Foard
Texas

What stands out

What stands out about Foard County: the median home price is among the cheapest in America ($81K), the typical two-bedroom rent is in the bottom 4% of American counties ($540 a month), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Texas it ranks 5th of 243 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Foard County, Texas. 1,075 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 1.5% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +33).

Texas has no income tax and no estate tax, and its constitution prohibits an income tax without a statewide vote. Property taxes are among the highest in the country and are the main source of local school funding; the 2023 legislature raised the homestead exemption to $100,000 to offset that. Homeowner insurance costs are high along the Gulf coast and rising statewide after hail and freeze events. The grid is independent of the rest of the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $41,944 a year, lower than 92% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $43,978. Unemployment runs 3.2%, lower than 58% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Texas has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $81K, cheaper than almost every county in America, about 1.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $540 a month. Property tax is 1.23% of home value, roughly $796 a year on that median home, higher than 74% of American counties. 68% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.6 per 1,000 residents, higher than 86% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 19.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

80% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 64 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 57% of eligible voters turned out. Under Texas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 65°F, highs near 79 and lows near 51, warmer than 83% of American counties. About 26 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 4 out of 100, safer than 96% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 72 Mbps down, slower than 94% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.