Rents are right about where Manvel'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 $2,018 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
Rent in Manvel is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2023.
Rent in Manvel changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($118,808) is $2,970 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,220).
Alvin, 10 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,758/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Manvel. 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
Manvel, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 40.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Manvel, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Manvel, TX has shifted from $1,833 to $2,018, up 10.1% since 2023. Household income in the area moved from $99,081 to $118,808 across the same window, up 19.9% versus 2021. 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 Manvel, TX adding about 4,619 residents over the five-year window, up 45.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 17% to 18.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 27.2% to 40.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Manvel, 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 Manvel is $2,018/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,000/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,320/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,190/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,760/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($118,808/yr), Manvel ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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