Rents are 11% below what New Braunfels'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 $1,560 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 New Braunfels usually run 0.5% below trend in November and 0.7% above it in July, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in New Braunfels is 4.1% below its high of $1,627 in August 2022, at $1,560 as of September 2026.
Rent in New Braunfels changed +1.2% 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 New Braunfels rose 23.8% while median household income rose 21.1% ($71,044 to $86,021). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in New Braunfels is 18.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($86,021) is $2,151 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,115); a 4-bedroom is $2,490.
Selma, 14 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,335/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for New Braunfels. 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
New Braunfels, TX is majority owner-occupied, 38.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How New Braunfels, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in New Braunfels, TX paid around $1,406 a month. That figure now sits near $1,560, up 11.0% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in New Braunfels, TX now reports about $86,021, up from $76,890 in 2021. Census counts show New Braunfels, TX adding about 17,094 residents over the five-year window, up 19.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 37.5% to 34.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 36.5% to 38.6% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and New Braunfels, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in New Braunfels is $1,560/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,240/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,665/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,370/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,115/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($86,021/yr), New Braunfels ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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