Rents are 8% below what Rockwall'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 $1,764 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
December. Asking rents in Rockwall usually run 1% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in August, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Rockwall is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Rockwall changed +2.1% 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 Rockwall rose 27.8% while median household income rose 20.8% ($95,653 to $115,580). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Rockwall is 27.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($115,580) is $2,890 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,700); a 4-bedroom is $3,465.
Garland, 11 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,560/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rockwall. 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
Rockwall, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 48.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rockwall, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in Rockwall, TX has increased 20.0% since 2021, going from about $1,470 per month to roughly $1,764 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $107,301 in 2021 to $115,580 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 12.3 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 46,150 to 51,168 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.9% change. About 27.5% of households rent today, against 23.4% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Rockwall, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rockwall is $1,764/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,750/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,155/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,835/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,700/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($115,580/yr), Rockwall ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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