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The median home value in Rusk County, TX is $213,104 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$213,104
Year-over-Year
+4.33%
National Rank
#1786 of 3071
Rusk County ranks 123rd out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -9.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Rusk County -0.1% below the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,658 a year against a typical home value of $213,104 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 30% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rusk County recorded a violent crime rate of 405 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,145 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 17,761 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rusk County is $213,104. That's up 4.33% from a year earlier. That is about 9.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rusk County the 123rd most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $68,658, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rusk County recorded 405 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,761 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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