Rents are right about where Corsicana's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,292 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 Corsicana is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2023.
Rent in Corsicana changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($57,212) is $1,430 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,330); a 4-bedroom is $1,550.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Corsicana. 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
Corsicana, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 15.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Corsicana, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Corsicana, TX has shifted from $1,162 to $1,292, up 11.2% since 2023. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $45,121 in 2021 to $57,212 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Corsicana, TX adding about 922 residents over the five-year window, up 3.7% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 13.9% to 15.9% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Corsicana, TX market of 2023.
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Corsicana rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Corsicana. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Corsicana is $1,292/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $700/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $950/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $790/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,330/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($57,212/yr), Corsicana ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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At $1,292/mo, rent takes ~27% of Corsicana's median household income ($57,212/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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