Rents are 14% below what Aubrey's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Aubrey's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in Aubrey usually run 0.8% below trend in November and 0.8% above it in July, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Aubrey is 5.8% below its high of $1,840 in April 2023, at $1,734 as of September 2026.
Rent in Aubrey changed -0.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Aubrey rose 30.1% while median household income rose 48.7% ($68,316 to $101,574). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Aubrey is 26.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($101,574) is $2,539 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,490); a 3-bedroom is $3,120.
Denton, 9 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,492/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Aubrey. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Aubrey, TX is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 37.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Aubrey, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Aubrey, TX has climbed from $1,550 to $1,734, a 11.9% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $74,216 to $101,574 across the same window, up 36.9% versus 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 41.4% since 2021, moving from about 5,229 residents to roughly 7,396. Renters now make up 24% of households, compared with 28.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 37.2% of adults here, versus 31.7% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Aubrey, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Aubrey is $1,734/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,308/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,612/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,372/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,020/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($101,574/yr), Aubrey ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.3% over the past year.
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