Rents are 4% below what Huntsville'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 $1,359 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 Huntsville is 0.2% below its high of $1,362 in May 2026, at $1,359 as of September 2026.
Rent in Huntsville changed +1.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($47,529) is $1,188 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,125); a 3-bedroom is $1,390.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Huntsville. 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
Huntsville, TX is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 24.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Huntsville, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Huntsville, TX has increased from $1,241 to $1,359, a 9.5% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $35,615 to $47,529 across the same window, up 33.5% versus 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 5.3% since 2021, moving from about 45,446 residents to roughly 47,864. Renters now make up 58.9% of households, compared with 66% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 24.3% of adults here, versus 21.5% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Huntsville, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Huntsville rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Huntsville is $1,359/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $770/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,125/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $990/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,390/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($47,529/yr), Huntsville ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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At $1,359/mo, rent takes ~34% of Huntsville's median household income ($47,529/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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