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Cost of Living · Texas

Most Affordable Counties in Texas 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Texas

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Kenedy County, TX
99.8
2Crockett County, TX
98.9
3Presidio County, TX
97.3
4King County, TX
96.7
5Briscoe County, TX
96.6
6Cottle County, TX
96.5
7San Augustine County, TX
96.5
8Borden County, TX
95.6
9Foard County, TX
95.5
10Zapata County, TX
95.3

All Texas Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

253 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Kenedy County, TX
99.8
47.3
2Crockett County, TX
98.9
71.8
3Presidio County, TX
97.3
57.9
4King County, TX
96.7
57.1
5Briscoe County, TX
96.6
48.2
6Cottle County, TX
96.5
60.5
7San Augustine County, TX
96.5
52.9
8Borden County, TX
95.6
68.6
9Foard County, TX
95.5
57.3
10Zapata County, TX
95.3
54.2
11Hall County, TX
95
56.8
12Mitchell County, TX
93.8
58.4
13Cochran County, TX
92.5
46.3
14Hudspeth County, TX
92
55.8
15Fisher County, TX
91.7
42.4
16Brooks County, TX
91.5
52.1
17Starr County, TX
90.9
45.4
18Knox County, TX
90
50
19Motley County, TX
89
50.6
20Floyd County, TX
88.8
47.3
21Zavala County, TX
88.8
42
22Edwards County, TX
88.6
40.1
23Stonewall County, TX
88.5
54.2
24Crosby County, TX
88
52.2
25Terrell County, TX
87.8
61.3
26McMullen County, TX
87.5
67.8
27Baylor County, TX
86.8
57.3
28Dickens County, TX
85.6
59.5
29Kent County, TX
85
68.4
30Coleman County, TX
84.8
46.7
31Concho County, TX
83.8
52.7
32Donley County, TX
82.8
53.3
33Coke County, TX
82.7
48
34Duval County, TX
82.7
40.2
35Collingsworth County, TX
82.6
57.1
36Upton County, TX
81.7
55
37Falls County, TX
81.5
46.9
38Reagan County, TX
80.6
60.8
39Shelby County, TX
79.6
41.7
40Swisher County, TX
79.4
34.6
41Hardeman County, TX
79.3
58.7
42Willacy County, TX
79.3
35
43Jim Hogg County, TX
78.3
46.5
44Dawson County, TX
78
35.4
45Mills County, TX
77.3
62.8
46Glasscock County, TX
77.2
57.2
47Garza County, TX
77.1
45.8
48Dimmit County, TX
76.1
47.7
49Haskell County, TX
75.8
45.9
50Goliad County, TX
75
51.1
51Sabine County, TX
72.7
56.6
52Menard County, TX
72.4
53.8
53La Salle County, TX
72.3
53.1
54Schleicher County, TX
72.3
56.9
55Refugio County, TX
72.2
42.3
56Morris County, TX
72
47.6
57Castro County, TX
71.5
54.4
58Robertson County, TX
71.2
49.6
59Marion County, TX
70.8
45
60Throckmorton County, TX
70.2
50.5
61Hale County, TX
70
36.3
62Jasper County, TX
69.5
40.5
63Terry County, TX
69.3
31.7
64Panola County, TX
69.1
41.6
65Crane County, TX
68.5
56.7
66Trinity County, TX
67.6
45.7
67Cass County, TX
67.3
48.9
68Gonzales County, TX
66.2
36.4
69Runnels County, TX
66
43.7
70McCulloch County, TX
64.8
43.8
71San Saba County, TX
64.7
54.8
72Shackelford County, TX
63.9
53.2
73Maverick County, TX
63.4
32.4
74Bailey County, TX
63.3
51.1
75Childress County, TX
63.2
43.8
76Stephens County, TX
63.1
38.2
77Culberson County, TX
63
56.9
78Sutton County, TX
62.8
56
79Hockley County, TX
62.7
32.9
80Live Oak County, TX
62.5
57.1
81Camp County, TX
62.4
43.5
82Newton County, TX
62.3
48.3
83Comanche County, TX
61.7
39.2
84Hemphill County, TX
61.1
56.9
85Deaf Smith County, TX
60.9
30.3
86Callahan County, TX
60.7
55.3
87Roberts County, TX
60.7
60.8
88Lamb County, TX
60.5
44.9
89Freestone County, TX
60.4
40.8
90Reeves County, TX
59.8
42
91Eastland County, TX
59.4
44.3
92Mason County, TX
59.1
62.3
93Wheeler County, TX
59
47.6
94Somervell County, TX
58.9
52.1
95Leon County, TX
58.8
47.5
96Nolan County, TX
58.7
35.6
97Gaines County, TX
58.5
47.9
98Lavaca County, TX
57.9
55.5
99Real County, TX
57.9
30.1
100Jones County, TX
57.5
30.4
101Hamilton County, TX
57.3
48.8
102Winkler County, TX
57.3
52.8
103Wood County, TX
57.1
50.5
104Archer County, TX
56.8
60.8
105Red River County, TX
56.6
47.9
106Hutchinson County, TX
56.2
40.3
107Cameron County, TX
56
29.8
108Kimble County, TX
55.8
55.3
109Ochiltree County, TX
55.7
40.6
110Lipscomb County, TX
55.6
50
111Limestone County, TX
55.4
31.5
112DeWitt County, TX
55.3
45.1
113Jeff Davis County, TX
55.2
63.6
114Karnes County, TX
55
41.1
115Kinney County, TX
54.6
59.5
116Uvalde County, TX
54.5
26.9
117Ward County, TX
54.3
47.2
118Hidalgo County, TX
53.8
29.6
119Houston County, TX
53.6
39.4
120Bee County, TX
53.5
27.4
121Madison County, TX
53.5
47.5
122Clay County, TX
53.4
40.3
123Sherman County, TX
53.3
53.3
124Polk County, TX
53.1
34.5
125Gray County, TX
53
31.2
126Pecos County, TX
52.8
49.3
127Yoakum County, TX
52.5
48.7
128Bosque County, TX
52.4
50.4
129Cherokee County, TX
52.1
33.7
130Tyler County, TX
51.7
42.1
131Dallam County, TX
51.1
39.8
132Jim Wells County, TX
51.1
25
133Young County, TX
51
46.8
134Nacogdoches County, TX
50.3
39
135Hansford County, TX
50.2
53.5
136Frio County, TX
49.6
37.1
137Jack County, TX
48.1
52.4
138Moore County, TX
47.9
36.3
139Wilbarger County, TX
47.5
33.6
140Colorado County, TX
47.1
39.5
141Matagorda County, TX
47.1
26.1
142Brown County, TX
47
35.9
143Calhoun County, TX
47
39
144Rusk County, TX
46.8
41.1
145Fayette County, TX
46.5
47.4
146Hill County, TX
46.5
38.7
147Burleson County, TX
46.3
47.8
148Lamar County, TX
46.1
35.8
149Carson County, TX
45.8
49.3
150Lynn County, TX
45.8
37.5
151Milam County, TX
45.6
42
152Brewster County, TX
45.3
54
153Titus County, TX
44.2
38.1
154Martin County, TX
43.5
39.1
155Armstrong County, TX
42.9
41.5
156Howard County, TX
42.8
26.7
157Parmer County, TX
42.3
43.9
158Montague County, TX
41.9
40.5
159Harrison County, TX
41.3
34.5
160Upshur County, TX
41.3
42
161Anderson County, TX
41
42
162Bowie County, TX
40.5
34.5
163Delta County, TX
39.7
46.5
164Scurry County, TX
39.6
34.8
165Grimes County, TX
39.2
37
166Atascosa County, TX
37.4
31.6
167Potter County, TX
37.3
20.9
168Jackson County, TX
37.2
44.3
169Angelina County, TX
37.1
28.6
170Hopkins County, TX
36.6
46.5
171Kleberg County, TX
36.6
20.5
172Val Verde County, TX
36.4
25.9
173Henderson County, TX
36.3
37.6
174Rains County, TX
35.8
46.9
175Franklin County, TX
34.4
44
176Lee County, TX
34.2
43
177Sterling County, TX
34.2
48.9
178San Jacinto County, TX
34.1
46.7
179Kerr County, TX
33.9
41.5
180Navarro County, TX
33.2
31.3
181Hardin County, TX
32.8
41.8
182Wichita County, TX
32.8
44.4
183Walker County, TX
32.5
23.5
184Oldham County, TX
32.4
56.8
185Fannin County, TX
32
45.7
186Wharton County, TX
31.9
25.7
187Jefferson County, TX
31.7
19.1
188Bandera County, TX
31.6
45.6
189Llano County, TX
31.1
47.5
190Palo Pinto County, TX
31.1
32.2
191Van Zandt County, TX
31.1
41.4
192Irion County, TX
30.3
49.3
193Liberty County, TX
30.3
30.2
194Orange County, TX
30
30
195Cooke County, TX
29.4
37.7
196Gregg County, TX
29.4
28.3
197Victoria County, TX
29.1
23.6
198Hartley County, TX
28.4
48.8
199El Paso County, TX
28.2
26.3
200Washington County, TX
27.8
37.8
201Webb County, TX
27.5
28
202Lampasas County, TX
27.3
41.6
203Aransas County, TX
27.2
25.9
204Caldwell County, TX
26.1
22
205Erath County, TX
25.9
38.4
206Ector County, TX
25.1
21.2
207Tom Green County, TX
24.9
24
208San Patricio County, TX
23.8
31.4
209Austin County, TX
23.7
40.5
210Medina County, TX
23.7
35.8
211Andrews County, TX
22.5
32.7
212Coryell County, TX
22.1
32.2
213Blanco County, TX
21.8
49
214Wilson County, TX
20.4
37.7
215Taylor County, TX
20.1
41.4
216McLennan County, TX
19.9
22.8
217Hunt County, TX
19.2
31.6
218Smith County, TX
18.9
29.7
219Lubbock County, TX
17.8
20.1
220Grayson County, TX
17.7
32.4
221Gillespie County, TX
17.6
46
222Burnet County, TX
17.5
37.6
223Waller County, TX
17.4
34.2
224Randall County, TX
17
44.6
225Nueces County, TX
16.9
18.4
226Bell County, TX
15.8
25.9
227Brazos County, TX
14.9
22.8
228Bastrop County, TX
14.3
30
229Wise County, TX
13.8
36.7
230Hood County, TX
12.4
38.2
231Bexar County, TX
12.1
18.1
232Johnson County, TX
11.6
32.5
233Midland County, TX
9.9
38.8
234Harris County, TX
9.6
25
235Galveston County, TX
9.1
28.8
236Guadalupe County, TX
9
39.4
237Dallas County, TX
7.9
26.3
238Brazoria County, TX
7.8
28.9
239Parker County, TX
6.8
32.8
240Tarrant County, TX
6.8
31.7
241Chambers County, TX
6.7
32.4
242Montgomery County, TX
6.6
29.6
243Kaufman County, TX
6.5
29.1
244Hays County, TX
6.2
22.8
245Comal County, TX
6.1
33.9
246Ellis County, TX
6
30.8
247Kendall County, TX
5.7
41.8
248Fort Bend County, TX
3.1
27.2
249Travis County, TX
3.1
37.9
250Denton County, TX
3
26.4
251Williamson County, TX
3
43.7
252Collin County, TX
2.1
30.6
253Rockwall County, TX
1.9
41.5

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