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Home values, rents and more in Rusk, TX

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$210,000
Metro: $234,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−2.6%
Metro: −1.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
5,477
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$53,438
Metro: $61,261 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Rusk, TX, shaded by typical home valueRusk
  • Under $210k
  • $210k–$220k
  • $220k+
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ZIP codes around Rusk, TX, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Rusk is outlined.

How Rusk compares

The typical home in Rusk, TX is worth about $210,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Rusk are 10% below the typical value in the Jacksonville metro area ($234,000) and 43% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Rusk fell 2.6%, compared with −1.0% in the Jacksonville metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $53,438, against $61,261 in the Jacksonville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 5,477 people live in Rusk (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Rusk has the lowest typical home value of the 4 cities in the Jacksonville metro area and the 348th-lowest of 1,071 in Texas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Cherokee County, TX · Jacksonville metro area · Texas

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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