Rents are 10% below what Forney'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 $2,085 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 Forney usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in May, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Forney is 1.5% below its high of $2,116 in July 2024, at $2,085 as of September 2026.
Rent in Forney changed -0.5% 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 Forney rose 28.8% while median household income rose 1.4% ($102,716 to $104,112). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Forney is 25.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,112) is $2,603 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,430); a 3-bedroom is $3,050.
Mesquite, 9 miles away, rents for 30% less ($1,458/mo), about $7,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Forney. 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
Forney, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 36.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Forney, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Forney, TX stood at $1,780 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,085, reflecting a 17.1% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in Forney, TX now reports about $104,112, up from $93,803 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 38.5% since 2021, moving from about 22,770 residents to roughly 31,532. Renters now make up 27.8% of households, compared with 24.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 36.6% of adults here, versus 29.2% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Forney, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Forney is $2,085/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,970/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,430/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,070/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,050/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($104,112/yr), Forney ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.5% over the past year.
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