Bee County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Bee County, TX real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Bee County pay a median of $1,615 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $111,300, an effective rate of about 1.45%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Bee County the #195 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,065 a month, and $1,019 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 9 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $111,000 home here comes to about $788 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $34,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,673).