At $1,404/mo, rent takes about 23% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,404 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 Hurst is 0.4% below its high of $1,410 in July 2024, at $1,404 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hurst 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 ($72,210) is $1,805 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,630); a 3-bedroom is $2,160.
Benbrook, 23 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,250/mo), about $1,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hurst. 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
Hurst, TX is majority owner-occupied, 34.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hurst, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Hurst, TX has climbed by $39 per month, settling near $1,404 after starting the period at $1,365. Census figures show median household income at $72,210 today, compared with $67,063 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 4.8 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. About 42% of households rent today, against 39.7% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hurst is $1,404/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,310/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,630/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,400/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,160/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($72,210/yr), Hurst ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.9% over the past year.
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