Rents are 16% below what Kyle'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 $1,566 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 Kyle usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Kyle is 10.9% below its high of $1,758 in February 2023, at $1,566 as of September 2026.
Rent in Kyle changed -3.3% 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 Kyle rose 22% while median household income rose 13.8% ($79,348 to $90,323). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Kyle is 10.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($90,323) is $2,258 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,950); a 3-bedroom is $2,480.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Kyle. 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
Kyle, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 31% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kyle, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Kyle, TX stood at $1,468 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,566, reflecting a 6.7% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $80,622 in 2021 to $90,323 more recently. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 25.9% since 2021, moving from about 45,147 residents to roughly 56,823. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Kyle, TX market of 2021.
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Kyle rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Kyle is $1,566/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,550/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,950/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,650/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,480/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($90,323/yr), Kyle ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.3% over the past year.
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