Rents are 9% below what Azle's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,764 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Azle is 4.8% below its high of $1,853 in December 2024, at $1,764 as of September 2026.
Rent in Azle changed -3.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,514) is $1,713 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,460); a 3-bedroom is $1,940.
Lake Worth, 9 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,561/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Azle. 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
Azle, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 22% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Azle, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Azle, TX has climbed by $129 per month, settling near $1,764 after starting the period at $1,635. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $79,425 in 2021 to $68,514 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 21.6 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 13,157 to 14,126 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.4% change. About 31.6% of households rent today, against 25.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 24.2% to 22%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Azle, TX market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Azle is $1,764/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,180/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,460/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,250/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,940/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($68,514/yr), Azle ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.1% over the past year.
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