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Buying a home in New Boston, Texas

The typical owner-occupied home in New Boston is worth about $111,500, 61% below the Texas median of $283,800 and 66% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,483 a year in property taxes, about 1.33% of their home's value, lower than the Texas rate of 1.49%. The median household earns $63,937 a year, so the median home costs 1.7 times the median income (3.6 times for Texas). 66% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 54% of those owners still have a mortgage.

New Boston at a glance

New Boston Texas U.S.
Median home value $111,500 $283,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,483 $4,232 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.33% 1.49% 0.94%
Median household income $63,937 $78,476 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 66% 63% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 54% 56% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,127 $2,106 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 16.1% 21.7% 21.0%
Median rent $850 $1,403 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 18.9% 30.9% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1978 1992 1980
Vacant homes 14.7% 9.4% 10.1%
Population 4,571 30,188,424 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in New Boston

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median New Boston home of $111,500 with 20% down costs about $770 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $956, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $33,004 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 14% of the median New Boston household income of $63,937; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $216,000.

The median rent here is $850 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$22,300
Loan amount$89,200
Principal and interest$600
Property taxes (1.33% a year)$124
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$46
PMI$0
Total per month$770

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,902
Loan amount$109,480
Principal and interest$736
Property taxes (1.33% a year)$124
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$46
FHA mortgage insurance$49
Total per month$956

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Questions about home buying in New Boston

What is the median home value in New Boston?

About $111,500 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in New Boston?

Homeowners pay a median $1,483 a year, which is about 1.33% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in New Boston?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $770 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $33,004 a year.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data