Rents are 9% below what Burleson'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 $1,703 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
January. Asking rents in Burleson usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Burleson is 0.4% below its high of $1,709 in June 2025, at $1,703 as of September 2026.
Rent in Burleson changed +0.1% 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 Burleson rose 35.2% while median household income rose 17.7% ($79,784 to $93,928). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Burleson is 35.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,928) is $2,348 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,300); a 4-bedroom is $2,810.
Kennedale, 9 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,370/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Burleson. 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
Burleson, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 34% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Burleson, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Burleson, TX has increased from $1,371 to $1,703, a 24.2% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $84,373 in 2021 to $93,928 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 12.0% since 2021, moving from about 47,230 residents to roughly 52,918. Renters now make up 27.9% of households, compared with 30% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 34% of adults here, versus 28.4% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Burleson, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Burleson is $1,703/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,400/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,740/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,490/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,300/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($93,928/yr), Burleson ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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