Rents are 12% below what Round Rock'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 $1,709 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 Round Rock usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in July, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Round Rock is 7.1% below its high of $1,839 in February 2023, at $1,709 as of September 2026.
Rent in Round Rock changed +2.4% 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 Round Rock rose 26.5% while median household income rose 20.1% ($82,676 to $99,287). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Round Rock is 20.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($99,287) is $2,482 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,067); a 3-bedroom is $2,633.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Round Rock, 78681 ($1,771/mo), costs 8% more than the cheapest, 78664 ($1,643/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Round Rock. 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
Round Rock, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 44.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Round Rock, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Round Rock, TX has shifted from $1,510 to $1,709, up 13.2% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $86,587 to $99,287 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.7% shift. Census counts show Round Rock, TX adding about 10,051 residents over the five-year window, up 8.5% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 42.1% to 44.8% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Round Rock, 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 Round Rock is $1,709/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,640/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,067/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,750/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,633/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($99,287/yr), Round Rock ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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