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The median home value in Howard County, TX is $150,014 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.4% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$150,014
Year-over-Year
+4.4%
National Rank
#2573 of 3071
Howard County ranks 184th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -36.0% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Howard County -29.7% below the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $69,649 a year against a typical home value of $150,014 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.2×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 6% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Howard County recorded a violent crime rate of 762 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,786 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 21,249 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Howard County is $150,014. That's up 4.4% from a year earlier. That is about 36.0% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Howard County the 184th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $69,649, so a typical home costs about 2.2× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Howard County recorded 762 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 21,249 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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