Lamar County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Lamar County, TX real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lamar County listed for $260,875, down 7.4% from a year earlier. That is 27% below the Texas median of $355,765.

Homes spent a median of 88 days on the market, slower than 73 days a year ago. That makes Lamar County the #56 fastest-selling of 59 Texas counties we track.

Homeowners in Lamar County pay a median of $1,748 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $200,700, an effective rate of about 0.87%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Lamar County the #21 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $949 a month, and $932 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $261,000 home here comes to about $1,720 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $74,000 a year (the median household here earns $61,880).