Rents are 5% below what Cibolo'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 $1,677 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 Cibolo is 4% below its high of $1,747 in November 2025, at $1,677 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cibolo changed -2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($122,365) is $3,059 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,860); a 4-bedroom is $3,360.
Universal City, 5 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,189/mo), about $5,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cibolo. 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
Cibolo, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 44.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cibolo, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Cibolo, TX has climbed by $57 per month, settling near $1,677 after starting the period at $1,620. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $106,654 in 2021 to $122,365 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 11.2 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 31,489 to 35,109 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.5% change. About 17.7% of households rent today, against 14.6% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 38.5% to 44.4%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Cibolo, TX market of 2022.
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Cibolo rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cibolo is $1,677/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,670/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,250/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,850/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,860/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($122,365/yr), Cibolo ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.7% over the past year.
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