Rents are 11% below what Leander's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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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 $1,922 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: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Leander, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 53.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Leander, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Leander, TX has shifted from $1,664 to $1,922, up 15.5% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $117,090 to $139,048 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.8% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Leander, TX adding about 16,371 residents over the five-year window, up 28.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 23.2% to 26.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 45.4% to 53.3% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Leander, 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: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Leander is $1,922/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,800/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,260/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,910/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,880/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($139,048/yr), Leander ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.5% over the past year.
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At $1,922/mo, rent takes ~17% of Leander's median household income ($139,048/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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