Fisher County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Fisher County, TX real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Fisher County pay a median of $1,359 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $78,600, an effective rate of about 1.73%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Fisher County the #240 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $601 a month, and $615 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 11 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 $79,000 home here comes to about $575 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $25,000 a year (the median household here earns $65,533).