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Best Cost of Living Counties in Texas

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 254 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
50/100
Top County
Cottle County
Counties Ranked
252

Top 10

#1
Cottle County
TX
99/100
#2
Brooks County
TX
99/100
#3
King County
TX
97/100
#4
Throckmorton County
TX
97/100
#5
Zapata County
TX
97/100
#6
Crockett County
TX
96/100
#7
Hall County
TX
95/100
#8
Hudspeth County
TX
95/100
#9
Foard County
TX
95/100
#10
Presidio County
TX
93/100

All Texas Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Cottle County, TX
99.2
61.5
2Brooks County, TX
98.7
53.8
3King County, TX
97.3
65.5
4Throckmorton County, TX
97.3
57.4
5Zapata County, TX
97
53.9
6Crockett County, TX
95.7
71.3
7Hall County, TX
95.4
57.5
8Hudspeth County, TX
95.2
56.9
9Foard County, TX
95.1
55.3
10Presidio County, TX
93.4
55.1
11Mitchell County, TX
93.3
57.9
12Briscoe County, TX
93.1
47.7
13Floyd County, TX
92.8
49.5
14Zavala County, TX
92.2
43.8
15Terrell County, TX
92.1
64
16Starr County, TX
91
45.9
17Donley County, TX
90.8
55.4
18Stonewall County, TX
90.6
57.6
19Crosby County, TX
89.9
52.9
20Fisher County, TX
89.2
42.3
21Borden County, TX
88.8
67
22Collingsworth County, TX
88.8
58.7
23Edwards County, TX
88.3
40
24Baylor County, TX
87.8
57.7
25Knox County, TX
87.4
49.1
26Duval County, TX
87
43.3
27Cochran County, TX
86.8
44.6
28Motley County, TX
86.7
50.4
29San Augustine County, TX
86.3
49.1
30Coke County, TX
84.8
48.8
31Dickens County, TX
84.7
60.3
32Upton County, TX
84.2
55.8
33Dimmit County, TX
83.8
51.4
34McMullen County, TX
82.8
53.7
35Sabine County, TX
82.5
56
36Coleman County, TX
82.1
46.9
37Swisher County, TX
81.5
35.2
38Kinney County, TX
80.5
64.9
39Falls County, TX
80.1
46.4
40Garza County, TX
79.6
46.6
41Bailey County, TX
79.3
56.4
42Goliad County, TX
78.9
51.4
43Mills County, TX
76.9
61.7
44Hardeman County, TX
76.8
57.2
45La Salle County, TX
76.3
53.6
46Morris County, TX
74.4
47.6
47Jasper County, TX
74.3
40.5
48Robertson County, TX
74.1
51.1
49Marion County, TX
73
45.1
50Willacy County, TX
72.2
32.6
51Real County, TX
71.7
33.6
52Roberts County, TX
71.4
64.4
53Hale County, TX
71.1
36.6
54Glasscock County, TX
70.8
57.7
55Eastland County, TX
70.5
45.9
56Newton County, TX
69.7
47.7
57Trinity County, TX
69.3
46.1
58Shackelford County, TX
69.2
52.8
59Shelby County, TX
69.2
40.1
60Hansford County, TX
68.8
57.9
61Mason County, TX
68.7
64.5
62Haskell County, TX
68.5
44.5
63Lamb County, TX
67.8
45.8
64Schleicher County, TX
67.8
55.4
65Camp County, TX
67.5
44.5
66Leon County, TX
66.9
48.5
67Panola County, TX
66.7
40.1
68Cass County, TX
66.6
47.9
69Sutton County, TX
66.4
55.9
70Menard County, TX
66.3
53.1
71Kimble County, TX
66.2
57.6
72Maverick County, TX
65.5
32.5
73Culberson County, TX
65.4
57.6
74San Saba County, TX
65.1
54.1
75Hockley County, TX
65
32.2
76Refugio County, TX
64.8
41.5
77Castro County, TX
64.2
52.4
78Winkler County, TX
63.9
52.4
79Dawson County, TX
63.2
32.6
80Kent County, TX
63
61.4
81Hutchinson County, TX
62.6
41.1
82Gonzales County, TX
62.5
36.8
83Red River County, TX
62.2
49.7
84Crane County, TX
61.8
53.5
85Childress County, TX
61.5
42.6
86Comanche County, TX
61.3
38.8
87Live Oak County, TX
61.2
57.8
88Stephens County, TX
61
37
89Deaf Smith County, TX
60.8
30.6
90Nolan County, TX
60.6
36.4
91Madison County, TX
60.3
46.8
92McCulloch County, TX
60.1
40.1
93Limestone County, TX
60
32.7
94Gaines County, TX
59.6
49.3
95Archer County, TX
59.2
61.1
96Ward County, TX
59.1
50.2
97Concho County, TX
58.5
47.8
98Karnes County, TX
58.4
41.7
99Wheeler County, TX
58.4
48.8
100Hamilton County, TX
58.1
47.4
101Jim Wells County, TX
58.1
25.8
102Lipscomb County, TX
58
51.2
103Lavaca County, TX
57.9
55.2
104Runnels County, TX
57.5
42.3
105Yoakum County, TX
57.3
49.5
106Freestone County, TX
57
39.4
107Wood County, TX
56.9
50.8
108Cameron County, TX
56.5
29.7
109Terry County, TX
56.4
30.4
110Houston County, TX
56.3
39.4
111Reeves County, TX
56.3
39.8
112Tyler County, TX
55.6
41.3
113Brewster County, TX
55.1
55.4
114Jeff Davis County, TX
54.3
63.3
115Burleson County, TX
53.9
49.2
116Titus County, TX
53.8
40.7
117Bee County, TX
53.6
28.1
118Gray County, TX
53.5
31.1
119Jim Hogg County, TX
53.5
38.4
120Nacogdoches County, TX
53.5
38.9
121Hidalgo County, TX
53.3
29.2
122Cherokee County, TX
53
33.9
123Lynn County, TX
52.8
37.2
124Reagan County, TX
52.5
55.4
125Young County, TX
52
46.2
126Polk County, TX
51.8
32.8
127Wilbarger County, TX
51.8
35.2
128Matagorda County, TX
51.6
27.8
129Lamar County, TX
51.5
36.5
130Bosque County, TX
51.2
50.4
131DeWitt County, TX
50.8
44.9
132Brown County, TX
50.6
36.6
133Clay County, TX
50.4
39.4
134Milam County, TX
50.4
41.8
135Ochiltree County, TX
50.4
39.6
136Callahan County, TX
49.9
51.2
137Fayette County, TX
49.5
47.3
138Jones County, TX
49.3
30.1
139Carson County, TX
49
49.3
140Pecos County, TX
48.8
48.5
141Frio County, TX
48.3
36.3
142Jack County, TX
48.3
49.9
143Scurry County, TX
48
35.5
144Uvalde County, TX
47.9
25.6
145Rusk County, TX
46.3
41.9
146Hill County, TX
45.9
38.4
147Irion County, TX
45.5
47.3
148Val Verde County, TX
45.1
27
149Delta County, TX
44.8
47.4
150Grimes County, TX
44.7
37
151Parmer County, TX
43.8
42.8
152Moore County, TX
43.6
34.5
153Colorado County, TX
43.5
39.3
154Montague County, TX
42.9
40.8
155Rains County, TX
42.5
48.2
156Henderson County, TX
42
38.8
157Bowie County, TX
41.9
34.5
158Somervell County, TX
41.9
48.7
159Martin County, TX
41.8
37.8
160Atascosa County, TX
40.9
32.5
161Bandera County, TX
40.8
46.6
162Harrison County, TX
40.4
34.5
163Jackson County, TX
40.3
44.4
164Hemphill County, TX
40.1
53.4
165Sherman County, TX
39.4
52.1
166Calhoun County, TX
38.7
36.2
167Anderson County, TX
38.5
41
168Howard County, TX
38.4
25.1
169Hopkins County, TX
37.9
45.9
170Potter County, TX
37.9
21
171Angelina County, TX
36.9
27.6
172Walker County, TX
36.4
25.1
173San Jacinto County, TX
35.9
44.7
174Upshur County, TX
35.8
40.8
175Wharton County, TX
35.8
27
176Franklin County, TX
35.6
44
177Lee County, TX
35.5
42.6
178Fannin County, TX
34.9
46.2
179Dallam County, TX
34.4
35
180Armstrong County, TX
34.1
37.1
181Jefferson County, TX
34
19.8
182Liberty County, TX
33.8
30.4
183Palo Pinto County, TX
33.8
31.7
184Aransas County, TX
33.6
26.9
185Kleberg County, TX
33.5
19.2
186Orange County, TX
33.5
31.3
187Wichita County, TX
32.9
44.3
188Hardin County, TX
32.8
41.4
189Van Zandt County, TX
32.4
41.4
190Navarro County, TX
32.2
30.3
191Kerr County, TX
31.9
40.1
192Llano County, TX
31.3
47.2
193Sterling County, TX
30.1
51.8
194Lampasas County, TX
29.8
41.6
195Washington County, TX
29.3
37.9
196Gregg County, TX
29.1
28.2
197El Paso County, TX
27.8
26.3
198Oldham County, TX
27.8
54.5
199Hartley County, TX
27.7
47.7
200Medina County, TX
27.7
36.8
201Victoria County, TX
27.7
23.6
202Blanco County, TX
26.8
49
203Caldwell County, TX
26.3
22.5
204Erath County, TX
26
38.6
205Webb County, TX
25.8
27.9
206Cooke County, TX
25.5
37.1
207Coryell County, TX
24.4
32.7
208Tom Green County, TX
23.9
23.6
209San Patricio County, TX
23.6
31.4
210Ector County, TX
23.5
21.2
211McLennan County, TX
21.4
22.6
212Austin County, TX
21.1
39.6
213Taylor County, TX
21
41.9
214Gillespie County, TX
19.7
45.5
215Smith County, TX
19.6
29.6
216Hunt County, TX
19.3
31.5
217Grayson County, TX
19
32.8
218Wilson County, TX
18.5
37.1
219Burnet County, TX
18.3
37.5
220Lubbock County, TX
18
20.3
221Andrews County, TX
17.2
32.2
222Randall County, TX
17
44.5
223Nueces County, TX
16.9
18.5
224Bell County, TX
16.2
25.6
225Waller County, TX
16.1
33.6
226Bastrop County, TX
15.3
29.9
227Brazos County, TX
14.4
22.8
228Wise County, TX
14.2
36.7
229Johnson County, TX
12.4
32.7
230Bexar County, TX
12.3
18.1
231Hood County, TX
11.1
37.4
232Harris County, TX
9.7
24.9
233Midland County, TX
9
38.7
234Galveston County, TX
8.9
28.7
235Guadalupe County, TX
8.9
39.4
236Dallas County, TX
8.3
26.2
237Kaufman County, TX
7.8
29.4
238Brazoria County, TX
7.5
28.8
239Ellis County, TX
7.3
30.8
240Chambers County, TX
7.1
32.1
241Tarrant County, TX
7
31.5
242Comal County, TX
6.9
33.9
243Parker County, TX
6.8
32.9
244Montgomery County, TX
6.4
29.3
245Hays County, TX
6.3
22.7
246Kendall County, TX
5.3
41.3
247Travis County, TX
3.2
37.9
248Denton County, TX
3.1
26.2
249Fort Bend County, TX
3
27.1
250Williamson County, TX
3
43.5
251Collin County, TX
2
30.4
252Rockwall County, TX
1.9
40.6

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.