Rents are 6% below what Corpus Christi'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 $1,422 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 Corpus Christi usually run 1% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Corpus Christi is 0.2% below its high of $1,425 in August 2026, at $1,422 as of September 2026.
Rent in Corpus Christi changed +1.1% 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 Corpus Christi rose 23.3% while median household income rose 19.6% ($56,333 to $67,394). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Corpus Christi is 21.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,394) is $1,685 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,420); a 3-bedroom is $1,856.
The priciest of 9 ZIP codes in Corpus Christi, 78418 ($1,833/mo), costs 1.6 times the cheapest, 78401 ($1,180/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Corpus Christi. 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
Corpus Christi, TX is majority owner-occupied, 24.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Corpus Christi, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Corpus Christi, TX has increased by $184 per month, settling near $1,422 after starting the period at $1,238. On the earnings side, the typical household in Corpus Christi, TX now reports about $67,394, up from $59,993 in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 22.4% to 24.4%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Corpus Christi, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Corpus Christi is $1,422/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,074/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,420/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,153/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,856/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($67,394/yr), Corpus Christi ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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