Rents are 11% below what Cinco Ranch'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 $1,969 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
May. Asking rents in Cinco Ranch usually run 1.3% below trend in May and 1.9% above it in September, about $63 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Cinco Ranch is 1.5% below its high of $1,999 in January 2025, at $1,969 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cinco Ranch changed +3.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent in Cinco Ranch is 28.1% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($161,972) is $4,049 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,750).
Pecan Grove, 8 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,440/mo), about $6,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cinco Ranch. 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
Cinco Ranch, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 71.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cinco Ranch, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Cinco Ranch, TX paid around $1,588 a month. That figure now sits near $1,969, up 24.0% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $152,662 in 2021 to $161,972 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Cinco Ranch, TX adding about 212 residents over the five-year window, up 1.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 68.7% to 71.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Cinco Ranch, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cinco Ranch is $1,969/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,754/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,383/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,944/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($161,972/yr), Cinco Ranch ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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