The typical owner-occupied home in Timpson is worth about $82,000, 71% below the Texas median of $283,800 and 75% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $31,250 a year, so the median home costs 2.6 times the median income (3.6 times for Texas). 40% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 30% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Timpson at a glance
| Timpson | Texas | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $82,000 | $283,800 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $4,232 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $31,250 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 40% | 63% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 30% | 56% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $890 | $2,106 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 14.2% | 21.7% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $619 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 26.7% | 30.9% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1973 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 27.3% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Population | 1,063 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Timpson
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Timpson home of $82,000 with 20% down costs about $551 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $687, 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 $23,598 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 21% of the median Timpson household income of $31,250; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $109,000.
The median rent here is $619 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $16,400 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $65,600 |
| Principal and interest | $441 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $75 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $34 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $551 |
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| Down payment | $2,870 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $80,515 |
| Principal and interest | $542 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $75 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $34 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $36 |
| Total per month | $687 |
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Questions about home buying in Timpson
What is the median home value in Timpson?
About $82,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Timpson?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $551 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $23,598 a year.
More about Timpson
- Mortgage Refinance in Timpson
- Debt Relief in Timpson
- Home Equity Loans in Timpson
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
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