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Tightest housing markets, Texas counties

Texas counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Tightest housing markets by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000
01Williamson County, TXTX752,8273.9%
02Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1914.2%
03Andrews County, TXTX18,9144.3%
04Denton County, TXTX1,069,3464.3%
05Hays County, TXTX304,3904.6%
06Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.7%
07Ellis County, TXTX240,8674.9%
08Caldwell County, TXTX55,1505.3%
09Rockwall County, TXTX140,7385.4%
10Travis County, TXTX1,389,6705.6%
11Parker County, TXTX184,7675.7%
12Kaufman County, TXTX209,2355.8%
13Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1116.1%
14Ector County, TXTX173,8016.3%
15Wilson County, TXTX56,1396.6%
16Montgomery County, TXTX781,1946.9%
17Midland County, TXTX187,8557.0%
18Bastrop County, TXTX118,9087.1%
19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4667.2%
20El Paso County, TXTX877,8587.4%
21Johnson County, TXTX218,0487.5%
22Somervell County, TXTX10,2617.6%
23Martin County, TXTX5,2847.6%
24Kendall County, TXTX53,2897.7%
25Webb County, TXTX281,2247.7%
26Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3977.7%
27Cooke County, TXTX44,4617.9%
28Randall County, TXTX152,3517.9%
29Titus County, TXTX31,5638.2%
30Bell County, TXTX402,2488.2%
31Harris County, TXTX5,045,0268.4%
32Comal County, TXTX209,1668.5%
33Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0888.5%
34Coryell County, TXTX85,5928.6%
35Wise County, TXTX83,7788.7%
36Chambers County, TXTX57,5949.0%
37Lubbock County, TXTX328,9069.4%
38Brazos County, TXTX249,0889.7%
39Waller County, TXTX69,8589.8%
40Hartley County, TXTX4,90410.0%
41Erath County, TXTX43,91110.0%
42Val Verde County, TXTX47,83510.2%
43Gaines County, TXTX23,95610.2%
44McLennan County, TXTX272,02010.2%
45Terry County, TXTX11,72010.3%
46Wharton County, TXTX42,06010.3%
47Glasscock County, TXTX1,12810.3%
48Gregg County, TXTX126,09510.4%
49Medina County, TXTX56,88110.5%
50Young County, TXTX18,15410.6%
51Hunt County, TXTX123,33610.6%
52Tom Green County, TXTX120,60210.6%
53Brazoria County, TXTX419,08010.9%
54Upshur County, TXTX44,41011.1%
55Grayson County, TXTX153,61311.1%
56Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.2%
57Crane County, TXTX4,55411.3%
58Delta County, TXTX5,54911.3%
59Hardin County, TXTX58,72311.5%
60Maverick County, TXTX58,82311.6%
61Harrison County, TXTX71,95611.7%
62Taylor County, TXTX150,07711.7%
63Victoria County, TXTX92,65611.7%
64Kerr County, TXTX54,03711.8%
65Hopkins County, TXTX39,06311.8%
66Wichita County, TXTX129,55512.1%
67Gonzales County, TXTX20,15912.1%
68Hood County, TXTX70,50112.2%
69Bowie County, TXTX92,69612.2%
70Washington County, TXTX38,28812.2%
71Lamar County, TXTX51,50312.3%
72Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54912.4%
73Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13012.4%
74Lee County, TXTX18,72912.5%
75Archer County, TXTX9,12912.6%
76Atascosa County, TXTX53,59012.6%
77Milam County, TXTX26,25812.8%
78Angelina County, TXTX88,15412.8%
79Galveston County, TXTX372,20713.1%
80Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03513.2%
81Howard County, TXTX30,50413.2%
82Cameron County, TXTX433,94613.3%
83Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613.4%
84Armstrong County, TXTX1,84313.4%
85Moore County, TXTX21,89113.5%
86Cherokee County, TXTX53,33713.6%
87Liberty County, TXTX121,36413.7%
88Jefferson County, TXTX254,32113.7%
89Parmer County, TXTX9,67813.7%
90Yoakum County, TXTX7,43813.7%
91Potter County, TXTX114,45313.8%
92Fannin County, TXTX39,26513.8%
93Navarro County, TXTX57,18114.2%
94Jackson County, TXTX15,39314.2%
95Hockley County, TXTX21,60014.3%
96Walker County, TXTX83,84214.4%
97Winkler County, TXTX7,54014.4%
98Orange County, TXTX86,26614.5%
99Scurry County, TXTX16,16214.6%
100Falls County, TXTX17,86914.8%
101Anderson County, TXTX59,80514.9%
102Frio County, TXTX18,82315.0%
103Lampasas County, TXTX23,65715.0%
104Ward County, TXTX11,12515.0%
105Nueces County, TXTX352,99215.1%
106Dallam County, TXTX7,50815.3%
107Austin County, TXTX33,62515.3%
108Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28415.3%
109Kleberg County, TXTX30,31515.4%
110Rusk County, TXTX54,85415.4%
111Cass County, TXTX28,65115.6%
112Blanco County, TXTX13,58115.7%
113Morris County, TXTX12,13315.9%
114Hill County, TXTX39,50316.2%
115Jones County, TXTX20,86116.2%
116Hemphill County, TXTX3,08316.3%
117Brewster County, TXTX9,45816.3%
118Smith County, TXTX252,54916.6%
119Wood County, TXTX49,68816.6%
120Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316.6%
121Lynn County, TXTX6,01716.7%
122San Patricio County, TXTX72,05316.8%
123Clay County, TXTX10,76416.9%
124Grimes County, TXTX34,25217.0%
125Zavala County, TXTX9,03717.1%
126Nolan County, TXTX14,11717.1%
127Starr County, TXTX66,31917.2%
128Jasper County, TXTX33,07517.2%
129Madison County, TXTX14,22617.3%
130Camp County, TXTX13,38017.3%
131Bee County, TXTX32,51517.3%
132Willacy County, TXTX19,97117.3%
133Montague County, TXTX21,96617.5%
134Burleson County, TXTX20,54917.5%
135Dawson County, TXTX11,77617.5%
136Hale County, TXTX31,81917.7%
137Roberts County, TXTX86717.8%
138Shackelford County, TXTX3,19717.9%
139Burnet County, TXTX57,01517.9%
140Panola County, TXTX23,01818.0%
141Rains County, TXTX13,54218.0%
142Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80418.2%
143Loving County, TXTX5218.2%
144Reeves County, TXTX12,13818.3%
145Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48118.3%
146Hansford County, TXTX4,94418.3%
147Carson County, TXTX5,80518.4%
148Matagorda County, TXTX36,46319.0%
149Shelby County, TXTX24,28619.1%
150Upton County, TXTX3,13119.2%
151Bailey County, TXTX6,96319.4%
152Lavaca County, TXTX20,65119.4%
153Red River County, TXTX11,81619.6%
154Limestone County, TXTX22,84919.7%
155Gray County, TXTX20,91919.7%
156Henderson County, TXTX88,59519.8%
157Bosque County, TXTX18,91819.8%
158Callahan County, TXTX14,49119.9%
159Gillespie County, TXTX28,52719.9%
160Calhoun County, TXTX19,59920.0%
161Bandera County, TXTX22,87620.1%
162Castro County, TXTX7,29520.2%
163Lamb County, TXTX12,57920.5%
164Goliad County, TXTX7,20820.7%
165Karnes County, TXTX15,01820.8%
166Culberson County, TXTX2,26720.9%
167Oldham County, TXTX1,78320.9%
168Swisher County, TXTX6,70321.3%
169Fayette County, TXTX25,45921.4%
170Colorado County, TXTX21,43921.4%
171Jack County, TXTX9,56321.6%
172McCulloch County, TXTX7,47221.9%
173Aransas County, TXTX26,14622.0%
174Robertson County, TXTX17,83922.2%
175Brown County, TXTX38,71122.2%
176Kinney County, TXTX3,12822.3%
177Freestone County, TXTX20,81122.3%
178Fisher County, TXTX3,69222.4%
179Stephens County, TXTX9,38022.5%
180Reagan County, TXTX3,16622.7%
181Comanche County, TXTX14,43222.8%
182Eastland County, TXTX18,14322.9%
183Brooks County, TXTX6,57923.4%
184Runnels County, TXTX9,69323.7%
185Irion County, TXTX1,46323.7%
186Sterling County, TXTX1,34923.9%
187Franklin County, TXTX10,99423.9%
188Floyd County, TXTX4,88124.7%
189Tyler County, TXTX20,44324.9%
190DeWitt County, TXTX20,30925.1%
191Schleicher County, TXTX2,24525.1%
192Marion County, TXTX9,89625.2%
193Mitchell County, TXTX8,94725.3%
194Kimble County, TXTX4,43825.4%
195Newton County, TXTX11,95425.4%
196Dimmit County, TXTX8,02425.5%
197Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55425.6%
198Coke County, TXTX3,41225.7%
199Leon County, TXTX16,89425.7%
200Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43325.7%
201Refugio County, TXTX6,65725.7%
202Sherman County, TXTX2,78125.7%
203Wheeler County, TXTX4,77326.0%
204Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79126.1%
205Presidio County, TXTX5,43326.1%
206Polk County, TXTX53,43426.3%
207San Saba County, TXTX5,78726.3%
208Houston County, TXTX22,31626.3%
209Trinity County, TXTX14,38427.0%
210Zapata County, TXTX13,75327.0%
211Cochran County, TXTX2,54627.3%
212Live Oak County, TXTX11,92927.3%
213Crosby County, TXTX4,85227.5%
214La Salle County, TXTX6,51727.5%
215San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48827.5%
216Sutton County, TXTX3,20327.9%
217Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95528.4%
218Hamilton County, TXTX8,68028.6%
219Crockett County, TXTX2,76929.1%
220Terrell County, TXTX70229.4%
221Mason County, TXTX3,99029.6%
222Foard County, TXTX1,04429.9%
223Baylor County, TXTX3,47230.1%
224Mills County, TXTX4,58030.7%
225Duval County, TXTX9,40230.9%
226Knox County, TXTX3,19230.9%
227Haskell County, TXTX5,49931.1%
228Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63331.2%
229Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55531.7%
230Coleman County, TXTX7,91531.8%
231Llano County, TXTX23,35331.8%
232Menard County, TXTX1,95631.9%
233Hardeman County, TXTX3,29232.0%
234Hall County, TXTX2,73732.8%
235Garza County, TXTX4,51033.2%
236Childress County, TXTX6,64333.7%
237Borden County, TXTX56734.0%
238Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48734.4%
239Briscoe County, TXTX1,47434.9%
240Stonewall County, TXTX1,18635.1%
241Dickens County, TXTX1,69236.8%
242Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71136.9%
243Motley County, TXTX1,04337.3%
244Cottle County, TXTX1,22438.0%
245San Augustine County, TXTX7,72238.9%
246Donley County, TXTX3,21339.5%
247Sabine County, TXTX10,01239.6%
248McMullen County, TXTX54440.5%
249Kent County, TXTX67441.1%
250King County, TXTX19241.3%
251Real County, TXTX2,74542.2%
252Concho County, TXTX3,60742.4%
253Edwards County, TXTX1,37050.4%
254Kenedy County, TXTX31956.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES