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Real estate businesses in Burnet County, TX

The real estate businesses in Burnet County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,588 of 2,229 scored counties
#126 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
93
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
52
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$328M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,644 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
81
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.4
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,015
+15.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Burnet County comes to about $328M a year: $15,644 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

There are 93 real estate businesses on map listings in Burnet County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.4, 15% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Burnet County in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 403 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 488 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Burnet County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Burnet County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,588 of 2,229 scored counties and #126 of 156 scored counties in Texas.

How Burnet County compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Burnet County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBurnet CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.437.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8198100
Households per official establishment403473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,644$15,682$16,661
Median household income$78,732$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4153

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 52+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
488Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
931 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Burnet County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Burnet County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,015+15.2% since 2020
Households
20,969
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
995 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$78,732+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,846
Median home value
$344,000
Jobs located here
16,131
Daytime population
43,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Burnet County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Liberty County, TX864113.1258+31.3%#4 of 2,229
2San Jacinto County, TX831110.1321+7.1%#11 of 2,229
3Chambers County, TX832916.8237+22.6%#12 of 2,229
4Burleson County, TX801215.2222+16.2%#29 of 2,229
5Rusk County, TX79126.7502+5.0%#35 of 2,229
6Jackson County, TX7958.3400+2.6%#40 of 2,229
7Jones County, TX7858.5378+6.1%#51 of 2,229
8Waller County, TX782614.2264+21.9%#57 of 2,229
9Clay County, TX77614.0252+5.0%#72 of 2,229
10Fannin County, TX762318.0192+9.2%#92 of 2,229
126Burnet County, TX419344.481+15.2%#1,588 of 2,229

Other business types in Burnet County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Burnet County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 93 real estate businesses in Burnet County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Another 488 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Burnet County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $328M a year, or $15,644 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 93 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,969 households in Burnet County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burnet County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Burnet County has 44.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Burnet County would have about 76, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 403 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Burnet County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Burnet County at 57,015 people in 2025, up 15.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,969 households. Median household income in Burnet County is $78,732, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Burnet County scores 41 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,588 of 2,229 scored counties.

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