Rents are 5% below what Tomball'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 $1,792 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 Tomball usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Tomball is 0.1% below its high of $1,794 in August 2026, at $1,792 as of September 2026.
Rent in Tomball changed +2.9% 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 Tomball rose 28.8% while median household income rose 32.8% ($59,164 to $78,562). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Tomball is 30.4% 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 ($78,562) is $1,964 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,810); a 3-bedroom is $2,410.
Jersey Village, 14 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,352/mo), about $5,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Tomball. 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
Tomball, TX is roughly split between renters and owners, 35.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Tomball, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in Tomball, TX has increased 21.6% since 2021, going from about $1,474 per month to roughly $1,792 today. Household income in the area moved from $65,981 to $78,562 across the same window, up 19.1% versus 2021. Headcount in the area went from 12,333 to 13,655 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.7% change. About 48.1% of households rent today, against 53.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 32% to 35.9%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Tomball, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Tomball is $1,792/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,450/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,810/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,515/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,410/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($78,562/yr), Tomball ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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