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Texas

135 Reviews | Review This Place

Population

27,469,100

62% Growth

4.8%

$52,576

$184,900

33.9

25.2

United States / Texas

Best Places to Live in Texas

REAL ESTATE IN TEXAS

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Homes Under $250,000
Homes $250,001 to $500,000
Homes $500,001 to $750,000
Homes $750,001 to $1,000,000

QUICK FACTS

Real Estate: For Sale For Rent
Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Harris, Dallas, 254 total
Metro Area: Dallas-Fort_Worth-Arlington, Houston-The_Woodlands-Sugar_Land, 68 total

Schools: See Local Schools

City: Houston, San Antonio, 1693 total
Zip Codes: 79936, 77084, 77449, 78521, 75052, 75217, 75070, 77479, 75034, 79912, 1935 total

Highlights

ECONOMY

The unemployment rate in Texas is 4.8% (U.S. avg. is 5.2%). Recent job growth is Positive. Texas jobs have increased by 1.10%. Learn More...

COST OF LIVING

Compared to the rest of the country, Texas's cost of living is 1.80% higher than the U.S. average. Learn More... or Compare Texas's Cost of Living

POPULATION

Texas's population is 27,469,100 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 61.83%. Learn More...

TRANSPORTATION

Average Commute time is 25 minutes. The National Average is 26 minutes. Learn More...

REAL ESTATE

The median home cost in Texas is $184,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 7.40%. Check out the homes in the area.

SCHOOLS

Texas public schools spend $10,178 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $12,383. There are about 15.4 students per teacher in Texas. Learn More...

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Housing Market in Texas

It's a good time to buy in Texas. Home Appreciation is up 7.4% in the last 12 months. Browse Texas Real Estate.

The median home price in Texas is $184,900. Browse Homes in this Range.

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Reviews for Texas 135 Reviews

Texas is rapidly changing - 3/28/2017
There are numerous positives about TX. They include a strong work effort, basic honesty of its citizens, & no state income tax. Unfortunately major metro areas of DFW,... Read More

Ronnie | Plano, TX | Reply | 3 Replies | Send Message

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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

Robert | Fort Worth, TX | Reply | 5 Replies | Send Message

Texas - 3/6/2016
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ZIP CODES IN TEXAS

79936, 77084, 77449, 78521, 75052, 75217, 75070, 77479, 75034, 79912, 1935 total

REAL ESTATE IN TEXAS

Rental Homes
Most Expensive Listing
Million Dollar Houses
Homes $750,001 to $1,000,000
Homes $500,001 to $750,000
Homes $250,000 to $500,000
Homes under $250,000
Median Priced Homes
Median Condominiums

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