At $1,250/mo, rent takes about 17% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Benbrook'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
Rent in Benbrook is 3.3% below its high of $1,293 in June 2024, at $1,250 as of September 2026.
Rent in Benbrook changed +8.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($86,292) is $2,157 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,890); a 3-bedroom is $2,500.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Benbrook. 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
Benbrook, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 43.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Benbrook, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Benbrook, TX has climbed from $1,156 to $1,250, a 8.1% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $86,292 today, compared with $76,348 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 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 24,248 residents to roughly 24,557. College-educated residents now make up 43.7% of adults here, versus 41.7% in 2021. 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 Benbrook is $1,250/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $919/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,143/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $979/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,511/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($86,292/yr), Benbrook ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 8.4% over the past year.
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