Texas rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Texas we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
243
Median home price
$212K
Median rent
$1,496
Top-scored
Howard
84/100
Texas apartment cap rates and buyer underwriting
Compare dated metro benchmarks, local supply and rent evidence, and the tax and insurance assumptions that change buyer NOI in the Texas cap-rate research report. These apartment observations are separate from the county screening indexes below.
All counties in Texas
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | 84 | $142,857 | $1,452 | 12.19% | +4.8% | 34,488 |
| Stonewall County | 82 | $91,350 | – | – | +7.3% | 1,331 |
| Potter County | 81 | $147,877 | $1,133 | 9.20% | +4.1% | 117,905 |
| Dawson County | 80 | $111,724 | – | – | +5.8% | 12,342 |
| Red River County | 80 | $175,951 | – | – | +7.6% | 11,627 |
| Wheeler County | 80 | $106,675 | – | – | +5.9% | 4,980 |
| Dimmit County | 80 | $137,208 | – | – | +5.9% | 8,672 |
| McCulloch County | 80 | $162,236 | – | – | +6.4% | 7,638 |
| Hansford County | 80 | $139,460 | – | – | +5.8% | 5,270 |
| Hemphill County | 80 | $180,617 | – | – | +8.0% | 3,371 |
| Taylor County | 79 | $228,744 | $1,995 | 10.46% | +9.9% | 143,029 |
| Dallam County | 79 | $156,333 | – | – | +5.6% | 7,165 |
| Kinney County | 79 | $122,807 | – | – | +4.7% | 3,157 |
| Moore County | 78 | $192,223 | – | – | +6.6% | 21,284 |
| Jefferson County | 78 | $176,616 | $1,290 | 8.77% | +4.1% | 254,942 |
| Scurry County | 78 | $142,439 | – | – | +3.8% | 16,883 |
| Coleman County | 78 | $142,278 | – | – | +3.7% | 7,808 |
| Fisher County | 78 | $101,592 | – | – | +9.5% | 3,680 |
| Motley County | 78 | $114,868 | – | – | +9.0% | 1,223 |
| Wichita County | 77 | $169,452 | $1,325 | 9.38% | +2.1% | 129,584 |
| Donley County | 77 | $136,469 | – | – | +9.8% | 3,298 |
| Baylor County | 77 | $134,852 | – | – | +9.8% | 3,475 |
| Winkler County | 77 | $143,191 | – | – | +14.4% | 7,582 |
| Haskell County | 77 | $103,061 | – | – | +3.3% | 5,408 |
| Ochiltree County | 76 | $131,012 | – | – | +10.8% | 9,924 |
| Panola County | 76 | $203,963 | – | – | +5.3% | 22,540 |
| Jones County | 76 | $154,287 | – | – | +2.9% | 19,758 |
| Frio County | 76 | $173,743 | – | – | +3.9% | 18,151 |
| Carson County | 75 | $168,415 | – | – | +3.2% | 5,801 |
| Callahan County | 75 | $220,841 | – | – | +5.4% | 13,869 |
| Hutchinson County | 75 | $125,678 | $913 | 8.71% | +1.7% | 20,595 |
| Orange County | 75 | $188,637 | $1,284 | 8.17% | +3.5% | 84,761 |
| Hardin County | 75 | $230,858 | $1,817 | 9.44% | +2.2% | 56,576 |
| Hockley County | 75 | $166,342 | – | – | +2.9% | 21,495 |
| Kleberg County | 75 | $149,576 | $1,542 | 12.37% | +0.2% | 30,860 |
| Zavala County | 75 | $101,798 | – | – | +16.9% | 9,700 |
| Parmer County | 75 | $173,412 | – | – | +10.2% | 9,809 |
| Nolan County | 75 | $122,833 | – | – | +2.5% | 14,657 |
| Comanche County | 75 | $240,348 | – | – | +6.4% | 13,651 |
| Newton County | 75 | $152,252 | – | – | +2.8% | 12,333 |
| Armstrong County | 75 | $228,912 | – | – | +5.7% | 1,912 |
| Jim Hogg County | 74 | $87,973 | – | – | +2.2% | 4,830 |
| Anderson County | 74 | $215,774 | $1,441 | 8.01% | +4.0% | 58,077 |
| San Augustine County | 74 | $178,862 | – | – | +2.9% | 7,920 |
| Nacogdoches County | 74 | $223,276 | – | – | +5.1% | 64,768 |
| Crane County | 74 | $203,070 | – | – | +3.9% | 4,636 |
| Coke County | 74 | $156,223 | – | – | +2.5% | 3,305 |
| Hall County | 74 | $77,019 | – | – | +2.1% | 2,847 |
| Bowie County | 73 | $194,510 | $1,314 | 8.11% | +2.3% | 92,747 |
| Garza County | 73 | $121,677 | – | – | +2.1% | 5,735 |
| Sabine County | 73 | $207,682 | – | – | +3.1% | 9,980 |
| Cameron County | 72 | $204,554 | $1,509 | 8.85% | +1.3% | 421,854 |
| Hartley County | 72 | $264,187 | – | – | +5.9% | 5,369 |
| Starr County | 71 | $144,023 | – | – | +1.6% | 65,716 |
| Rusk County | 71 | $211,254 | $1,203 | 6.83% | +4.7% | 52,755 |
| San Patricio County | 71 | $206,055 | $1,451 | 8.45% | +1.2% | 68,942 |
| El Paso County | 71 | $233,084 | $1,521 | 7.83% | +2.5% | 863,832 |
| Ector County | 71 | $252,414 | $1,580 | 7.51% | +3.8% | 162,300 |
| Tyler County | 71 | $177,881 | – | – | +2.1% | 19,962 |
| Wilbarger County | 71 | $106,739 | – | – | +1.6% | 12,795 |
| Archer County | 71 | $248,307 | – | – | +4.0% | 8,649 |
| Childress County | 71 | $135,919 | – | – | +21.7% | 6,781 |
| Lynn County | 71 | $207,868 | – | – | +11.3% | 5,619 |
| Sherman County | 71 | $153,860 | – | – | +1.8% | 2,414 |
| Lubbock County | 70 | $214,560 | $1,330 | 7.44% | +2.5% | 311,509 |
| Mitchell County | 70 | $96,728 | – | – | +1.2% | 8,947 |
| Swisher County | 70 | $105,421 | – | – | +1.1% | 6,989 |
| Knox County | 70 | $83,439 | – | – | +1.4% | 3,333 |
| Robertson County | 69 | $286,953 | – | – | +3.9% | 16,912 |
| Lamar County | 69 | $201,796 | $1,310 | 7.79% | +1.4% | 50,149 |
| Ward County | 69 | $196,003 | – | – | +1.9% | 11,347 |
| Goliad County | 69 | $282,576 | – | – | +3.7% | 7,092 |
| Cottle County | 68 | $65,066 | – | – | +26.2% | 1,647 |
| Randall County | 68 | $261,974 | $1,446 | 6.62% | +4.1% | 141,489 |
| Upton County | 68 | $129,721 | – | – | +0.7% | 3,284 |
| Culberson County | 68 | $139,596 | – | – | +10.5% | 2,181 |
| Karnes County | 67 | $220,444 | – | – | +1.9% | 14,805 |
| Hamilton County | 67 | $275,027 | – | – | +2.7% | 8,244 |
| Polk County | 67 | $174,922 | $1,411 | 9.68% | -4.6% | 50,536 |
| Navarro County | 67 | $227,542 | $1,354 | 7.14% | +1.7% | 52,834 |
| Andrews County | 66 | $268,025 | $1,236 | 5.53% | +7.1% | 18,362 |
| Harrison County | 66 | $207,787 | $1,265 | 7.30% | +0.9% | 69,098 |
| Webb County | 66 | $215,260 | $1,129 | 6.30% | +2.0% | 267,282 |
| Runnels County | 66 | $142,083 | – | – | +0.3% | 9,858 |
| Angelina County | 65 | $198,763 | $1,321 | 7.97% | -1.2% | 86,608 |
| Nueces County | 65 | $225,135 | $1,420 | 7.57% | +0.6% | 353,245 |
| Mills County | 65 | $396,432 | – | – | +7.1% | 4,501 |
| Victoria County | 64 | $216,406 | $1,169 | 6.48% | +1.3% | 91,209 |
| Rains County | 64 | $298,171 | – | – | +2.2% | 12,257 |
| Calhoun County | 64 | $210,221 | – | – | +0.8% | 20,127 |
| Hidalgo County | 64 | $188,974 | $1,119 | 7.11% | -0.4% | 873,167 |
| Wharton County | 64 | $242,430 | $1,231 | 6.09% | +1.9% | 41,614 |
| Titus County | 64 | $229,643 | $1,660 | 8.68% | -2.4% | 31,301 |
| Eastland County | 64 | $151,610 | – | – | -0.2% | 17,812 |
| Hill County | 63 | $229,092 | $1,307 | 6.84% | +0.7% | 36,138 |
| Upshur County | 63 | $235,784 | $1,246 | 6.34% | +1.2% | 41,261 |
| Bee County | 63 | $166,566 | $1,015 | 7.31% | -2.5% | 30,977 |
| Pecos County | 63 | $161,942 | – | – | -0.3% | 15,114 |
| Willacy County | 62 | $174,196 | – | – | -0.5% | 20,308 |
| Reeves County | 62 | $183,833 | – | – | -0.1% | 14,022 |
| Coryell County | 62 | $224,581 | $1,160 | 6.20% | +0.7% | 82,927 |
| Houston County | 62 | $215,940 | – | – | +0.5% | 22,107 |
| Brown County | 62 | $186,630 | – | – | -0.1% | 38,159 |
| Gaines County | 62 | $238,284 | – | – | +0.7% | 21,523 |
| Burleson County | 62 | $271,930 | $1,714 | 7.56% | -0.2% | 17,958 |
| Crosby County | 62 | $82,679 | – | – | -1.3% | 5,157 |
| Val Verde County | 61 | $204,781 | $1,346 | 7.89% | -4.3% | 47,693 |
| Atascosa County | 61 | $242,697 | $1,278 | 6.32% | +0.6% | 49,403 |
| Liberty County | 61 | $233,304 | $1,586 | 8.16% | -3.3% | 93,523 |
| Limestone County | 61 | $178,567 | $983 | 6.60% | -1.9% | 22,222 |
| McLennan County | 61 | $257,622 | $1,416 | 6.60% | +0.4% | 261,090 |
| Deaf Smith County | 61 | $180,201 | – | – | -0.7% | 18,585 |
| Young County | 61 | $179,934 | – | – | -0.5% | 17,903 |
| Clay County | 61 | $207,662 | – | – | -0.0% | 10,290 |
| Kimble County | 61 | $371,642 | – | – | +10.7% | 4,316 |
| Concho County | 61 | $173,942 | – | – | -0.7% | 3,235 |
| Hale County | 60 | $122,885 | – | – | -2.6% | 32,525 |
| Gregg County | 60 | $221,780 | $1,117 | 6.04% | +0.3% | 124,245 |
| Lavaca County | 60 | $298,952 | – | – | +1.3% | 20,379 |
| Jack County | 60 | $238,616 | – | – | +0.4% | 8,588 |
| Floyd County | 60 | $88,914 | – | – | -2.5% | 5,386 |
| Lipscomb County | 60 | $124,498 | – | – | -2.5% | 3,038 |
| Hopkins County | 59 | $255,721 | $1,642 | 7.71% | -3.2% | 37,008 |
| Cass County | 59 | $161,740 | – | – | -2.2% | 28,637 |
| Morris County | 59 | $160,046 | – | – | -2.4% | 11,993 |
| Martin County | 59 | $265,115 | – | – | +0.5% | 5,228 |
| Matagorda County | 58 | $205,845 | $863 | 5.03% | +0.7% | 36,251 |
| Milam County | 58 | $278,833 | – | – | +0.4% | 25,080 |
| Walker County | 58 | $274,264 | $1,353 | 5.92% | +0.3% | 77,182 |
| Van Zandt County | 58 | $276,416 | $1,469 | 6.38% | -0.1% | 60,053 |
| Chambers County | 58 | $348,474 | $1,992 | 6.86% | +0.4% | 47,037 |
| Midland County | 58 | $329,884 | $1,570 | 5.71% | +1.7% | 169,393 |
| Kaufman County | 58 | $292,707 | $1,958 | 8.03% | -3.8% | 149,773 |
| San Jacinto County | 58 | $246,458 | – | – | -0.3% | 27,666 |
| Castro County | 58 | $143,696 | – | – | -3.3% | 7,381 |
| Live Oak County | 58 | $220,133 | – | – | -0.8% | 11,374 |
| Henderson County | 57 | $267,629 | $1,408 | 6.31% | -1.5% | 82,627 |
| Shackelford County | 57 | $159,237 | – | – | -3.5% | 3,134 |
| Gray County | 57 | $104,289 | – | – | -4.0% | 21,272 |
| Zapata County | 57 | $127,920 | – | – | -4.1% | 13,896 |
| Hunt County | 57 | $271,566 | $1,541 | 6.81% | -2.3% | 101,596 |
| Cherokee County | 57 | $233,774 | – | – | -1.0% | 50,824 |
| Harris County | 57 | $276,524 | $1,583 | 6.87% | -2.0% | 4,726,177 |
| Bexar County | 57 | $250,969 | $1,393 | 6.66% | -2.3% | 2,014,059 |
| Bell County | 57 | $247,929 | $1,321 | 6.39% | -1.9% | 372,821 |
| Smith County | 57 | $267,840 | $1,313 | 5.88% | -0.3% | 234,667 |
| Guadalupe County | 57 | $293,039 | $1,657 | 6.78% | -1.8% | 173,828 |
| Fannin County | 57 | $282,735 | $1,523 | 6.46% | -1.3% | 36,052 |
| Marion County | 57 | $154,506 | – | – | -3.7% | 9,668 |
| Terry County | 57 | $117,810 | – | – | -3.8% | 11,816 |
| Franklin County | 57 | $325,315 | – | – | +0.9% | 10,445 |
| Presidio County | 57 | $236,634 | – | – | -1.0% | 6,168 |
| San Saba County | 57 | $211,613 | – | – | -1.7% | 5,779 |
| Bosque County | 56 | $245,907 | – | – | -1.3% | 18,404 |
| Camp County | 56 | $212,435 | – | – | -2.0% | 12,543 |
| Tom Green County | 56 | $227,293 | $1,319 | 6.97% | -4.6% | 119,276 |
| Waller County | 56 | $358,663 | $2,212 | 7.40% | -1.8% | 57,463 |
| Dallas County | 56 | $304,821 | $1,653 | 6.51% | -1.6% | 2,604,053 |
| Falls County | 56 | $148,610 | – | – | -4.1% | 17,013 |
| Stephens County | 56 | $158,710 | – | – | -4.0% | 9,260 |
| Sutton County | 56 | $151,210 | – | – | -4.3% | 3,345 |
| Brazoria County | 55 | $323,788 | $1,794 | 6.65% | -1.3% | 374,600 |
| Brazos County | 55 | $310,538 | $1,514 | 5.85% | -0.2% | 234,548 |
| Jasper County | 55 | $196,383 | – | – | -3.4% | 33,032 |
| Lampasas County | 55 | $316,594 | $1,340 | 5.08% | +1.3% | 21,829 |
| Delta County | 55 | $201,176 | – | – | -3.0% | 5,278 |
| De Witt County | 54 | $224,110 | – | – | -2.6% | 19,826 |
| Uvalde County | 54 | $198,678 | – | – | -3.7% | 24,833 |
| Tarrant County | 54 | $318,481 | $1,605 | 6.05% | -0.8% | 2,113,854 |
| Galveston County | 54 | $316,541 | $1,618 | 6.13% | -1.1% | 350,801 |
| Wood County | 54 | $270,056 | $1,278 | 5.68% | -1.8% | 45,341 |
| Cooke County | 54 | $318,246 | $1,568 | 5.91% | -0.8% | 41,860 |
| Palo Pinto County | 54 | $286,970 | – | – | -0.5% | 28,569 |
| Jackson County | 54 | $213,544 | – | – | -3.0% | 15,010 |
| Trinity County | 54 | $179,414 | – | – | -4.4% | 13,735 |
| Madison County | 54 | $289,807 | – | – | -0.7% | 13,556 |
| Yoakum County | 54 | $187,566 | – | – | -3.8% | 7,630 |
| Terrell County | 54 | $126,030 | – | – | -4.8% | 862 |
| Montgomery County | 53 | $340,504 | $1,744 | 6.14% | -1.4% | 629,989 |
| Freestone County | 53 | $242,611 | – | – | -2.8% | 19,599 |
| Medina County | 52 | $317,400 | $1,574 | 5.95% | -2.4% | 51,432 |
| Maverick County | 52 | $215,361 | $1,156 | 6.44% | -5.5% | 57,806 |
| Ellis County | 52 | $370,493 | $1,837 | 5.95% | -0.8% | 195,509 |
| Johnson County | 52 | $336,224 | $1,585 | 5.66% | -1.1% | 182,690 |
| Colorado County | 52 | $302,500 | $1,525 | 6.05% | -3.4% | 20,582 |
| Montague County | 52 | $256,517 | – | – | -2.8% | 20,197 |
| Kerr County | 51 | $367,529 | $1,852 | 6.05% | -1.9% | 52,810 |
| Washington County | 51 | $363,966 | $1,596 | 5.26% | +0.2% | 35,807 |
| Caldwell County | 51 | $280,021 | $1,642 | 7.04% | -5.1% | 46,141 |
| Fort Bend County | 51 | $374,185 | $1,955 | 6.27% | -2.1% | 832,607 |
| Brewster County | 51 | $234,940 | – | – | -3.9% | 9,454 |
| Bailey County | 51 | $144,177 | – | – | -5.3% | 6,902 |
| Wise County | 50 | $370,072 | $1,658 | 5.38% | -0.3% | 70,062 |
| Grayson County | 50 | $280,311 | $1,358 | 5.82% | -4.6% | 137,008 |
| Austin County | 50 | $429,655 | $2,094 | 5.85% | -0.1% | 30,406 |
| Shelby County | 50 | $226,492 | – | – | -4.9% | 24,157 |
| Leon County | 50 | $306,448 | – | – | -2.3% | 15,928 |
| Lamb County | 50 | $108,649 | – | – | -6.3% | 13,024 |
| Dickens County | 50 | $97,037 | – | – | -6.0% | 1,570 |
| Menard County | 49 | $206,500 | – | – | -1.1% | 1,964 |
| Hood County | 49 | $379,202 | $1,571 | 4.97% | +0.2% | 62,459 |
| Refugio County | 49 | $135,704 | – | – | -7.7% | 6,718 |
| Collingsworth County | 49 | $101,502 | – | – | -7.2% | 2,865 |
| Reagan County | 48 | $169,374 | – | – | -6.5% | 3,308 |
| Duval County | 47 | $83,959 | – | – | -10.2% | 9,960 |
| Jim Wells County | 47 | $137,856 | – | – | -10.1% | 39,060 |
| Bastrop County | 47 | $351,578 | $1,697 | 5.79% | -4.6% | 98,435 |
| Brooks County | 47 | $73,321 | – | – | -9.9% | 7,059 |
| Grimes County | 47 | $358,256 | $1,496 | 5.01% | -1.4% | 29,442 |
| Aransas County | 47 | $301,594 | $1,354 | 5.39% | -4.9% | 24,048 |
| Somervell County | 47 | $416,622 | – | – | -0.3% | 9,337 |
| Glasscock County | 47 | $256,363 | – | – | -8.2% | 1,068 |
| Mason County | 46 | $365,153 | – | – | -2.5% | 3,959 |
| Wilson County | 46 | $395,462 | $1,582 | 4.80% | -0.2% | 50,381 |
| Rockwall County | 46 | $409,262 | $1,868 | 5.48% | -2.3% | 110,631 |
| Sterling County | 46 | $160,834 | – | – | -8.7% | 1,392 |
| Crockett County | 46 | $117,984 | – | – | -11.0% | 2,949 |
| Hardeman County | 45 | $68,200 | – | – | -17.6% | 3,541 |
| Cochran County | 45 | $46,534 | – | – | -29.3% | 2,529 |
| Hays County | 45 | $366,672 | $1,546 | 5.06% | -3.4% | 245,351 |
| La Salle County | 45 | $115,477 | – | – | -12.9% | 6,965 |
| Foard County | 45 | $62,624 | – | – | -24.6% | 1,075 |
| Irion County | 45 | $273,253 | – | – | -3.0% | 1,561 |
| Bandera County | 44 | $343,931 | – | – | -3.8% | 21,182 |
| Lee County | 44 | $361,505 | $1,200 | 3.98% | -0.1% | 17,543 |
| Throckmorton County | 44 | $131,773 | – | – | -11.7% | 1,439 |
| Fayette County | 43 | $459,432 | – | – | -1.4% | 24,564 |
| Erath County | 43 | $338,569 | $1,014 | 3.60% | -0.2% | 42,788 |
| Comal County | 42 | $431,172 | $1,555 | 4.33% | -1.0% | 165,201 |
| Parker County | 42 | $443,613 | $1,583 | 4.28% | -0.1% | 151,188 |
| Denton County | 41 | $432,421 | $1,672 | 4.64% | -2.9% | 914,870 |
| Williamson County | 41 | $394,700 | $1,625 | 4.94% | -4.8% | 617,396 |
| Briscoe County | 41 | $147,887 | – | – | -5.6% | 1,290 |
| Burnet County | 40 | $419,257 | $1,496 | 4.28% | -2.4% | 49,684 |
| Gonzales County | 40 | $264,609 | – | – | -8.2% | 19,736 |
| Real County | 38 | $273,282 | – | – | -5.0% | 2,830 |
| Llano County | 38 | $459,156 | $1,825 | 4.77% | -4.9% | 21,637 |
| Travis County | 37 | $461,123 | $1,602 | 4.17% | -3.6% | 1,289,054 |
| Collin County | 36 | $477,505 | $1,716 | 4.31% | -4.7% | 1,079,153 |
| Gillespie County | 33 | $519,258 | $2,020 | 4.67% | -5.9% | 26,953 |
| Blanco County | 32 | $575,062 | – | – | -4.3% | 11,608 |
| Kendall County | 32 | $587,336 | $1,378 | 2.82% | -0.8% | 45,376 |
| Jeff Davis County | 31 | $196,133 | – | – | -14.4% | 1,992 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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