The 25 Most Affordable Small Towns in Texas
Ranked by home value ÷ income among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas. #1 is Ozona, TX (homes cost 0.8× income).
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25Hooks, Texas
Homes cost 1.6× income
2,518 people · Bowie County · median home $69,800 · income $43,555 · Jan low 33°F · 2 in snow
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24Clarksville, Texas
Homes cost 1.6× income
2,857 people · Red River County · median home $53,700 · income $33,014 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow
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23San Diego, Texas
Homes cost 1.6× income
3,748 people · Duval County · median home $85,600 · income $53,174 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow
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22Falfurrias, Texas
Homes cost 1.6× income
4,609 people · Brooks County · median home $79,900 · income $49,167 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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21Breckenridge, Texas
Homes cost 1.6× income
5,187 people · Stephens County · median home $75,900 · income $48,000 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow
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20Cienegas Terrace, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
3,025 people · Val Verde County · median home $92,300 · income $59,785 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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19San Carlos, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
3,087 people · Hidalgo County · median home $75,600 · income $49,132 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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18North Alamo, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
3,722 people · Hidalgo County · median home $82,900 · income $55,408 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow
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17Diboll, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
4,457 people · Angelina County · median home $89,100 · income $57,902 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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16Progreso, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
4,807 people · Hidalgo County · median home $69,300 · income $45,924 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow
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15Childress, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
5,737 people · Childress County · median home $85,900 · income $57,644 · Jan low 29°F · 6 in snow
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14Slaton, Texas
Homes cost 1.5× income
5,858 people · Lubbock County · median home $84,600 · income $56,676 · Jan low 30°F · 5 in snow
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13El Cenizo, Texas
Homes cost 1.4× income
2,540 people · Webb County · median home $69,800 · income $48,897 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow
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12Stamford, Texas
Homes cost 1.4× income
2,907 people · Jones County · median home $64,700 · income $46,940 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow
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11La Paloma, Texas
Homes cost 1.4× income
3,218 people · Cameron County · median home $82,400 · income $59,840 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow
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10Muleshoe, Texas
Homes cost 1.4× income
5,160 people · Bailey County · median home $98,600 · income $69,097 · Jan low 20°F · 8 in snow
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9Cotulla, Texas
Homes cost 1.3× income
3,718 people · La Salle County · median home $93,100 · income $70,067 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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8Colorado City, Texas
Homes cost 1.3× income
3,991 people · Mitchell County · median home $69,500 · income $53,448 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow
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7Littlefield, Texas
Homes cost 1.3× income
5,943 people · Lamb County · median home $79,400 · income $60,636 · Jan low 23°F · 7 in snow
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6Mila Doce, Texas
Homes cost 1.3× income
6,162 people · Hidalgo County · median home $67,700 · income $50,921 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow
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5Redwood, Texas
Homes cost 1.2× income
4,003 people · Guadalupe County · median home $109,500 · income $88,693 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow
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4Olivarez, Texas
Homes cost 1.2× income
4,248 people · Hidalgo County · median home $79,300 · income $64,599 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow
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3Post, Texas
Homes cost 1.2× income
4,790 people · Garza County · median home $49,200 · income $41,304 · Jan low 29°F · 4 in snow
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2Stanton, Texas
Homes cost 1.1× income
2,657 people · Martin County · median home $100,000 · income $92,923 · Jan low 31°F · 3 in snow
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1Ozona, Texas
Homes cost 0.8× income
2,663 people · Crockett County · median home $66,900 · income $81,622 · Jan low 30°F
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)