Rents are right about where San Angelo's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,311 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
October. Asking rents in San Angelo usually run 0.6% below trend in October and 0.5% above it in July, about $14 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in San Angelo is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in San Angelo changed +5.5% 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 San Angelo rose 19.3% while median household income rose 26.8% ($51,928 to $65,864). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in San Angelo is 31.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 18 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,864) is $1,647 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,347); a 3-bedroom is $1,810.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in San Angelo, 76901 ($1,426/mo), costs 18% more than the cheapest, 76905 ($1,207/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for San Angelo. 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
San Angelo, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 24.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How San Angelo, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in San Angelo, TX has increased from $1,057 to $1,311, a 24.0% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $59,148 in 2021 to $65,864 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 38.8% of households, compared with 37.2% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the San Angelo, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in San Angelo is $1,311/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $923/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,347/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,067/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,810/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($65,864/yr), San Angelo ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.5% over the past year.
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