Rents are 4% below what Crosby'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 $1,897 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 Crosby is 0.7% below its high of $1,910 in August 2026, at $1,897 as of September 2026.
Rent in Crosby changed +1.1% 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 ($59,241) is $1,481 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,300); a 3-bedroom is $1,730.
Baytown, 13 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,491/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Crosby. 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
Crosby, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 10.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Crosby, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Crosby, TX has climbed by $178 per month, settling near $1,897 after starting the period at $1,719. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $31,977 in 2021 to $59,241 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 74.9 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 1,823 to 4,617 between 2021 and 2024, a 153.3% change. About 32.7% of households rent today, against 54% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Crosby, TX market of 2023.
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Crosby rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Crosby is $1,897/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,040/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,300/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,090/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,730/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($59,241/yr), Crosby ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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At $1,897/mo, rent takes ~38% of Crosby's median household income ($59,241/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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