Only three large counties in the nation saw significant growth in home values from 2007 to 2012, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released this month, and two of those counties — Bexar and Travis — were in Texas.
The Census Bureau analyzes three-year periods of American Community Survey data and found that the median home value in the United States in 2010-12 was $174,600, which was $17,300 less than in 2007-09. Of the 50 most populous counties in the country, two of the five with the lowest median home values were in Texas: Bexar ($123,500) and Dallas ($128,000).
The counties in color below were included in the census analysis. Click on a county to see the change in median home values during the period analyzed.
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County | Median Home Value, 2007-2009 | Median Home Value, 2010-2012 | Difference |
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Wilson County | $121,400 | $153,800 | $32,400 |
Colorado County | $84,900 | $112,600 | $27,700 |
Kendall County | $252,400 | $279,300 | $26,900 |
Fannin County | $77,500 | $100,600 | $23,100 |
Midland County | $125,800 | $146,600 | $20,800 |
Kerr County | $133,800 | $152,400 | $18,600 |
Nacogdoches County | $84,500 | $102,800 | $18,300 |
Comal County | $186,000 | $204,200 | $18,200 |
Harrison County | $95,400 | $113,100 | $17,700 |
Gillespie County | $194,400 | $211,300 | $16,900 |
Austin County | $138,900 | $154,900 | $16,000 |
Bee County | $63,300 | $77,900 | $14,600 |
Matagorda County | $79,400 | $93,700 | $14,300 |
Ector County | $78,500 | $92,200 | $13,700 |
Victoria County | $97,600 | $111,100 | $13,500 |
Panola County | $76,000 | $89,400 | $13,400 |
Val Verde County | $80,400 | $93,500 | $13,100 |
Starr County | $55,800 | $67,600 | $11,800 |
Willacy County | $43,600 | $54,700 | $11,100 |
Hutchinson County | $59,500 | $70,100 | $10,600 |
Tom Green County | $88,300 | $98,800 | $10,500 |
Walker County | $102,000 | $112,200 | $10,200 |
Hockley County | $69,000 | $78,900 | $9,900 |
San Jacinto County | $79,200 | $88,700 | $9,500 |
Limestone County | $76,900 | $86,000 | $9,100 |
Polk County | $71,500 | $80,600 | $9,100 |
Travis County | $206,600 | $215,700 | $9,100 |
Jasper County | $72,400 | $81,300 | $8,900 |
Wood County | $98,500 | $107,400 | $8,900 |
Jefferson County | $89,100 | $97,800 | $8,700 |
Brazos County | $142,100 | $150,600 | $8,500 |
Brown County | $79,500 | $87,900 | $8,400 |
Galveston County | $138,600 | $146,800 | $8,200 |
Gregg County | $111,300 | $119,000 | $7,700 |
Liberty County | $80,300 | $87,900 | $7,600 |
Bowie County | $88,600 | $96,100 | $7,500 |
Lampasas County | $118,400 | $125,900 | $7,500 |
Lubbock County | $101,800 | $109,300 | $7,500 |
Calhoun County | $88,900 | $96,300 | $7,400 |
Chambers County | $134,800 | $142,200 | $7,400 |
Howard County | $60,300 | $67,700 | $7,400 |
Cherokee County | $66,800 | $73,600 | $6,800 |
Wharton County | $84,900 | $91,600 | $6,700 |
Randall County | $133,600 | $140,200 | $6,600 |
El Paso County | $105,700 | $112,200 | $6,500 |
Fort Bend County | $174,800 | $181,300 | $6,500 |
McLennan County | $102,300 | $108,700 | $6,400 |
Grayson County | $99,500 | $105,800 | $6,300 |
Orange County | $82,800 | $89,000 | $6,200 |
Cass County | $68,800 | $74,900 | $6,100 |
Bell County | $114,300 | $120,300 | $6,000 |
Bexar County | $117,500 | $123,500 | $6,000 |
Maverick County | $78,300 | $84,300 | $6,000 |
Potter County | $79,600 | $85,600 | $6,000 |
Brazoria County | $141,500 | $147,400 | $5,900 |
Nueces County | $105,400 | $111,300 | $5,900 |
Waller County | $125,900 | $131,500 | $5,600 |
Guadalupe County | $150,100 | $155,600 | $5,500 |
Hidalgo County | $73,800 | $79,100 | $5,300 |
Titus County | $88,900 | $94,200 | $5,300 |
Taylor County | $89,300 | $94,500 | $5,200 |
Uvalde County | $65,900 | $71,100 | $5,200 |
Montgomery County | $160,000 | $165,100 | $5,100 |
Rusk County | $86,900 | $91,900 | $5,000 |
Atascosa County | $80,200 | $84,900 | $4,700 |
Van Zandt County | $95,500 | $99,700 | $4,200 |
Houston County | $67,500 | $71,600 | $4,100 |
Grimes County | $89,800 | $93,700 | $3,900 |
Denton County | $177,400 | $181,000 | $3,600 |
Angelina County | $82,000 | $85,400 | $3,400 |
Coryell County | $94,300 | $97,300 | $3,000 |
Williamson County | $173,100 | $176,100 | $3,000 |
Lamar County | $83,000 | $85,800 | $2,800 |
Hays County | $170,500 | $173,200 | $2,700 |
Milam County | $80,600 | $83,000 | $2,400 |
Collin County | $202,700 | $205,000 | $2,300 |
Tyler County | $71,700 | $73,900 | $2,200 |
Moore County | $84,300 | $86,400 | $2,100 |
Shelby County | $64,300 | $66,300 | $2,000 |
Burnet County | $146,700 | $147,900 | $1,200 |
Ellis County | $137,500 | $138,500 | $1,000 |
Hardin County | $98,500 | $99,400 | $900 |
Gray County | $70,300 | $71,100 | $800 |
Webb County | $106,800 | $107,500 | $700 |
Wichita County | $87,800 | $88,500 | $700 |
Bandera County | $142,000 | $142,600 | $600 |
Smith County | $119,900 | $120,500 | $600 |
Cameron County | $76,100 | $76,500 | $400 |
Upshur County | $87,800 | $88,200 | $400 |
Hunt County | $91,700 | $91,800 | $100 |
Kleberg County | $74,000 | $74,100 | $100 |
Johnson County | $115,500 | $115,300 | -$200 |
Wise County | $121,600 | $121,200 | -$400 |
Tarrant County | $135,700 | $135,100 | -$600 |
Washington County | $137,500 | $136,400 | -$1,100 |
Medina County | $108,900 | $107,700 | -$1,200 |
Parker County | $151,500 | $150,100 | -$1,400 |
Henderson County | $87,800 | $86,300 | -$1,500 |
Hopkins County | $93,700 | $92,100 | -$1,600 |
Rockwall County | $190,800 | $188,900 | -$1,900 |
Palo Pinto County | $82,900 | $80,900 | -$2,000 |
Hill County | $84,700 | $82,500 | -$2,200 |
Anderson County | $81,400 | $78,800 | -$2,600 |
Dallas County | $130,600 | $128,000 | -$2,600 |
Harris County | $133,700 | $131,000 | -$2,700 |
Caldwell County | $106,200 | $103,100 | -$3,100 |
Fayette County | $130,700 | $127,500 | -$3,200 |
Jim Wells County | $70,000 | $66,500 | -$3,500 |
San Patricio County | $92,200 | $88,700 | -$3,500 |
Kaufman County | $128,600 | $124,900 | -$3,700 |
Navarro County | $82,300 | $77,500 | -$4,800 |
Erath County | $119,600 | $114,500 | -$5,100 |
Bastrop County | $125,200 | $119,900 | -$5,300 |
Hale County | $75,600 | $66,500 | -$9,100 |
Hood County | $153,300 | $144,000 | -$9,300 |
Cooke County | $118,800 | $108,400 | -$10,400 |
Aransas County | $138,800 | $109,200 | -$29,600 |
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Comments (3)
Wayne Bishop via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Here is one for you Cindy Murray
Cindy Murray via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Thanks Guy. We knew the area is popping. Woo hoo.
Amy Olguin Pownall via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Lori - weren't we just talking about this?