Burnet County, TX housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 2.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 15% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 114% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.1% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 42% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $109k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,205/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $161 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% over the next 12 months (46% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.9% to +6.4% (80% range; middle estimate −0.5%), chance of a rise 46%, of a 5%+ drop 24%.

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ZIP codes in Burnet County, TX