Walker County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Walker County, TX real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Walker County listed for $299,125, down 8.3% from a year earlier. That is 16% below the Texas median of $355,765.

Homes spent a median of 73 days on the market, slower than 70 days a year ago. That makes Walker County the #39 fastest-selling of 59 Texas counties we track.

Homeowners in Walker County pay a median of $2,669 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $226,900, an effective rate of about 1.18%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Walker County the #124 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,031 a month, and $1,015 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 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 $299,000 home here comes to about $2,049 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $88,000 a year (the median household here earns $52,324).