
97 Coke County $-438$687$1,125
98 Moore County $-445$894$1,339
99 Wichita County $-446$972$1,418
100 Uvalde County $-451$966$1,417
101 Cass County $-452$821$1,273
102 Lipscomb County $-458$807$1,265
103 Ector County $-463$1,284$1,747
104 Jefferson County $-463$1,079$1,542
105 Kleberg County $-465$1,022$1,487
106 San Patricio County $-465$1,239$1,704
107 Navarro County $-472$1,039$1,511
108 Collingsworth County $-479$619$1,098
109 Callahan County $-483$881$1,364
110 Mitchell County $-487$481$968
111 Atascosa County $-494$997$1,491
112 Val Verde County $-507$956$1,463
113 Orange County $-510$1,018$1,528
114 Sabine County $-515$738$1,253
115 Liberty County $-520$1,038$1,558
116 Nacogdoches County $-522$923$1,445
117 Matagorda County $-522$998$1,520
118 Brown County $-523$887$1,410
119 Rusk County $-525$997$1,522
120 Schleicher County $-525$627$1,152
121 Delta County $-527$857$1,384
122 Comanche County $-534$823$1,357
123 Panola County $-539$810$1,349
124 Palo Pinto County $-540$1,024$1,564
125 Coryell County $-543$1,120$1,663
126 Houston County $-548$873$1,421
127 DeWitt County $-549$955$1,504
128 Bowie County $-553$966$1,519
129 Hansford County $-555$770$1,325
130 Anderson County $-562$1,006$1,568
131 Upshur County $-572$1,015$1,587
132 Madison County $-572$832$1,404
133 Jackson County $-584$1,011$1,595
134 San Saba County $-589$894$1,483
135 Sutton County $-594$770$1,364
136 Hill County $-595$929$1,524
137 Milam County $-597$948$1,545
138 Tom Green County $-603$1,125$1,728
139 Limestone County $-615$835$1,450
140 Cherokee County $-619$880$1,499
141 Nueces County $-621$1,224$1,845
142 Gregg County $-629$1,072$1,701
143 El Paso County $-631$1,045$1,676
144 Harrison County $-634$977$1,611
145 Jeff Davis County $-637$1,314$1,951
146 San Jacinto County $-649$1,018$1,667
147 Crockett County $-653$585$1,238
148 Gonzales County $-653$837$1,490
149 Taylor County $-654$1,111$1,765
150 Jack County $-657$968$1,625
151 Titus County $-662$817$1,479
152 Freestone County $-664$844$1,508
153 Maverick County $-664$789$1,453
154 Burleson County $-673$909$1,582
155 Lamar County $-683$897$1,580
156 Victoria County $-686$1,151$1,837
157 Young County $-690$849$1,539
158 Hopkins County $-697$1,038$1,735
159 Hardin County $-698$1,011$1,709
160 Clay County $-702$825$1,527
161 Camp County $-703$774$1,477
162 Reagan County $-707$806$1,513
163 Yoakum County $-711$931$1,642
164 Henderson County $-715$978$1,693
165 Armstrong County $-724$1,010$1,734
166 Hunt County $-727$1,184$1,911
167 Montague County $-729$957$1,686
168 Bosque County $-732$926$1,658
169 Lubbock County $-732$1,134$1,866
170 Wharton County $-734$986$1,720
171 Colorado County $-742$1,002$1,744
172 Webb County $-744$997$1,741
173 Leon County $-768$798$1,566
174 Van Zandt County $-779$1,010$1,789
175 Robertson County $-781$773$1,554
176 Smith County $-783$1,197$1,980
177 Presidio County $-801$445$1,246
178 Caldwell County $-810$1,145$1,955
179 Kimble County $-811$795$1,606
180 Roberts County $-829$769$1,598
181 Archer County $-867$766$1,633
182 Bell County $-869$1,168$2,037
183 Walker County $-869$986$1,855
184 Grayson County $-870$1,178$2,048
185 Wood County $-876$851$1,727
186 Hartley County $-893$1,023$1,916
187 Medina County $-895$1,091$1,986
188 Fannin County $-903$994$1,897
189 Johnson County $-910$1,343$2,253
190 McLennan County $-913$1,106$2,019
191 Franklin County $-913$948$1,861
192 Cooke County $-922$1,088$2,010
193 Goliad County $-925$724$1,649
194 Gaines County $-947$788$1,735
195 Chambers County $-949$1,548$2,497
196 Hemphill County $-973$946$1,919
197 Randall County $-977$1,119$2,096
198 Bexar County $-989$1,290$2,279
199 Harris County $-1,001$1,349$2,350
200 Aransas County $-1,008$1,052$2,060
201 Rains County $-1,011$895$1,906
202 Grimes County $-1,012$985$1,997
203 Hood County $-1,020$1,414$2,434
204 Mills County $-1,044$713$1,757
205 Lavaca County $-1,049$879$1,928
206 Dallas County $-1,061$1,469$2,530
207 Erath County $-1,066$1,134$2,200
208 Bastrop County $-1,081$1,342$2,423
209 Lee County $-1,083$1,050$2,133
210 Guadalupe County $-1,113$1,439$2,552
211 Brazoria County $-1,126$1,410$2,536
212 Lampasas County $-1,143$961$2,104
213 Bandera County $-1,147$998$2,145
214 Shackelford County $-1,156$485$1,641
215 Midland County $-1,169$1,383$2,552
216 Brewster County $-1,170$768$1,938
217 Wise County $-1,172$1,239$2,411
218 Galveston County $-1,182$1,360$2,542
219 Tarrant County $-1,239$1,447$2,686
220 Kaufman County $-1,241$1,408$2,649
221 Somervell County $-1,252$927$2,179
222 Washington County $-1,256$1,091$2,347
223 Ellis County $-1,260$1,449$2,709
224 Austin County $-1,271$1,111$2,382
225 Burnet County $-1,331$1,324$2,655
226 Waller County $-1,358$1,210$2,568
227 Kerr County $-1,371$1,079$2,450
228 Brazos County $-1,375$1,160$2,535
229 Montgomery County $-1,377$1,471$2,848
230 Fayette County $-1,413$909$2,322
231 Wilson County $-1,440$1,069$2,509
232 Fort Bend County $-1,446$1,770$3,216
233 Rockwall County $-1,509$1,899$3,408
234 Mason County $-1,554$751$2,305
235 Parker County $-1,565$1,440$3,005
236 Llano County $-1,665$995$2,660
237 Hays County $-1,898$1,417$3,315
238 Comal County $-1,909$1,460$3,369
239 Denton County $-1,935$1,642$3,577
240 Williamson County $-1,945$1,720$3,665
241 Collin County $-2,128$1,792$3,920
242 Gillespie County $-2,232$1,331$3,563
243 Blanco County $-2,374$920$3,294
244 Kendall County $-2,504$1,576$4,080
245 Travis County $-2,529$1,669$4,198

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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