Rental numbers for the Lufkin, TX metro
The typical home here runs -$590 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 1.5%.
- Gross yield
- 7.9%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- n/a
- 0 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$590/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $211,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $1,388/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in the metro
6 with published figures
| 75980Zavalla | $184,000 | $970* | 6.3% | 1.9% | -$707 | n/a |
| 75941Diboll | $187,000 | $970* | 6.2% | 1.4% | -$790 | n/a |
| 75901Lufkin | $204,000 | $1,050* | 6.2% | 1.5% | -$842 | n/a |
| 75904Lufkin | $216,000 | $1,030* | 5.7% | 1.2% | -$948 | n/a |
| 75969Pollok | $250,000 | $1,060* | 5.1% | 1.2% | -$1,105 | n/a |
| 75949Huntington | $238,000 | $970* | 4.9% | 0.7% | -$1,150 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- -0.8%
- Rent, 12 months
- +2.9%
- Rent minus price growth
- +3.7 pts
- Property tax
- 1.18%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $191,713 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $210,455 | n/a |
| Aug 2023 | $214,208 | n/a |
| Aug 2024 | $212,701 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | $212,153 | $1,349 |
| Aug 2026 | $210,512 | $1,388 |
Counties
- Angelina County, TXn/a median yield
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Questions
- Is the Lufkin, TX metro good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$590 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 1.5%. Figures assume a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and the default costs on the methodology page.
- Which ZIP codes in the Lufkin, TX metro have the highest rental yield?
- , on Zillow value and rent. The full table above sorts by any column.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.