The typical owner-occupied home in Kountze is worth about $127,300, 55% below the Texas median of $283,800 and 62% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,423 a year in property taxes, about 1.12% of their home's value, lower than the Texas rate of 1.49%. The median household earns $65,969 a year, so the median home costs 1.9 times the median income (3.6 times for Texas). 67% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 33% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Kountze at a glance
| Kountze | Texas | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $127,300 | $283,800 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $1,423 | $4,232 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 1.12% | 1.49% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $65,969 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 67% | 63% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 33% | 56% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $1,681 | $2,106 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 19.4% | 21.7% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $873 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 19.0% | 30.9% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1995 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 9.1% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Population | 2,367 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Kountze
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Kountze home of $127,300 with 20% down costs about $857 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,069, 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 $36,726 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 16% of the median Kountze household income of $65,969; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $229,000.
The median rent here is $873 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $25,460 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $101,840 |
| Principal and interest | $685 |
| Property taxes (1.12% a year) | $119 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $53 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $857 |
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| Down payment | $4,456 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $124,994 |
| Principal and interest | $841 |
| Property taxes (1.12% a year) | $119 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $53 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $56 |
| Total per month | $1,069 |
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Questions about home buying in Kountze
What is the median home value in Kountze?
About $127,300 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Kountze?
Homeowners pay a median $1,423 a year, which is about 1.12% 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 Kountze?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $857 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $36,726 a year.
More about Kountze
- Mortgage Refinance in Kountze
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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