Rents are 4% below what Rosenberg'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 $1,793 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 Rosenberg is 1.9% below its high of $1,828 in September 2023, at $1,793 as of September 2026.
Rent in Rosenberg changed -0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,668) is $1,642 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,540); a 3-bedroom is $2,055.
Pecan Grove, 8 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,440/mo), about $4,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rosenberg. 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
Rosenberg, TX is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 20.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rosenberg, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Rosenberg, TX has shifted from $1,666 to $1,793, up 7.6% since 2022. Median household income climbed from $61,116 to $65,668 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.4% shift. Census counts show Rosenberg, TX adding about 2,775 residents over the five-year window, up 7.3% on net. The renter share has eased from 47.8% to 45.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Rosenberg, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rosenberg is $1,793/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,230/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,540/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,290/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,055/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($65,668/yr), Rosenberg ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $1,793/mo, rent takes ~33% of Rosenberg's median household income ($65,668/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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