Cost of Living in Brooks County, Texas
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
How Brooks County Compares
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Detailed Housing Stats
National Ranking
Affordability Rank
Brooks County ranks #157 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 5%)
Sourced county brief
Brooks County median home value is 81,000 dollars
The median home value in Brooks County is $81,000, which is $104,237 below the Texas unweighted county mean of $185,237. The median gross rent was estimated at $719 per month, compared to a state unweighted county mean of $995. For owner-occupied units, median selected monthly owner costs were $435, while the state unweighted county mean was $877. The canonical rent-to-income metric is the official ACS B25071 GRAPI, which was 19.2% for the county. This figure is 7.7 percentage points lower than the Texas unweighted county mean official GRAPI of 26.9%. No renter-household median income data was provided for the county during this period. These statistics are snapshots from the 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates and are presented without causal explanations for housing cost levels. 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: Brooks County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 19.2% of renter household income in Brooks 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
Median gross rent is $719 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $435. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $28,760 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Texas unweighted mean of county median rents is $995 per month. Brooks County's $719 median is 27.7% below that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
Affordability Calculator
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Rent Burden
18.1%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,114
per month
Owner Cost Burden
10.9%
of gross income
You can likely afford the median home in Brooks County
Median home value is $81,000. Estimated monthly cost: $647 vs. your max of $1,114.
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