Rents are right about where League City's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,773 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 League City usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in League City is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in League City changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent in League City is 27.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($121,099) is $3,027 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,510); a 4-bedroom is $3,160.
Webster, 3 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,337/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for League City. 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
League City, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 47.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How League City, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in League City, TX has increased by $359 per month, settling near $1,773 after starting the period at $1,414. Median household income grew from $112,273 to $121,099 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.9% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 17.5 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 111,847 to 116,215 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.9% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in League City, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in League City is $1,773/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,880/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,570/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,510/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($121,099/yr), League City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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At $1,773/mo, rent takes ~18% of League City's median household income ($121,099/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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