Rents are 5% below what Mission'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 $1,319 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 Mission is 1.6% below its high of $1,340 in July 2025, at $1,319 as of September 2026.
Rent in Mission changed -0.6% 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 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($60,767) is $1,519 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,460).
Alton, 7 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,022/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mission. 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
Mission, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 29.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mission, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Mission, TX paid around $1,202 a month. That figure now sits near $1,319, up 9.7% from the 2022 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Mission, TX now reports about $60,767, up from $53,067 in 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 Mission, TX adding about 1,727 residents over the five-year window, up 2.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 27.4% to 29.4% across the same window. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Mission, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mission is $1,319/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $810/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,010/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $810/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,310/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($60,767/yr), Mission ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.6% over the past year.
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At $1,319/mo, rent takes ~26% of Mission's median household income ($60,767/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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