Rents are right about where Glenn Heights's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,349 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 Glenn Heights is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2022.
Rent in Glenn Heights changed +4.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,718) is $2,043 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,759); a 4-bedroom is $2,418.
Cedar Hill, 7 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,823/mo), about $6,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Glenn Heights. 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
Glenn Heights, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 27.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Glenn Heights, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Glenn Heights, TX has increased by $393 per month, settling near $2,349 after starting the period at $1,956. On the earnings side, the typical household in Glenn Heights, TX now reports about $81,718, up from $81,202 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 19.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 15,741 to 18,096 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.0% change. About 21.6% of households rent today, against 14.6% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Glenn Heights, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Glenn Heights is $2,349/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,578/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,759/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($81,718/yr), Glenn Heights ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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