At $1,723/mo, rent takes about 25% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,723 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 Bastrop is 0.4% below its high of $1,730 in July 2025, at $1,723 as of September 2026.
Rent in Bastrop changed +0.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,551) is $2,039 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,740); a 3-bedroom is $2,230.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bastrop. 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
Bastrop, TX is majority owner-occupied, 35% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bastrop, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Bastrop, TX stood at $1,712 in 2023 and currently runs about $1,723, reflecting a 0.6% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $81,551 today, compared with $68,591 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 17.0% since 2021, moving from about 9,531 residents to roughly 11,156. Renters now make up 43.9% of households, compared with 41.4% five years ago. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bastrop is $1,723/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,370/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,740/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,480/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,230/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($81,551/yr), Bastrop ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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