At $825/mo, rent takes about 14% 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 Clute'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
30% of the median household income ($70,208) is $1,755 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,570); a 4-bedroom is $2,050.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Clute. 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
Clute, TX is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 15% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Clute, TX has changed in 5 years
Census figures show median household income at $70,208 today, compared with $64,742 five years earlier. The renter share has risen from 47.3% to 50.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 20.6% to 15% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Clute is $825/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $542/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $754/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $673/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $978/mo.
At 14% of local median household income ($70,208/yr), Clute ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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At $825/mo, rent takes ~14% of Clute's median household income ($70,208/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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