Eden, Texas

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.0% to the 489 homes here.

2–5

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 6.5% since 2020.

2,248

people, the 576th-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

91.1%

of 495 jobs located in Eden are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is down 14% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$527

a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$975–$1,463

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $527 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 10 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 100% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 93% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.0% to the 489 homes here.

2–5

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 72% less than Texas's.

$78,100

median home value in Eden.
- $78,100 Eden
- $283,800 Texas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Eden, Texas

Eden,
Texas.

Growing. Up 6.5% since 2020.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is down 14% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.0% to the 489 homes here.

A median home costs 72% less than Texas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 6.5% since 2020.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is down 14% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.0% to the 489 homes here.

A median home costs 72% less than Texas's.

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