Best In Texas Real Estate™: Hill Country

Real County leads the Texas Hill Country in unemployment reduction — a -0.2% decline in the 12-month period ending September 2026. This is not a growth story, but a story of retention: the only county in the region to see a net decrease in unemployment. The data comes from ALEX Intelligence’s analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, September 2026. How might this model inform investment in other rural Texas markets? https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-15-hill-country-tx-lab-bls-unemp-rate-chg-12m-county 12-month change in the county unemployment rate (September 2026), top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2026) #1 Real County — -0.2% #2 Burnet County — 0.0% #3 Kendall County — 0.0% #4 Kerr County — 0.0% #5 Llano County — 0.0% #6 Mason County — 0.0% #7 Gillespie County — 0.1% #8 Bandera County — 0.1% #9 Blanco County — 0.2% #10 Kimble County — 0.3% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Ncfinsh (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=127200082; Slide 2: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=39622040; Slide 3: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=151065963; Slide 4: Daniel Ziegler (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=109590750 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-15-hill-country-tx-lab-bls-unemp-rate-chg-12m-county View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902