Housing data for Rice, TX
Rice, TX has an estimated 1,241 residents and 420 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Navarro County.
15.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,513 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,241 (±365)
- Housing units
- 420 (±109)
- Households that rent
- 15.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,513
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +13.6%
What stands out in Rice
Median home value: $79,500 (±$43,029) in Rice, lower than in Navarro County ($172,600).
Households that rent: 15.5% (±8.6 points) in Rice, lower than in Navarro County (30.6%).
Homes built before 1980: 22.1% (±17.3 points) in Rice, lower than in Navarro County (46.5%).
Working from home: 4.1% (±4.0 points) in Rice, lower than in Navarro County (9.1%).
Housing in Rice at a glance
- Median rent: $1,513 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 17.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 15.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $65,958 median household income
- Home values: $79,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,505 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,700 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 89.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 22.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 78.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 26.9 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 237 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +13.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 23.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rice against Navarro County, its state and the nation
| Rice | Navarro County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,241 (±365) | 54,711 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 420 (±109) | 22,191 (±61) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 15.5% (±8.6 points) | 30.6% (±2.4 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,513 (±$690) | $1,076 (±$60) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $65,958 (±$12,648) | $63,111 (±$4,150) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $79,500 (±$43,029) | $172,600 (±$10,215) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,700 (±$796) | $2,075 (±$166) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 22.1% (±17.3 points) | 46.5% (±3.2 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.9 minutes (±3.8) | 27.1 minutes (±1.7) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 80.4% (±9.3 points) | 85.2% (±2.0 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 26.2 years (±6.1) | 36.7 years (±0.5) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rice covers 2.7 square miles of land, about 465 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Rice has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,092 (±244) | 1,241 (±365) | +13.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 353 (±69) | 420 (±109) | +19.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $859 (±$50) | $1,513 (±$690) | +76.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $91,400 (±$40,401) | $79,500 (±$43,029) | −13.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $60,625 (±$15,348) | $65,958 (±$12,648) | +8.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,167 (±$164) | $1,505 (±$381) | +29.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,852 (±$568) | $1,700 (±$796) | −8.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 26.5% (±8.9 points) | 15.5% (±8.6 points) | −11.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±35.9 points) | 0.0% (±46.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Rice
In 2025, the Rice Police Department reported 237 violent and 947 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Navarro County, the departments that report recorded 296 violent and 1,253 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Rice
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma | 3.7 mi | $945 | $292,300 | 15.9% |
| Emhouse | 7.1 mi | $1,175 | $84,200 | 14.0% |
| Ennis | 9.9 mi | $1,362 | $260,100 | 36.9% |
| Corsicana | 11 mi | $1,093 | $168,900 | 44.6% |
| Bardwell | 12 mi | $1,283 | $133,000 | 43.1% |
| Barry | 13 mi | $1,056 | $164,800 | 36.5% |
| Garrett | 13 mi | $1,593 | $125,800 | 29.9% |
| Retreat | 13 mi | — | $190,800 | 2.0% |
Places in Texas most like Rice
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Place | $1,298 | $91,600 | $57,188 | 16.5% |
| Old River-Winfree | $1,430 | $124,700 | $72,188 | 16.8% |
| Lakeport | $1,263 | $123,800 | $63,646 | 18.6% |
| Hawk Cove | $1,900 | $95,300 | $64,167 | 18.0% |
| Horizon City | $1,280 | $170,200 | $65,737 | 14.8% |
| Zavalla | $1,031 | $74,000 | $53,333 | 16.5% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Rice, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $821 | $951 | $1,139 | $1,499 | $1,505 |
HUD income limits for Rice, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,800 | $29,650 | $47,450 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,900 | $54,200 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,150 | $61,000 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,350 | $67,750 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,750 | $73,200 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,150 | $78,600 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $52,550 | $84,050 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $55,950 | $89,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Navarro County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Rice
What is the median household income in Rice?
The median household income in Rice is $65,958 (±$12,648) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Rice?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rice, TX is $1,505 (±$381) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Rice?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Rice, TX is $1,700 (±$796) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Rice?
Rice, TX has an estimated 420 (±109) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Rice?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Rice, used by 78.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Rice?
Workers who live in Rice, TX take an average of 26.9 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Rice growing?
In Rice, the number of residents went from 1,092 in 2015–2019 to 1,241 in 2020–2024 (+13.6%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rice city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Navarro County, TX
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Navarro County, TX
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Rice Police Department (ORI TX1750300)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rice city, Texas (place:61736, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .