Rents are 5% below what Longview'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 $1,140 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
November. Asking rents in Longview usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.6% above it in April, about $14 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Longview is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in Longview changed +3.8% 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 Longview rose 35.3% while median household income rose 29% ($49,086 to $63,340). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Longview is 41.3% 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 ($63,340) is $1,584 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,553); a 4-bedroom is $1,650.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Longview, 75601 ($1,336/mo), costs 29% more than the cheapest, 75604 ($1,036/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Longview. 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
Longview, TX is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 23.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Longview, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Longview, TX has shifted from $865 to $1,140, up 31.8% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $53,854 to $63,340 across the same window, up 17.6% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Longview, TX adding about 956 residents over the five-year window, up 1.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 20.8% to 23.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Longview, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Longview is $1,140/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,160/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $958/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,553/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($63,340/yr), Longview ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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