Cooke County, TX real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$240,400Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.19%Below state avg 1.49%Median bill $2,864/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,0472-bed $1,078Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Cooke County, TX real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Cooke County pay a median of $2,864 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $240,400, an effective rate of about 1.19%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Cooke County the #128 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,047 a month, and $1,078 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 19 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $240,000 home here comes to about $1,649 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $71,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,932).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,649/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,311
  • Property tax$239
  • Insurance (est.)$100

$240,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Cooke County by bedrooms

Studio$88527% below state
1 bedroom$79336% below state
2 bedrooms$1,07823% below state
3 bedrooms$1,21426% below state
4 bedrooms$1,16045% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.