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Home values, rents and more in Rusk County, TX

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

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Typical home value
$211,000
Metro: $218,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.7%
Metro: +1.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,203/mo
Metro: $1,148 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
54,854
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$68,658
Metro: $66,647 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Rusk County, TX, shaded by typical home valueRuskCherokeeSmithHarrisonNacogdochesShelbyPanolaUpshurWoodMarionGregg
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Counties around Rusk County, TX, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Rusk County, TX is outlined.

How Rusk County, TX compares

The typical home in Rusk County, TX is worth about $211,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Rusk County, TX are 3% below the typical value in the Longview metro area ($218,000) and 42% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Rusk County, TX rose 4.7%, compared with +1.1% in the Longview metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,203 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% above the Longview metro area ($1,148) and 38% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $68,658, against $66,647 in the Longview metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 54,854 people live in Rusk County, TX (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Rusk County, TX has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 4 counties in the Longview metro area and the 117th-highest of 243 in Texas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Longview 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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