Rents are 12% below what Roanoke's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Roanoke's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Roanoke is 0.2% below its high of $1,594 in August 2026, at $1,591 as of September 2026.
Rent in Roanoke changed +0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent in Roanoke is 29.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,295) is $2,432 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,010); a 3-bedroom is $2,560.
Bedford, 13 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,340/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Roanoke. 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
Roanoke, TX is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 47.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Roanoke, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in Roanoke, TX has climbed 23.0% since 2021, going from about $1,294 per month to roughly $1,591 today. Census figures show median household income at $97,295 today, compared with $111,694 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 35.9 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 9,270 to 10,286 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.0% change. About 45.7% of households rent today, against 40.1% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Roanoke is $1,591/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,193/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,471/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,258/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,873/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($97,295/yr), Roanoke ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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