The 10 Best Places To Buy A House In Texas For 2022


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Editor’s note: This is not investment advice and we are not financial advisers. Article updated for 2022.

There's a the age old question everyone thinks about when they decide to move to a city in Texas:

Should I buy a place or rent? Well, we aren't here today to solve that problem for you exactly. We are just assuming you'll do the right thing and a buy a place. And while we are happy to tell you the best place to live in Texas, this analysis is going to tackle the question of the best place to buy a house as an investor. That is we are going to try and determine the up and coming cities in the Lone Star State.

To do that we are going to look at places in Texas that are growing faster than average, but where home prices are below average. In every day terms, the "deals". The best deal in Texas at the moment? That would be Post according to our analysis.

Here's a look at the top ten places to buy a home in Texas for 2022.

The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In Texas For 2022

  1. Post
  2. Primera
  3. Hudson
  4. Bowie
  5. Oak Point
  6. Krum
  7. Giddings
  8. Wolfforth
  9. Gilmer
  10. Granite Shoals

What's the best place to buy a home in Texas for 2022? According to our analysis, would the the ideal place to buy a home looking into the future.

The methodology that wen't into this can be a bit complicated, so we'll break it down for you in as much detail as we can below. If you're not worried about finding a deal on good places to live, check out the most expensive places to live in Texas and, for those of you on a budget, the cheapest places to live in Texas.

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The 10 Best Cities To Buy A House In Texas For 2022

1. Post

Post, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Billy Hathorn | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,002
Median Home Price: $66,800
Population Change: -3.7%
Home Price Change: -6.7%
More on Post: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

2. Primera

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,025
Median Home Price: $86,700
Population Change: 3.1%
Home Price Change: -2.9%
More on Primera: Homes For Sale | Data

3. Hudson

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,038
Median Home Price: $144,700
Population Change: 1.5%
Home Price Change: 4.8%
More on Hudson: Homes For Sale | Data

4. Bowie

Bowie, TX

Source: Wikipedia User No machine-readable autho | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,075
Median Home Price: $97,900
Population Change: 0.5%
Home Price Change: 16.1%
More on Bowie: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

5. Oak Point

Oak Point, TX

Source: Wikipedia User nthomas76207 | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,077
Median Home Price: $301,300
Population Change: 15.1%
Home Price Change: 9.6%
More on Oak Point: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

6. Krum

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,088
Median Home Price: $195,800
Population Change: 1.5%
Home Price Change: 3.8%
More on Krum: Homes For Sale | Data

7. Giddings

Giddings, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Larry D. Moore | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,095
Median Home Price: $117,500
Population Change: 0.8%
Home Price Change: 5.6%
More on Giddings: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

8. Wolfforth

Wolfforth, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Zorin09 | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 5,137
Median Home Price: $205,800
Population Change: 6.6%
Home Price Change: 11.7%
More on Wolfforth: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

9. Gilmer

Gilmer, TX

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 5,139
Median Home Price: $129,200
Population Change: 0.7%
Home Price Change: 9.1%
More on Gilmer: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

10. Granite Shoals

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,142
Median Home Price: $140,200
Population Change: 0.4%
Home Price Change: 6.0%
More on Granite Shoals: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How do you determine the best places to buy a home in Texas for 2022?

We were in real estate for almost five years and have been working on this site for another three. Suffice is to say, we've put a lot of thought into what goes into finding a good place to buy a home.

So all that thinking has come to this moment where we get to spell out how we'd approach finding an up-and-coming place to live in Texas. Put differently, the analysis will try to find places in Texas with undervalued homes relative to pent up demand.

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To do that we looked at the most recent American Community Survey Census data for 2016-2020 and compared it to the previous vintage (2012-2016). Specifically, we used the following criteria:

  • Y-o-Y Change In Population (People want to live here)
  • Y-o-Y Change In Median Home Prices (People are willing to pay for it)
  • Home Prices Relative To The State Average (It's still kinda cheap)

We want places that are growing, have seen home prices increase in recent years, and are still "cheap" for Texas with the following caveats:

So of the 0 cities and towns in Texas, only 359 places made it through our initial filters to even be considered.

We then ranked each place from 1 to 359 for the criteria mentioned above with 1 being the best for that criteria. We averaged the rankings to create a "best place to buy" index with the place having the lowest index being the best. You can download the data here.

Turns out that Post is the best potential gem in the not-so-rough in the Lone Star State.

Read on for more on these places.

Summary: The Best Places To Purchase A House In Texas for 2022

There's our analysis of the best places to buy a house in Texas. And, to be clear, we aren't necessarily saying these places are the best places to live, just that it looks like they might be in a couple of years based on the data.

In fact, every place in the following table meets our criteria, so even though it may not look super long, remember we started off with all 0 places in the state.

So if we'd could rent or buy in these cities, we'd definitely buy.

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Home Prices By City In Texas

City Rank Median Home Price Population Change Home Price Increase
Post 1 $66,800 -3.7% -6.7%
Primera 2 $86,700 3.1% -2.9%
Hudson 3 $144,700 1.5% 4.8%
Bowie 4 $97,900 0.5% 16.1%
Oak Point 5 $301,300 15.1% 9.6%
Krum 6 $195,800 1.5% 3.8%
Giddings 7 $117,500 0.8% 5.6%
Wolfforth 8 $205,800 6.6% 11.7%
Gilmer 9 $129,200 0.7% 9.1%
Granite Shoals 10 $140,200 0.4% 6.0%
Livingston 11 $108,100 0.9% -0.3%
Center 12 $62,500 -1.4% -13.1%
Anthony 13 $109,700 -0.5% -2.0%
Diboll 14 $84,100 -1.1% 4.2%
Mcgregor 15 $129,600 1.3% 11.6%
Bulverde 16 $287,900 2.3% -6.6%
Brady 17 $84,700 -1.4% 0.1%
Iowa Colony 18 $256,400 192.9% -9.1%
Sinton 19 $65,800 -2.1% 31.1%
Terrell Hills 20 $645,000 0.7% 4.5%
Carrizo Springs 21 $55,000 -2.4% -12.8%
Breckenridge 22 $65,700 -0.4% -1.8%
Atlanta 23 $95,000 -0.7% 8.3%
Cameron 24 $78,100 -0.2% -2.4%
Rockdale 25 $97,600 -0.5% 3.5%
Muleshoe 26 $76,000 -4.2% 13.4%
Willow Park 27 $257,600 4.1% 8.4%
Sansom Park 28 $92,900 3.4% 8.8%
Rusk 29 $86,000 0.7% 2.0%
Brookshire 30 $75,000 4.2% -10.9%
Marlin 31 $46,100 -0.1% -7.6%
Wake Village 32 $134,300 4.1% 0.2%
Edna 33 $91,900 -0.7% -4.1%
Nolanville 34 $137,500 4.3% 7.8%
Yoakum 35 $87,000 -3.9% 3.9%
Hutchins 36 $72,400 1.5% 5.2%
Luling 37 $112,100 0.3% -7.2%
Windcrest 38 $218,000 0.1% 4.9%
Littlefield 39 $66,200 -0.9% 1.8%
Progreso 40 $58,400 0.1% 1.6%
Slaton 41 $74,400 -0.1% 0.4%
Gladewater 42 $100,200 -0.5% 11.8%
Alpine 43 $168,400 0.4% 12.6%
Penitas 44 $106,800 28.0% -14.2%
Childress 45 $78,500 -1.5% 0.4%
Gun Barrel City 46 $153,600 1.2% 25.8%
Mont Belvieu 47 $288,700 5.0% 11.7%
Lindale 48 $171,100 3.3% 17.1%
Everman 49 $104,900 -0.4% 30.0%
Port Isabel 50 $126,900 -0.2% 17.0%
Kermit 51 $77,000 -3.4% 29.2%
White Oak 52 $170,000 -0.5% -0.6%
Burnet 53 $175,500 1.5% 6.1%
Iowa Park 54 $89,300 0.7% 5.2%
Crockett 55 $94,000 -0.4% 21.3%
Sealy 56 $152,000 -0.2% -3.0%
Carthage 57 $130,200 -1.4% 21.3%
Keene 58 $141,900 0.9% -0.2%
Bridgeport 59 $140,600 0.5% 13.0%
Silsbee 60 $116,400 0.1% 8.1%
Sunnyvale 61 $397,800 2.8% 4.6%
Lacy-Lakeview 62 $113,400 1.0% 27.8%
Willis 63 $91,600 2.5% 20.7%
Marble Falls 64 $218,100 3.1% 13.8%
Bee Cave 65 $513,800 2.0% -10.5%
Prairie View 66 $188,300 2.0% 12.0%
Decatur 67 $165,500 3.5% 5.8%
Elsa 68 $54,900 -0.6% 3.0%
Lago Vista 69 $282,700 4.0% 19.2%
Crystal City 70 $61,100 -0.7% 26.5%
La Feria 71 $68,400 0.1% 23.0%
Mexia 72 $80,500 -0.5% 10.0%
Providence Village 73 $215,300 2.9% 0.7%
Jasper 74 $86,400 -0.4% 5.4%
Gonzales 75 $135,600 0.7% 8.6%
Kaufman 76 $98,600 4.3% 5.0%
River Oaks 77 $117,800 -0.4% 16.6%
Monahans 78 $102,600 0.6% 15.4%
Seminole 79 $122,900 1.3% 2.9%
Los Fresnos 80 $108,200 0.4% 2.7%
Navasota 81 $124,500 2.9% -1.3%
Joshua 82 $196,400 4.6% 7.9%
Hitchcock 83 $117,700 0.4% 3.2%
Floresville 84 $126,900 3.4% -6.6%
Lampasas 85 $129,000 1.4% 8.6%
Jersey Village 86 $289,400 -0.4% 1.3%
Bridge City 87 $148,900 -0.7% 10.4%
Richland Hills 88 $157,600 -0.6% 5.5%
Lake Dallas 89 $205,000 -0.1% 23.4%
Hempstead 90 $113,800 4.7% 2.6%
Lucas 91 $650,000 4.8% 9.4%
Cleveland 92 $96,500 1.1% 5.9%
Cuero 93 $92,600 -0.6% -2.3%
Fort Stockton 94 $120,400 -0.5% 25.3%
Hillsboro 95 $85,400 0.5% 3.5%
Kennedale 96 $224,000 2.4% 3.9%
Dalhart 97 $112,100 -3.2% 1.2%
Alamo Heights 98 $614,000 1.5% -2.2%
Sanger 99 $183,000 3.6% 20.0%
Dayton 100 $142,300 7.5% -15.5%
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About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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