Cost of Living in Borden County, Texas
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
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Detailed Housing Stats
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Affordability Rank
Borden County ranks #52 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 2%)
Sourced county brief
Borden County official GRAPI is 17.9 percentage points below state mean
Official gross rent as a percentage of household income (GRAPI) in Borden County is 9.0%, which is 17.9 percentage points below the Texas unweighted county mean of 26.9%. This official B25071 figure serves as the canonical rent-to-income metric for the county. The renter-household median income was estimated at $78,750. For owner-occupied housing units, the median home value is $108,900, compared to the state unweighted county mean of $185,237. Median selected monthly owner costs were $508, which is below the state unweighted county mean of $877. No median gross rent data was provided for Borden County during this period. These statistics represent a snapshot based on ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates and are presented without causal explanations or market forecasts. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Borden County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 9.0% of renter household income in Borden County, which is below the 30% affordability benchmark. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Borden County does not have both rent and owner-cost estimates needed for a tenure-cost comparison.
Income Needed
A 30% rent-budget illustration cannot be calculated because median gross rent is unavailable.
Regional Context
The unweighted county-mean rent comparison for Texas is unavailable.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Owner Cost Burden
9.3%
of gross income
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Median home value is $108,900. Estimated monthly cost: $869 vs. your max of $1,531.
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