Rents are 9% below what Waxahachie'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 $1,780 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
November. Asking rents in Waxahachie usually run 0.7% below trend in November and 0.4% above it in June, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Waxahachie is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie rose 34.6% while median household income rose 30.7% ($65,589 to $85,723). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Waxahachie is 33.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($85,723) is $2,143 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,950); a 4-bedroom is $2,510.
Duncanville, 21 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,509/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Waxahachie. 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
Waxahachie, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 31.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Waxahachie, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Waxahachie, TX has shifted from $1,413 to $1,780, up 26.0% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in Waxahachie, TX now reports about $85,723, up from $74,789 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Waxahachie, TX adding about 5,532 residents over the five-year window, up 13.9% on net. The renter share has eased from 42% to 39.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 24.4% to 31.4% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Waxahachie, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Waxahachie rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Waxahachie is $1,780/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,270/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,560/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,330/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,950/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($85,723/yr), Waxahachie ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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