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The median home value in Ector County, TX is $255,564 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.87% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$255,564
Year-over-Year
+4.87%
National Rank
#1322 of 3071
Ector County ranks 81st out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +9.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Ector County +19.8% above the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $71,536 a year against a typical home value of $255,564 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 48% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ector County recorded a violent crime rate of 316 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,842 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 116,039 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ector County is $255,564. That's up 4.87% from a year earlier. That is about 9.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Ector County the 81st most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $71,536, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ector County recorded 316 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 116,039 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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