TX area data
Orchard, TX
Orchard, TX.
Population: 407 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $315,291
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +18.8%
- All-time peak (2026-03)
- $323,270
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $320,000
- Median days on market
- 9 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 94.4%
- 1-year forecast
- -0.6%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,390/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,870/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, hurricane
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 46.2 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Brazos Polo Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +5,771 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $1,988
- Households with broadband internet
- 27.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 199,316
- Average weekly wage
- $1,155
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 11,193
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