Rents are 14% below what Rowlett's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Rowlett'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
February. Asking rents in Rowlett usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in August, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Rowlett is 2.3% below its high of $1,672 in May 2023, at $1,634 as of September 2026.
Rent in Rowlett changed -0.5% 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 Rowlett rose 36.1% while median household income rose 10.9% ($101,085 to $112,081). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Rowlett is 32.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($112,081) is $2,802 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,440); a 3-bedroom is $3,055.
Mesquite, 10 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,458/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rowlett. 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
Rowlett, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 37.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rowlett, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in Rowlett, TX has climbed 18.3% since 2021, going from about $1,381 per month to roughly $1,634 today. Census figures show median household income at $112,081 today, compared with $102,965 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 9.4 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 62,606 to 65,463 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.6% change. About 24.8% of households rent today, against 17.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 35.7% to 37.9%. 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 Rowlett is $1,634/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,233/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,519/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,295/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,902/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($112,081/yr), Rowlett ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.6% over the past year.
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