Texas Housing

Housing in Texas

The median home cost in Texas is $184,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 45.7%. It's a good time to buy in Texas. Home Appreciation is up 7.4%. Browse Texas Real Estate

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Texas real estate is 28 years old

The Rental Market in Texas

- Renters make up 33.0% of the Texas population
- 11.5% of houses and apartments in Texas, are unoccupied (vacancy rate)
- See the available apartments and rentals in Texas

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

HOUSING BY YEAR BUILT

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HOUSING	Texas, Texas	United States
Median Home Age	28	37
Median Home Cost	$184,900	$216,200
Home Appr. Last 12 months	7.40%	6.77%
Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.	43.79%	31.12%
Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.	45.71%	11.41%
Property Tax Rate	$18.60	$11.89
Homes Owned	55.49%	56.34%
Housing Vacant	11.52%	12.45%
Homes Rented	32.99%	31.21%
AVERAGE RENT FOR HOME OR APARTMENT
Studio Apartment	$890	$890
1 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$990	$990
2 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,240	$1,240
3 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,660	$1,660
4 Bedroom Home or Apartment	$1,910	$1,910
VACANT HOUSING
Vacant For Rent	3.13%	2.34%
Vacant Rented	0.54%	0.46%
Vacant For Sale	1.05%	1.20%
Vacant Sold	0.43%	0.46%
Vacant Vacation	2.37%	3.97%
Vacant Other	4.00%	4.02%
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING
Less Than $20,000	4.35%	4.57%
$20,000 to $39,999	4.84%	3.37%
$40,000 to $59,999	6.67%	4.19%
$60,000 to $79,999	8.72%	5.74%
$80,000 to $99,999	9.84%	6.79%
$100,000 to $149,999	19.30%	15.19%
$150,000 to $199,999	16.07%	14.69%
$200,000 to $299,999	15.09%	18.15%
$300,000 to $399,999	7.06%	10.43%
$400,000 to $499,999	3.14%	5.70%
$500,000 to $749,999	2.85%	6.39%
$750,000 to $999,999	0.96%	2.41%
$1,000,000 or more	1.12%	2.39%

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Texas is rapidly changing - 3/28/2017
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Texas is not a great place to live. - 8/17/2016
You are sad, young girl from Austin, Texas. I was born, and raised, in New Jersey, and I wouldn't trade my youth spent growing up in the Garden State for anything. I... Read More

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