Rents are 4% below what Texas City'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 $1,394 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
February. Asking rents in Texas City usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in May, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Texas City is 2.4% below its high of $1,428 in May 2026, at $1,394 as of September 2026.
Rent in Texas City changed +1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent in Texas City is 31.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,776) is $1,719 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,360); a 3-bedroom is $1,815.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Texas City. 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
Texas City, TX is majority owner-occupied, 20% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Texas City, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Texas City, TX has increased from $1,101 to $1,394, a 26.6% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $56,906 in 2021 to $68,776 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.3% since 2021, moving from about 52,097 residents to roughly 55,364. Renters now make up 43.5% of households, compared with 46% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 20% of adults here, versus 17.2% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Texas City, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Texas City is $1,394/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,360/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,135/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,815/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($68,776/yr), Texas City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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