Rents are 9% below what Orange'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 $1,149 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: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Orange, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 18.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Orange, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Orange, TX has climbed by $214 per month, settling near $1,149 after starting the period at $935. Household income in the area moved from $58,778 to $62,891 across the same window, up 7.0% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 41% of households rent today, against 38.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Orange, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Orange rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Orange. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Orange is $1,149/mo as of August 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,068/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $903/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,194/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($62,891/yr), Orange ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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At $1,149/mo, rent takes ~22% of Orange's median household income ($62,891/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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