Rents are 3% below what Lubbock'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 $1,315 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 Lubbock usually run 1.1% below trend in November and 1% above it in April, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Lubbock is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Lubbock changed +1.9% 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 Lubbock rose 22% while median household income rose 20.7% ($50,453 to $60,895). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Lubbock is 24.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($60,895) is $1,522 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,183); a 3-bedroom is $1,646.
The priciest of 13 ZIP codes in Lubbock, 79424 ($1,596/mo), costs 2 times the cheapest, 79401 ($805/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lubbock. 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
Lubbock, TX is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 35.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lubbock, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Lubbock, TX has climbed by $195 per month, settling near $1,315 after starting the period at $1,120. On the earnings side, the typical household in Lubbock, TX now reports about $60,895, up from $54,060 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.8 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 255,537 to 264,814 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.6% change. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Lubbock, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Lubbock rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lubbock is $1,315/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $827/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,183/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $998/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,646/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($60,895/yr), Lubbock ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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