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Centered on Haskell (the county seat), with Rule, Rochester, and O’Brien as smaller towns, Haskell County lies in North Central Texas. Established in 1858, it was historically ranching country with cotton and wheat farming. Today, it remains rural, with agriculture dominant. Housing includes older wood-frame homes, mid-century ranchers, and modular housing. Abilene is the nearest larger city, about 55 miles south. Existing homes are affordable, averaging $90,000–$160,000, while farmland sells $2,000–$4,500 per acre. Buyers often seek inexpensive rural living, farmland, or hunting property.