Rental market overview for Texas, powered by HUD and Census data.
Median Rent
$1,097
Median Income
$70,256
Rent Burden
29.9%
Avg FMR (2BR)
N/A
Affordability
Texas: 29.9% rent burden, near the 30% affordability threshold.
<25% 25 to 30%>30%
Affordability Map: Income vs Rent in Texas
Each dot is a city, sized by population. The diagonal line is the 30% rent to income threshold. Cities above the line tend to be unaffordable for median earners.
Cities in Texas by median income and median rent
City
Median income
Median rent
Rent burden
Houston
$60,440
$1,235
31.2%
San Antonio
$59,593
$1,189
31.3%
Dallas
$63,985
$1,305
29.8%
Austin
$86,556
$1,549
28.9%
Fort Worth
$72,726
$1,313
31.9%
El Paso
$55,710
$976
30.7%
Arlington
$71,736
$1,297
32.9%
Corpus Christi
$64,449
$1,178
30.5%
Plano
$105,679
$1,699
26.6%
Lubbock
$58,734
$1,093
32.1%
Laredo
$60,928
$968
30.2%
Irving
$76,686
$1,423
26.4%
Garland
$71,044
$1,421
32.1%
Frisco
$144,567
$1,803
27.0%
Amarillo
$60,628
$997
27.8%
Grand Prairie
$76,626
$1,381
30.8%
McKinney
$113,286
$1,740
29.8%
Brownsville
$46,735
$872
30.0%
Killeen
$57,086
$1,084
29.3%
Pasadena
$64,698
$1,159
28.5%
McAllen
$56,326
$955
31.1%
Denton
$71,921
$1,264
33.8%
Waco
$47,421
$1,038
34.0%
Midland
$90,448
$1,400
29.4%
Carrollton
$95,380
$1,555
28.0%
Abilene
$59,254
$1,060
29.7%
Lewisville
$82,006
$1,455
29.3%
Pearland
$111,123
$1,622
31.8%
Round Rock
$91,888
$1,586
29.8%
College Station
$52,397
$1,129
38.1%
The Woodlands
$142,384
$1,723
23.9%
Richardson
$94,362
$1,725
29.1%
Beaumont
$53,745
$992
30.3%
League City
$117,316
$1,598
27.1%
Odessa
$71,293
$1,282
29.6%
Sugar Land
$132,247
$1,868
27.7%
Tyler
$63,056
$1,113
27.8%
Allen
$121,259
$1,747
27.9%
Wichita Falls
$55,584
$949
27.9%
Edinburg
$54,139
$920
30.7%
San Angelo
$65,040
$1,037
29.1%
New Braunfels
$85,827
$1,426
27.9%
Conroe
$71,630
$1,255
31.9%
Atascocita
$115,687
$1,706
24.0%
Mission
$56,421
$876
27.7%
Bryan
$55,234
$1,109
33.7%
Baytown
$61,158
$1,207
29.4%
Temple
$61,003
$1,088
30.6%
Longview
$61,003
$1,000
29.0%
Pharr
$45,016
$926
29.9%
Flower Mound
$154,471
$2,039
26.9%
Cedar Park
$118,903
$1,677
30.0%
Missouri City
$97,211
$1,781
33.3%
Mansfield
$112,465
$1,670
30.5%
Georgetown
$87,465
$1,575
32.1%
Harlingen
$50,367
$867
29.9%
North Richland Hills
$88,656
$1,465
28.4%
San Marcos
$47,394
$1,251
39.7%
Victoria
$64,832
$1,094
30.1%
Pflugerville
$111,151
$1,677
26.9%
Spring
$83,754
$1,631
26.9%
Rowlett
$110,954
$1,807
27.2%
Leander
$129,684
$1,802
26.7%
Euless
$77,403
$1,497
27.7%
Wylie
$109,465
$1,844
31.0%
Port Arthur
$45,357
$938
32.3%
DeSoto
$81,736
$1,414
36.9%
Galveston
$57,453
$1,200
32.7%
Texas City
$61,359
$1,137
30.8%
Grapevine
$107,165
$1,750
27.1%
Bedford
$80,924
$1,332
27.9%
Burleson
$87,312
$1,571
26.8%
Cedar Hill
$84,132
$1,676
37.7%
Kyle
$85,199
$1,572
32.6%
Little Elm
$110,218
$1,916
29.2%
Rockwall
$114,799
$1,728
28.7%
Huntsville
$37,419
$970
40.8%
Haltom City
$57,649
$1,239
30.4%
Keller
$162,094
$1,850
31.3%
The Colony
$106,518
$1,739
24.5%
Sherman
$58,020
$1,109
30.2%
Channelview
$64,011
$1,118
28.9%
Schertz
$94,173
$1,513
28.7%
Coppell
$143,817
$1,743
24.5%
Waxahachie
$80,044
$1,387
29.7%
Lancaster
$65,323
$1,488
38.0%
Friendswood
$121,301
$1,636
27.6%
Weslaco
$53,517
$884
31.1%
Duncanville
$66,601
$1,458
38.7%
Hurst
$71,275
$1,246
29.5%
Rosenberg
$66,046
$1,294
28.7%
Mission Bend
$66,422
$1,496
36.9%
Copperas Cove
$64,798
$962
26.1%
Texarkana
$48,054
$913
33.0%
Farmers Branch
$88,282
$1,701
24.7%
La Porte
$79,193
$1,263
31.9%
Midlothian
$119,323
$1,506
29.5%
Socorro
$47,649
$956
28.4%
Del Rio
$57,072
$861
24.5%
Timberwood Park
$135,709
$1,732
28.6%
Lufkin
$57,938
$962
28.9%
Deer Park
$89,219
$1,255
32.1%
Harker Heights
$72,258
$1,063
28.3%
Cibolo
$116,510
$1,872
25.0%
Weatherford
$78,765
$1,350
31.6%
Nacogdoches
$37,612
$873
36.6%
Canyon Lake
$90,758
$1,243
36.1%
Cleburne
$60,929
$1,198
31.9%
Prosper
$178,224
$1,892
25.3%
West Odessa
$63,207
$997
14.1%
Southlake
$250,001
$2,518
28.8%
Seguin
$58,165
$1,062
25.9%
Hutto
$105,743
$2,103
29.4%
Greenville
$60,510
$1,173
30.6%
Eagle Pass
$52,254
$730
30.2%
Converse
$77,237
$1,403
33.2%
Lake Jackson
$89,215
$1,401
24.2%
Sachse
$127,888
$1,670
25.3%
Alvin
$68,266
$1,165
31.8%
Balch Springs
$58,680
$1,166
31.6%
Big Spring
$65,418
$995
27.1%
Colleyville
$196,298
$2,785
27.3%
Fort Hood
$54,404
$1,290
29.0%
Forney
$102,107
$1,466
29.7%
Kingsville
$50,963
$973
33.2%
University Park
$250,001
$2,686
32.5%
Corsicana
$49,353
$966
30.5%
Denison
$58,930
$1,058
28.5%
San Benito
$38,100
$866
36.0%
Cloverleaf
$53,762
$1,063
32.3%
Paris
$44,022
$851
29.9%
Benbrook
$80,971
$1,389
32.2%
Kerrville
$58,797
$1,027
30.2%
Saginaw
$99,752
$1,668
29.6%
Fresno
$88,448
$2,042
30.1%
Marshall
$49,162
$866
34.0%
Watauga
$88,775
$1,744
30.6%
Sienna
$163,241
$2,565
22.7%
Belton
$57,025
$1,159
33.9%
Katy
$114,917
$1,444
34.7%
Pecan Grove
$135,420
$1,666
32.8%
Horizon City
$61,194
$1,067
35.7%
Corinth
$116,083
$1,676
33.0%
Brushy Creek
$133,060
$1,975
25.9%
Fulshear
$170,602
$1,745
19.4%
Celina
$142,643
$1,853
42.0%
Dickinson
$81,739
$1,163
31.1%
Stephenville
$48,088
$1,064
34.4%
Murphy
$152,847
$2,354
51.0%
Ennis
$73,176
$1,176
28.2%
Portland
$83,493
$1,731
29.8%
Plainview
$46,274
$763
25.7%
Alamo
$47,398
$655
31.5%
Universal City
$71,287
$1,171
28.2%
Angleton
$77,235
$1,090
23.0%
Orange
$58,756
$987
29.7%
Fate
$121,935
$2,282
32.7%
Cinco Ranch
$152,074
$1,750
19.2%
Lakeway
$154,118
$2,563
31.9%
Brownwood
$45,412
$835
33.3%
Palestine
$43,759
$981
34.0%
Seagoville
$65,300
$1,193
35.1%
Anna
$93,785
$1,888
24.3%
Nederland
$73,706
$1,265
26.5%
Alton
$44,317
$891
29.6%
Boerne
$82,982
$1,453
33.2%
La Marque
$61,403
$1,125
39.5%
Princeton
$93,586
$1,734
31.6%
Crowley
$88,333
$1,599
29.1%
White Settlement
$52,999
$1,185
31.9%
Terrell
$61,513
$1,140
32.6%
Alice
$43,017
$860
33.5%
Steiner Ranch
$188,405
$1,634
46.3%
Bay City
$50,212
$993
38.3%
Brenham
$52,664
$1,003
32.4%
Gainesville
$49,170
$1,037
29.3%
Stafford
$87,245
$1,368
22.8%
Bellaire
$215,636
$2,423
29.7%
Groves
$64,737
$1,210
28.8%
Addison
$78,153
$1,620
27.0%
Pampa
$52,966
$844
32.4%
Donna
$34,049
$694
34.3%
Humble
$58,581
$1,123
34.6%
Taylor
$66,626
$1,041
32.2%
Glenn Heights
$87,686
$1,304
36.8%
Mercedes
$43,243
$625
34.8%
South Houston
$51,006
$1,131
35.2%
Mount Pleasant
$51,689
$768
23.3%
Hewitt
$75,898
$1,308
31.5%
Sulphur Springs
$54,950
$955
23.5%
Highland Village
$162,879
$2,253
30.2%
Gatesville
$46,536
$937
29.4%
Live Oak
$74,326
$1,362
23.7%
Rendon
$98,062
$1,165
23.8%
Aldine
$38,239
$1,111
42.4%
Uvalde
$47,289
$1,061
29.9%
Manor
$96,657
$1,611
28.2%
Rio Grande City
$44,307
$709
35.6%
Palmview
$41,483
$703
29.4%
Melissa
$138,465
$2,269
34.3%
Canyon
$67,631
$919
30.1%
Royse City
$114,917
$1,740
29.2%
Mineral Wells
$58,529
$961
27.4%
Buda
$105,378
$1,648
24.6%
West University Place
$250,001
$3,501
17.0%
Hereford
$51,164
$845
21.5%
Red Oak
$105,309
$1,427
43.0%
Lockhart
$68,270
$1,122
31.0%
Dumas
$65,379
$1,000
19.9%
Jacksonville
$49,750
$835
30.3%
Hidalgo
$45,919
$832
45.8%
Wells Branch
$59,992
$1,384
32.1%
Forest Hill
$58,713
$1,491
37.0%
Beeville
$47,815
$986
31.0%
Port Neches
$85,086
$1,038
25.0%
Lumberton
$99,066
$990
19.7%
Seabrook
$96,223
$1,482
28.0%
Azle
$83,081
$1,242
26.3%
Kilgore
$58,439
$962
27.6%
Andrews
$86,806
$1,415
24.2%
Henderson
$55,263
$988
28.3%
Trophy Club
$183,125
$1,908
24.8%
Athens
$54,828
$1,063
38.2%
Santa Fe
$91,209
$947
19.8%
Tomball
$70,829
$1,188
36.9%
Levelland
$50,707
$713
30.0%
Fort Bliss
$57,283
$1,494
29.2%
Borger
$54,159
$868
25.6%
Robinson
$93,148
$1,385
30.8%
Webster
$58,555
$1,249
29.3%
El Campo
$62,667
$974
24.2%
Richmond
$51,832
$1,175
41.7%
Town of Pecos
$56,058
$950
25.9%
Lantana
$205,412
$3,417
19.0%
Port Lavaca
$58,871
$903
22.3%
Roma
$26,951
$468
33.3%
Four Corners
$68,378
$1,680
51.0%
Leon Valley
$58,784
$1,109
31.5%
Snyder
$54,915
$1,044
24.3%
Manvel
$105,188
$1,631
35.9%
Granbury
$65,015
$1,218
38.3%
Selma
$95,692
$1,739
25.0%
Hornsby Bend
$81,775
$1,994
37.2%
Fredericksburg
$56,858
$1,296
31.5%
Burkburnett
$62,143
$875
23.4%
Freeport
$50,704
$1,043
33.8%
Pleasanton
$70,685
$1,047
24.5%
Clute
$68,306
$1,189
30.2%
La Homa
$38,365
$696
34.4%
Galena Park
$45,614
$1,163
38.9%
Sweetwater
$44,306
$801
27.0%
Bonham
$53,899
$1,027
35.1%
Bellmead
$51,474
$939
32.6%
Fairview
$103,219
$1,703
26.7%
Bacliff
$52,246
$1,174
29.1%
Raymondville
$42,109
$816
25.7%
Rockport
$62,394
$1,280
36.0%
Robstown
$35,417
$952
26.1%
San Elizario
$46,486
$853
24.1%
Scenic Oaks
$182,063
$1,495
51.0%
Elgin
$85,014
$1,128
22.4%
Vernon
$47,528
$808
24.0%
Bastrop
$59,087
$1,179
28.2%
Fair Oaks Ranch
$150,237
$2,316
28.4%
Vidor
$56,866
$791
33.2%
Heath
$211,522
$1,886
15.0%
Ingleside
$73,191
$1,275
36.5%
Eidson Road
$39,621
$770
36.0%
Jacinto City
$58,333
$1,116
33.3%
Roanoke
$113,171
$1,698
23.5%
Iowa Colony
$110,000
$2,133
21.4%
Bridge City
$95,688
$1,045
19.8%
Woodway
$111,014
$1,720
27.2%
Helotes
$124,367
$2,462
32.4%
Commerce
$41,382
$913
31.7%
Sanger
$86,083
$1,247
28.7%
Travis Ranch
$73,804
$2,268
49.8%
Brownfield
$41,228
$759
37.3%
Pearsall
$41,761
$824
36.7%
Highland Park
$249,923
$2,673
24.4%
Dayton
$59,848
$986
30.7%
Bee Cave
$104,949
$1,787
26.1%
Murillo
$68,739
$715
27.3%
Graham
$63,361
$898
27.5%
Aransas Pass
$59,403
$1,142
24.0%
Wharton
$37,722
$784
31.1%
Heartland
$85,449
$2,130
51.0%
Perryton
$61,067
$829
21.5%
Kennedale
$112,646
$1,141
24.6%
Lamesa
$39,434
$817
33.8%
Paloma Creek South
$133,019
$2,244
30.1%
Richland Hills
$73,601
$1,269
27.2%
Whitehouse
$72,900
$1,585
31.4%
Hondo
$57,819
$1,127
30.0%
Fort Stockton
$65,657
$872
24.1%
Liberty
$57,962
$972
38.2%
Hillsboro
$53,021
$911
30.2%
Cuero
$53,386
$940
34.6%
Kirby
$58,880
$1,061
24.6%
Sonterra
$83,952
$1,656
31.2%
Prairie View
$19,238
$937
34.1%
Dalhart
$75,000
$1,133
24.4%
Joshua
$66,183
$1,133
34.2%
Sunnyvale
$152,632
$999
33.6%
Mont Belvieu
$132,010
$1,563
23.3%
Homestead Meadows South
$58,940
$749
20.6%
Navasota
$47,793
$771
38.5%
Jersey Village
$88,101
$1,335
26.5%
Cleveland
$46,875
$835
27.8%
Lucas
$205,288
$1,757
32.2%
Providence Village
$101,654
$2,290
33.0%
Lake Dallas
$72,386
$1,319
29.8%
Monahans
$75,425
$1,118
33.4%
River Oaks
$66,754
$1,176
22.5%
West Livingston
$62,500
$1,091
23.0%
Mila Doce
$39,247
$595
18.1%
Kaufman
$55,349
$1,166
26.8%
Floresville
$60,556
$1,031
28.9%
Alamo Heights
$149,332
$1,390
19.7%
Hitchcock
$75,741
$1,226
40.2%
Lampasas
$57,270
$832
29.2%
Highlands
$64,343
$1,360
28.4%
Lacy-Lakeview
$46,311
$811
25.6%
Gonzales
$58,542
$916
25.8%
Jasper
$38,796
$820
42.1%
Lackland AFB
$98,828
$1,967
27.5%
Kingsland
$54,366
$917
24.1%
Marble Falls
$53,789
$1,283
30.3%
Seminole
$73,074
$878
27.8%
Camp Swift
$61,586
$963
24.3%
Mexia
$33,239
$753
35.7%
Silsbee
$58,641
$940
29.5%
Olivarez
$61,740
$789
14.1%
La Feria
$38,656
$862
33.3%
Sealy
$60,313
$1,117
34.1%
Canutillo
$40,655
$898
45.3%
Decatur
$70,579
$889
27.7%
Savannah
$119,000
$2,019
28.6%
Homestead Meadows North
$52,031
$840
27.6%
Belterra
$201,419
$2,775
20.1%
Pecan Plantation
$97,100
$1,836
25.5%
Willis
$55,876
$1,307
30.6%
Carthage
$42,788
$680
31.3%
Iowa Park
$61,667
$949
27.3%
Burnet
$77,376
$997
29.8%
Keene
$53,701
$961
23.8%
Crockett
$37,500
$742
31.7%
Crystal City
$49,211
$806
18.2%
Penitas
$50,110
$611
39.6%
Gun Barrel City
$63,938
$907
27.5%
Briar
$80,486
$846
31.9%
White Oak
$94,273
$1,107
27.3%
Northlake
$105,962
$1,523
27.5%
Lindale
$79,557
$1,019
28.0%
Salida del Sol Estates
$20,613
$726
51.0%
Gladewater
$47,749
$808
28.4%
Nolanville
$66,295
$1,033
32.2%
Everman
$56,420
$1,185
31.6%
Bridgeport
$96,231
$1,136
18.4%
Doolittle
$33,326
$907
33.5%
Alpine
$46,619
$780
36.8%
Edna
$60,361
$942
25.7%
Kermit
$84,931
$919
17.8%
Lakehills
$77,356
$897
23.4%
Littlefield
$48,962
$813
36.9%
Aubrey
$93,071
$1,275
29.5%
Wake Village
$65,595
$916
35.1%
Slaton
$54,278
$1,023
17.5%
Yoakum
$44,627
$849
30.8%
Cameron Park
$34,248
$772
33.6%
Bulverde
$107,315
$1,374
22.9%
Windcrest
$85,984
$1,334
51.0%
Childress
$55,500
$858
25.7%
Wolfforth
$100,703
$1,388
27.0%
Elsa
$44,505
$691
32.3%
San Leon
$74,818
$1,171
42.8%
Hempstead
$54,066
$1,069
28.6%
Livingston
$47,952
$1,023
31.6%
Hutchins
$39,929
$1,440
44.5%
Krum
$105,366
$1,432
26.4%
Muleshoe
$76,618
$687
23.5%
Sinton
$46,411
$537
31.6%
Dripping Springs
$104,141
$2,015
29.2%
Bowie
$60,659
$1,161
24.3%
McGregor
$69,677
$1,054
25.9%
Marlin
$31,240
$520
38.5%
Luling
$59,773
$1,015
26.5%
Atlanta
$62,215
$909
26.7%
Rockdale
$39,911
$942
32.3%
Sansom Park
$54,909
$1,150
32.8%
Wilmer
$63,003
$1,199
23.9%
Cameron
$57,076
$830
27.4%
Rusk
$68,611
$946
13.4%
Fabens
$35,785
$635
23.2%
Shady Hollow
$159,904
$2,184
38.9%
Liberty Hill
$93,198
$1,464
21.3%
Breckenridge
$38,500
$665
29.8%
Center
$57,875
$942
24.4%
Primera
$61,108
$906
25.8%
Nassau Bay
$74,542
$1,237
27.5%
Sparks
$30,848
$959
51.0%
Venus
$94,612
$1,442
31.8%
Doffing
$24,404
$912
31.5%
Brookshire
$58,712
$1,216
22.1%
Granite Shoals
$65,101
$1,155
25.8%
Port Isabel
$42,601
$661
22.7%
North Alamo
$50,935
$700
24.0%
Brady
$50,197
$808
26.0%
Zapata
$34,818
$438
27.0%
Alvarado
$86,083
$992
22.3%
Sandy Oaks
$51,949
$1,125
31.3%
Willow Park
$104,931
$2,303
23.3%
Aledo
$123,045
$2,326
26.4%
Terrell Hills
$199,643
$1,100
30.9%
Giddings
$63,529
$1,139
21.7%
Hudson
$50,149
$1,079
33.6%
Oak Point
$104,120
$2,196
22.6%
Lavon
$122,889
$1,781
26.5%
Progreso
$38,686
$584
35.0%
Hickory Creek
$138,584
$2,157
19.4%
Gilmer
$43,894
$848
27.4%
Carrizo Springs
$26,033
$521
19.6%
Mineola
$42,147
$912
35.0%
Van Alstyne
$75,882
$1,178
39.9%
Meadows Place
$78,396
$1,253
40.9%
Richwood
$75,500
$1,238
26.0%
Potosi
$112,598
$1,512
19.2%
Lake Worth
$82,114
$1,269
27.1%
Morgan's Point Resort
$77,000
$968
51.0%
Argyle
$205,246
$2,520
46.2%
Post
$44,701
$1,055
19.7%
New Boston
$59,030
$812
22.3%
Horseshoe Bay
$85,197
$1,621
29.1%
Diboll
$55,399
$525
18.6%
Hearne
$32,402
$610
44.5%
La Joya
$51,412
$638
18.7%
Pilot Point
$68,676
$1,202
27.4%
Madisonville
$62,135
$795
19.5%
Rio Bravo
$36,560
$760
41.4%
Medina
$24,566
$566
51.0%
Tulia
$29,408
$739
37.7%
Denver City
$81,449
$1,042
26.8%
La Grange
$53,191
$696
33.4%
Palacios
$59,469
$913
28.6%
Grape Creek
$49,191
$955
41.6%
Pittsburg
$46,885
$750
32.4%
Devine
$45,616
$662
44.8%
Wyldwood
$67,422
$1,266
51.0%
Hallsville
$86,757
$1,135
25.5%
Hebbronville
$40,994
$754
27.2%
Mathis
$37,620
$489
28.3%
Falfurrias
$31,275
$377
22.5%
Canton
$52,500
$968
30.7%
Spring Valley Village
$229,702
$3,501
15.8%
Jacksboro
$38,774
$775
30.6%
Comanche
$47,628
$814
29.2%
Bellville
$61,500
$871
27.4%
Dimmitt
$64,848
$840
30.6%
Jourdanton
$74,185
$969
35.8%
Whitesboro
$72,092
$1,046
20.7%
Friona
$67,837
$786
21.5%
Caldwell
$57,222
$965
22.7%
San Carlos
$38,348
$532
44.7%
Midway North
$51,648
$781
51.0%
Crandall
$101,829
$1,152
25.6%
Castle Hills
$102,768
$1,469
35.6%
Smithville
$56,627
$762
20.8%
Coleman
$49,588
$731
25.3%
Colorado City
$46,961
$768
23.3%
Sullivan City
$39,067
$638
31.7%
Cisco
$59,698
$848
25.1%
Mabank
$51,938
$899
31.7%
Nash
$36,804
$889
30.1%
Clyde
$60,799
$1,010
30.7%
Anthony
$48,934
$983
29.8%
San Diego
$46,620
$1,093
22.8%
Cockrell Hill
$49,810
$1,009
25.0%
Wills Point
$55,100
$848
37.4%
Rosita
$54,432
$328
9.0%
Edgecliff Village
$84,045
$1,690
18.5%
Cotulla
$68,431
$848
15.0%
Columbus
$56,250
$856
26.2%
Hudson Bend
$90,179
$1,661
31.1%
Scissors
$28,522
$548
40.9%
Groesbeck
$47,500
$771
19.8%
Santa Rita Ranch
$160,181
$2,710
14.7%
West Columbia
$70,086
$972
24.0%
Eastland
$55,802
$761
26.4%
Central Gardens
$98,750
$1,025
16.0%
Sweeny
$63,125
$1,088
23.4%
Ballinger
$54,583
$966
19.7%
Bullard
$104,141
$1,500
28.4%
Elm Creek
$64,853
$660
47.8%
Howe
$59,375
$1,022
36.2%
Josephine
$80,648
$1,347
26.0%
Huntington
$46,809
$826
23.6%
Barrett
$66,883
$1,041
25.9%
Clifton
$56,500
$964
26.2%
Westway
$31,279
$1,017
51.0%
Crane
$73,977
$913
20.0%
Reno city (Lamar County)
$62,284
$1,074
37.2%
West Orange
$63,409
$1,268
38.5%
Eagle Lake
$50,526
$1,024
18.2%
South Alamo
$35,742
$629
22.9%
Winnsboro
$53,983
$964
24.3%
Redwood
$69,132
$1,075
18.3%
Teague
$63,640
$631
37.2%
Dublin
$52,153
$973
37.2%
Llano
$46,404
$995
33.5%
West Lake Hills
$210,000
$1,566
16.8%
Dilley
$59,044
$669
29.2%
Lake Cherokee
$87,361
$937
51.0%
La Blanca
$47,563
$970
19.7%
Val Verde Park
$58,815
$870
21.3%
Chandler
$53,814
$902
35.7%
Presidio
$22,917
$391
23.8%
Abernathy
$80,114
$709
24.3%
Waller
$36,160
$1,003
30.5%
Barton Creek
$230,556
$1,984
18.1%
Springtown
$69,500
$1,339
27.5%
Oak Trail Shores
$31,768
$950
20.0%
Paloma Creek
$89,279
$2,331
38.8%
Indian Hills
$26,557
$1,112
23.6%
Bishop
$45,750
$902
21.0%
Combes
$39,555
$859
24.0%
Grand Saline
$37,823
$828
48.2%
Beach City
$169,570
$1,205
13.2%
Hollywood Park
$137,411
$2,683
33.9%
San Saba
$43,224
$932
29.8%
Early
$60,313
$1,076
27.3%
Henrietta
$61,317
$725
23.7%
Karnes City
$57,311
$836
36.8%
Woodville
$42,778
$941
29.5%
Needville
$67,875
$1,186
25.9%
Port Aransas
$69,063
$2,098
36.9%
Cactus
$49,605
$699
22.8%
Onalaska
$56,168
$999
51.0%
El Lago
$99,375
$1,362
26.9%
Reno city (Parker and Tarrant Counties)
$76,027
$989
22.9%
Oak Ridge North
$106,944
$2,050
51.0%
Nocona
$42,104
$668
25.4%
Olney
$39,770
$587
27.9%
Castroville
$72,805
$1,203
29.1%
Liberty City
$64,153
$1,178
19.9%
Spearman
$62,601
$830
25.7%
The Homesteads
$59,127
$1,292
28.2%
Big Lake
$70,160
$1,022
22.4%
Haskell
$59,333
$788
22.4%
Shallowater
$71,572
$1,028
23.7%
Citrus City
$26,971
$1,069
51.0%
Hamilton
$46,538
$839
27.2%
Nixon
$64,957
$889
22.8%
Stamford
$43,750
$1,068
51.0%
Poteet
$58,214
$744
21.0%
Brazoria
$38,889
$926
44.3%
Clarksville
$33,935
$603
40.2%
Fairfield
$48,512
$900
28.2%
Hackberry
$112,981
$2,135
24.0%
Wimberley
$92,868
$697
22.7%
George West
$46,705
$823
24.1%
Sonora
$53,400
$659
18.7%
Taft
$54,286
$1,079
29.9%
Shady Shores
$149,333
$1,120
34.4%
Premont
$46,245
$737
18.3%
La Paloma
$56,893
$811
17.8%
Seymour
$53,077
$498
29.6%
Ferris
$62,036
$1,231
24.3%
Talty
$128,864
$3,227
26.9%
Lyford
$39,300
$658
29.7%
Pottsboro
$75,938
$1,230
23.3%
Mauriceville
$68,190
$883
21.6%
Pantego
$84,125
$1,373
36.0%
Mount Vernon
$63,750
$949
26.2%
Ranger
$30,344
$631
24.5%
Holly Lake Ranch
$65,962
$1,188
13.2%
Panorama Village
$74,107
$1,449
37.3%
The Hills
$152,250
$3,501
51.0%
Daingerfield
$40,573
$718
27.7%
Junction
$55,110
$700
24.0%
Trinity
$35,905
$753
33.9%
Elmendorf
$55,313
$1,292
51.0%
Fritch
$74,130
$1,150
29.4%
Leonard
$52,346
$1,004
18.7%
Tahoka
$41,282
$1,043
42.8%
Troy
$64,694
$1,135
19.8%
Dalworthington Gardens
$108,750
$1,737
29.0%
Inez
$83,438
$675
9.0%
Ben Bolt
$71,190
$888
40.5%
Ponder
$98,227
$2,045
29.0%
Anahuac
$69,742
$1,295
23.3%
Winnie
$65,750
$987
26.6%
Sheldon
$70,285
$1,400
23.0%
Hooks
$52,031
$899
34.0%
Hudson Oaks
$125,795
$1,078
36.3%
Jonestown
$112,841
$1,188
42.5%
Woodcreek
$80,227
$1,745
51.0%
South Padre Island
$62,557
$1,361
33.0%
Winters
$44,426
$658
36.1%
Little River-Academy
$73,125
$1,128
20.8%
McQueeney
$93,750
$1,184
45.1%
Malakoff
$50,244
$829
28.8%
Tool
$65,417
$1,121
28.2%
Kirbyville
$30,152
$597
31.2%
Whitney
$39,215
$821
34.0%
Haslet
$160,481
$1,750
13.5%
Canadian
$54,013
$1,025
26.3%
Italy
$55,650
$1,241
37.4%
Wild Peach Village
$53,182
$1,313
23.9%
Hedwig Village
$202,500
$1,359
28.9%
Ganado
$55,938
$840
23.4%
Shepherd
$47,094
$667
24.3%
Shadybrook
$64,798
$853
26.9%
Ozona
$60,288
$583
13.9%
Quitman
$58,924
$1,027
36.1%
Rio Hondo
$58,487
$921
41.1%
Olmos Park
$179,500
$1,071
35.6%
Gunter
$106,700
$1,375
23.3%
Briarcliff
$123,000
$2,396
19.8%
Lytle
$51,875
$869
23.4%
Newton
$41,413
$861
37.8%
Pinehurst
$49,125
$955
24.5%
East Bernard
$72,500
$1,130
18.6%
Idalou
$62,200
$764
28.2%
Wellington
$46,439
$534
28.0%
Yorktown
$66,125
$836
15.0%
Preston
$57,801
$1,527
21.3%
Mart
$50,652
$936
34.1%
Pelican Bay
$49,657
$1,160
32.3%
Las Lomas
$26,964
$603
34.4%
Mason
$61,797
$822
32.5%
Somerset
$73,217
$1,025
20.6%
Troup
$49,063
$964
35.2%
Blanco
$59,601
$851
24.4%
Meadowlakes
$71,316
$1,414
27.5%
Electra
$44,922
$705
28.5%
Jarrell
$103,017
$1,661
14.7%
Memphis
$43,901
$544
26.8%
Copper Canyon
$135,938
$1,946
43.7%
De Leon
$40,720
$536
28.8%
Shiner
$90,119
$1,172
26.0%
Willow Grove
$77,750
$1,220
20.6%
Sour Lake
$65,515
$1,152
32.5%
Gregory
$34,916
$803
32.8%
Jefferson
$47,524
$828
25.2%
Roman Forest
$117,652
$1,757
30.6%
Van Horn
$37,391
$918
12.6%
Bells
$75,625
$848
33.6%
Hamlin
$53,750
$865
16.9%
Llano Grande
$36,615
$522
29.9%
Crosby
$38,750
$980
51.0%
Caddo Mills
$73,056
$972
31.4%
Splendora
$64,361
$1,119
25.2%
Kountze
$52,226
$812
24.5%
Manchaca
$124,491
$2,152
18.8%
Odem
$47,059
$921
36.3%
Itasca
$58,098
$783
23.9%
Krugerville
$122,500
$1,650
22.5%
Quanah
$51,050
$544
21.9%
Corrigan
$42,212
$691
23.7%
Garfield
$54,938
$1,293
47.6%
Bayou Vista
$115,694
$2,190
24.5%
Ingram
$46,051
$971
39.3%
Pleak
$67,594
$1,049
20.4%
Shamrock
$39,333
$872
39.9%
Anson
$43,576
$917
27.2%
Grandview
$75,724
$1,118
28.0%
Bartonville
$143,333
$1,550
27.8%
Honey Grove
$43,810
$555
28.8%
Kemah
$93,021
$1,713
24.4%
Uhland
$76,011
$1,240
36.2%
Eldorado
$47,870
$607
14.3%
Little Cypress
$75,000
$1,058
19.5%
Kerens
$44,444
$649
29.6%
Seth Ward
$53,000
$830
19.8%
Cooper
$44,028
$873
32.0%
Buna
$36,250
$730
21.9%
Beverly Hills
$49,597
$953
30.2%
Lakeside town (Tarrant County)
$94,375
$1,610
32.0%
Lowry Crossing
$108,000
$1,250
13.5%
Palm Valley
$69,773
$1,123
25.0%
Hale Center
$47,130
$673
23.9%
Laughlin AFB
$62,333
$1,305
26.6%
Grapeland
$44,205
$863
27.0%
San Augustine
$24,628
$747
48.5%
Lopezville
$36,049
$786
14.0%
Old River-Winfree
$77,813
$1,294
21.6%
West Tawakoni
$54,154
$1,144
37.5%
Rhome
$85,625
$1,250
24.5%
Buffalo
$57,813
$934
14.5%
Bertram
$61,688
$1,366
20.3%
Eden
$45,000
$656
42.3%
Goldthwaite
$57,022
$608
19.6%
Goliad
$39,138
$703
36.5%
Flatonia
$66,477
$640
17.8%
Godley
$56,792
$1,171
31.4%
Collinsville
$59,525
$1,108
22.7%
Johnson City
$45,160
$1,010
51.0%
Olton
$57,250
$815
26.3%
Hawkins
$66,310
$926
30.0%
Carter
$96,029
$925
36.4%
Baird
$49,402
$498
18.6%
Clarendon
$47,457
$718
27.6%
Edgewood
$70,197
$959
24.5%
Lockney
$52,500
$902
27.9%
West Sharyland
$41,984
$765
36.3%
Cross Roads
$127,054
$1,906
29.1%
Poth
$69,917
$1,137
22.6%
Linden
$42,750
$637
37.2%
Lake Brownwood
$74,737
$946
19.6%
Bangs
$47,409
$762
28.1%
Serenada
$84,792
$1,867
48.6%
McCamey
$44,492
$1,358
51.0%
Meridian
$56,495
$698
30.3%
Waskom
$47,313
$1,167
21.6%
Fannett
$80,238
$721
N/A
Monte Alto
$41,115
$689
34.7%
Crosbyton
$47,083
$513
26.3%
Lone Star
$41,806
$850
27.9%
Cienegas Terrace
$39,418
$879
23.9%
Lorena
$90,982
$1,350
19.9%
Runaway Bay
$91,719
$1,292
16.8%
Albany
$48,182
$478
32.6%
Bruceville-Eddy
$68,438
$1,118
20.5%
New Fairview
$91,250
$1,741
25.4%
Ralls
$51,767
$720
30.8%
Hico
$44,191
$900
31.8%
Hughes Springs
$53,551
$817
17.8%
Montgomery
$80,265
$1,309
37.9%
Siesta Shores
$34,733
$594
17.9%
Woodbranch
$79,375
$1,420
21.6%
Plum Grove
$61,982
$1,101
40.5%
De Kalb
$38,920
$814
27.3%
Whitewright
$47,370
$714
30.6%
LaCoste
$69,583
$933
46.5%
Comfort
$63,079
$904
23.1%
Red Lick
$135,750
$1,644
14.1%
Iraan
$54,453
$1,179
25.9%
Seadrift
$46,701
$1,355
40.4%
Gruver
$60,179
$793
21.5%
Morton
$37,604
$658
22.3%
Aurora
$85,000
$1,338
23.8%
Archer City
$40,714
$499
29.5%
Three Rivers
$41,520
$908
22.1%
Laguna Park
$71,959
$939
18.2%
Southside Place
$187,019
$1,786
26.0%
Westwood Shores
$65,714
$1,080
51.0%
Farwell
$65,625
$1,107
29.8%
Boyd
$68,631
$1,039
31.8%
Point Venture
$112,250
$1,831
32.8%
Holliday
$61,190
$743
33.1%
Rollingwood
$231,875
$3,501
18.8%
Bartlett
$51,786
$747
24.8%
Sundown
$62,679
$619
17.8%
Brownsboro
$57,454
$1,158
27.5%
Southmayd
$83,125
$1,578
24.8%
Lake Dunlap
$101,667
$1,078
9.0%
Hubbard
$44,063
$845
38.1%
Laguna Heights
$29,178
$486
23.9%
Cottonwood Shores
$60,817
$925
22.5%
Mustang Ridge
$90,605
$1,307
14.4%
Quinlan
$38,151
$1,063
41.2%
Taft Southwest
$50,239
$1,290
21.6%
Danbury
$79,018
$1,063
21.3%
Roscoe
$44,375
$883
31.9%
Riesel
$106,216
$1,160
25.1%
Big Sandy
$41,250
$717
25.7%
Eustace
$50,642
$775
39.3%
Wheeler
$56,250
$965
29.6%
Rogers
$69,866
$897
34.2%
Hemphill
$36,250
$778
25.0%
Cresson
$75,455
$1,333
31.5%
Kemp
$55,650
$1,070
29.2%
Patton Village
$71,691
$922
13.5%
Thorndale
$63,581
$920
20.0%
Benavides
$56,198
$850
9.0%
Seven Points
$41,599
$738
32.2%
Brackettville
$24,539
$663
28.8%
Natalia
$58,177
$929
23.3%
Omaha
$55,385
$768
24.6%
Booker
$66,591
$869
18.8%
Moody
$57,500
$1,051
29.9%
Naples
$41,042
$787
26.6%
Nevada
$130,625
$1,633
18.5%
La Grulla
$38,611
$783
51.0%
Ivanhoe
$38,500
$950
51.0%
Emory
$38,750
$916
27.4%
Arp
$63,472
$1,125
17.8%
Stockdale
$56,685
$964
27.8%
Tolar
$89,135
$1,232
31.3%
Brookside Village
$94,766
$1,198
28.2%
Menard
$37,601
$714
25.3%
Wallis
$38,531
$700
23.4%
Franklin
$49,063
$773
20.6%
Kempner
$67,204
$913
22.9%
Bovina
$39,783
$818
27.4%
Encinal
$49,216
$910
9.0%
Muenster
$91,063
$1,168
29.8%
Shoreacres
$147,721
$1,750
26.9%
Munday
$56,250
$475
15.4%
Tatum
$48,125
$825
40.9%
Martindale
$79,539
$966
28.7%
Queen City
$40,156
$744
35.0%
Quail Creek
$75,556
$1,568
9.0%
Lexington
$60,227
$1,091
30.4%
Rio Vista
$68,078
$1,050
31.8%
Frankston
$56,957
$1,023
22.5%
Sebastian
$23,099
$382
37.3%
Buchanan Dam
$66,250
$976
41.7%
Seco Mines
$43,226
$929
37.2%
Rotan
$39,861
$572
40.6%
Centerville
$45,813
$955
32.5%
Blossom
$47,273
$838
24.0%
Valley Mills
$43,000
$1,137
35.2%
Pine Island
$49,784
$655
21.8%
Stratford
$51,036
$933
20.7%
Somerville
$59,394
$816
51.0%
Fulton
$41,900
$967
22.8%
Gorman
$24,138
$445
31.0%
Clear Lake Shores
$118,438
$1,779
24.5%
Newark
$51,607
$992
40.3%
Indian Lake
$24,000
$879
40.5%
Sam Rayburn
$71,190
$988
24.0%
Woodsboro
$57,143
$919
18.4%
Chico
$65,845
$1,031
27.6%
Markham
$59,410
$850
37.8%
Coldspring
$47,587
$749
26.7%
Wolfe City
$46,378
$962
26.3%
Claude
$71,167
$937
18.5%
New Deal
$76,964
$1,113
18.8%
Harper
$65,375
$1,053
27.8%
Fort Hancock
$31,471
$497
24.6%
Elkhart
$61,000
$778
33.9%
Stinnett
$51,842
$855
18.9%
Oyster Creek
$38,750
$967
30.4%
Timpson
$37,500
$575
27.6%
Paducah
$33,250
$305
22.6%
Miles
$59,306
$826
19.8%
Tiki Island
$112,054
$1,788
31.2%
Randolph AFB
$127,625
$2,218
22.6%
Wortham
$42,574
$844
20.5%
Pineland
$29,722
$513
30.7%
Bloomington
$24,302
$739
51.0%
Bevil Oaks
$72,625
$2,550
44.6%
New London
$49,688
$595
23.3%
Berryville
$50,938
$867
20.0%
Skidmore
$41,094
$962
32.0%
Robert Lee
$31,219
$399
31.0%
Cross Plains
$48,516
$531
27.1%
La Vernia
$74,167
$870
43.3%
Maud
$55,667
$838
19.0%
Sterling City
$64,471
$882
22.3%
Alvord
$68,516
$978
30.3%
Batesville
$35,132
$1,083
51.0%
Rice
$72,969
$1,154
20.0%
Rosebud
$38,036
$541
39.0%
Jamaica Beach
$86,923
$1,510
25.2%
New Waverly
$45,799
$853
37.4%
Alto
$37,955
$567
20.4%
Granger
$58,917
$693
19.8%
Hilshire Village
$225,417
$3,501
23.0%
Lakeport
$61,607
$1,128
19.6%
Von Ormy
$47,750
$767
34.2%
Anton
$47,639
$692
28.3%
Lakeside City
$99,265
$2,053
28.9%
Tye
$50,139
$971
42.3%
Tenaha
$24,702
$488
24.3%
Gholson
$71,500
$835
20.3%
Tioga
$74,091
$1,565
19.6%
Geronimo
$65,714
$1,145
27.9%
Dawson
$42,083
$603
27.4%
Hart
$46,875
$716
14.2%
Garrett
$60,625
$1,016
51.0%
Rankin
$69,261
$519
19.1%
Bogata
$34,375
$755
27.2%
Orange Grove
$55,391
$805
27.6%
Plains
$71,776
$807
13.2%
Waelder
$59,085
$850
26.5%
Daisetta
$56,466
$960
37.5%
Aspermont
$78,750
$757
14.6%
Sudan
$69,175
$758
13.7%
San Felipe
$54,013
$1,363
37.3%
Vega
$71,042
$1,103
50.0%
Marion
$63,750
$1,213
19.8%
Avery
$49,485
$763
30.9%
China
$51,641
$791
19.9%
Point
$45,625
$741
25.0%
Florence
$51,875
$893
28.8%
Amherst
$52,067
$593
14.0%
Los Indios
$37,870
$543
30.6%
Clint
$40,977
$1,025
30.0%
Clarksville City
$63,571
$1,038
20.8%
Cut and Shoot
$69,667
$961
25.8%
Rocksprings
$41,176
$678
19.6%
Earth
$52,386
$804
35.2%
Maypearl
$77,727
$1,537
30.7%
Calvert
$63,750
$846
19.3%
Groveton
$38,333
$602
21.0%
Redwater
$56,591
$922
17.2%
Bronte
$44,732
$840
22.7%
Ames
$32,750
$810
51.0%
Garrison
$40,147
$810
33.9%
St. Paul
$146,250
$2,000
15.0%
Beasley
$70,519
$1,152
46.3%
Blue Ridge
$75,167
$1,260
30.0%
Wink
$111,417
$183
13.1%
How Texas Compares to the National Average
Median Rent
$1,097▼ 19.6%
Rent Burden
29.9%▼ 1.3%
Vacancy Rate
17.9%▲ 108.4%
Texas Rental Market Overview
Texas has approximately 1819 cities with rental data tracked by StayRentals. Roughly 25.3% of housing units in the state are renter-occupied. The state's median rent is approximately $1,097, which is 20% lower than the national median of $1,365. (Source: Census ACS)
The average Texas renter spends approximately 29.9% of their income on rent, compared to the national average of approximately 30.3%. This suggests the state is generally in line with or more affordable than national averages. (Source: Census ACS)
With a rental vacancy rate of approximately 17.9%, the Texas rental market may offer renters more options and negotiating power. (Source: Census ACS)
Rent Burden Distribution Across Texas Cities
40% of cities in Texas have a rent burden at or above 30% of household income.
Rosita: median rent of $328, median income of $54,432, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 9.0%. (Source: Census ACS)
Inez: median rent of $675, median income of $83,438, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 9.0%. (Source: Census ACS)
Van Horn: median rent of $918, median income of $37,391, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 12.6%. (Source: Census ACS)
Beach City: median rent of $1,205, median income of $169,570, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 13.2%. (Source: Census ACS)
Holly Lake Ranch: median rent of $1,188, median income of $65,962, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 13.2%. (Source: Census ACS)
Most expensive cities (highest rent burden):
Crosby: median rent of $980, with a rent burden of approximately 51.0%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)
Woodcreek: median rent of $1,745, with a rent burden of approximately 51.0%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)
Elmendorf: median rent of $1,292, with a rent burden of approximately 51.0%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)
The Hills: median rent of $3,501, with a rent burden of approximately 51.0%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)
Stamford: median rent of $1,068, with a rent burden of approximately 51.0%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)
HUD Fair Market Rent by Bedroom
HUD Fair Market Rent data is reported at the county level for this state. See city pages for local FMR data.
Population vs Median Rent in Texas
In Texas, larger cities tend to have similar rents regardless of size.
Renting in Texas: What to Know
Renter protections and landlord-tenant laws vary by state and municipality within Texas. Most states require landlords to provide advance notice before raising rent on month-to-month leases, though the specific notice period varies. Some municipalities within Texas may have additional local tenant protections.
Housing laws change frequently. For advice specific to your situation, consult a local tenant rights organization, legal aid society, or attorney. StayRentals does not provide legal advice.
Texas Rental Market Trends
Rent trends for Texas are tracked through the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for shelter costs. Nationally, rent costs have generally increased over the past decade, though the rate of increase varies by metro area and time period.
Detailed monthly rent CPI data is available for major metropolitan areas. Visit our homepage for the national rent CPI trend chart, or explore individual city pages for local context. (Source: BLS Consumer Price Index)
Affordable rentals in Texas
3,210 income-restricted apartment buildings tracked across Texas, sourced from HUD’s LIHTC, Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 datasets.
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index for Rent of Primary Residence
Data is updated periodically. Census ACS data reflects 5-year estimates. HUD Fair Market Rents are updated annually. BLS rent CPI is updated monthly.
StayRentals is not a real estate agent, landlord, or property manager. This content is for educational and informational purposes only. Rent estimates are based on government data and may not reflect current market conditions. Housing laws vary by state and municipality. Consult a local tenant rights organization or attorney for advice specific to your situation.
Sources: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index.
Data vintage: HUD FMR FY 2025, Census ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, BLS CPI updated monthly. Government data may lag 1–2 years behind current market conditions.