Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Texas
A typical customer service representative in Texas earns about $41,986 a year, which supports approximately $1,050 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Texas city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 4 of 200 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 196 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clute, TX | $794/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Stephenville, TX | $953/mo | 27.2% | affordable |
| Edinburg, TX | $1,019/mo | 29.1% | affordable |
| Alton, TX | $1,044/mo | 29.8% | affordable |
| Weslaco, TX | $1,094/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Universal City, TX | $1,115/mo | 31.9% | stretched |
| Nacogdoches, TX | $1,120/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Gatesville, TX | $1,122/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Harlingen, TX | $1,135/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Orange, TX | $1,137/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| Kilgore, TX | $1,141/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Athens, TX | $1,168/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Longview, TX | $1,176/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Mineral Wells, TX | $1,174/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Live Oak, TX | $1,191/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Corsicana, TX | $1,205/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Pharr, TX | $1,207/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Victoria, TX | $1,212/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Paris, TX | $1,238/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| Ingleside, TX | $1,247/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Killeen, TX | $1,254/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Beaumont, TX | $1,259/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Freeport, TX | $1,267/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Amarillo, TX | $1,278/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $1,279/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| McAllen, TX | $1,283/mo | 36.7% | stretched |
| Copperas Cove, TX | $1,284/mo | 36.7% | stretched |
| Sherman, TX | $1,291/mo | 36.9% | stretched |
| Canyon, TX | $1,296/mo | 37% | stretched |
| San Angelo, TX | $1,302/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $1,300/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Texarkana, TX | $1,311/mo | 37.5% | stretched |
| Lufkin, TX | $1,313/mo | 37.5% | stretched |
| Selma, TX | $1,314/mo | 37.6% | stretched |
| Huntsville, TX | $1,324/mo | 37.8% | stretched |
| Laredo, TX | $1,331/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Port Arthur, TX | $1,328/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Nederland, TX | $1,331/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Mission, TX | $1,341/mo | 38.3% | stretched |
| Big Spring, TX | $1,340/mo | 38.3% | stretched |
| Texas City, TX | $1,342/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Webster, TX | $1,355/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Galveston, TX | $1,356/mo | 38.8% | stretched |
| Rockport, TX | $1,358/mo | 38.8% | stretched |
| Cleburne, TX | $1,362/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| Marshall, TX | $1,360/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| Waco, TX | $1,369/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| Tyler, TX | $1,372/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,382/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Lubbock, TX | $1,401/mo | 40% | rent-burdened |
| San Marcos, TX | $1,408/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Bedford, TX | $1,405/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $1,415/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| Haltom City, TX | $1,417/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Temple, TX | $1,428/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Bryan, TX | $1,428/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Kingsville, TX | $1,426/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Denison, TX | $1,437/mo | 41.1% | rent-burdened |
| College Station, TX | $1,446/mo | 41.3% | rent-burdened |
| Greenville, TX | $1,456/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Del Rio, TX | $1,478/mo | 42.2% | rent-burdened |
| Denton, TX | $1,480/mo | 42.3% | rent-burdened |
| Boerne, TX | $1,485/mo | 42.4% | rent-burdened |
| Lake Jackson, TX | $1,488/mo | 42.5% | rent-burdened |
| Lumberton, TX | $1,496/mo | 42.8% | rent-burdened |
| Hurst, TX | $1,505/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Bonham, TX | $1,506/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Weatherford, TX | $1,509/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Duncanville, TX | $1,515/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Dickinson, TX | $1,514/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Garland, TX | $1,519/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Seguin, TX | $1,520/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| El Paso, TX | $1,521/mo | 43.5% | rent-burdened |
| Angleton, TX | $1,528/mo | 43.7% | rent-burdened |
| Odessa, TX | $1,537/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| North Richland Hills, TX | $1,539/mo | 44% | rent-burdened |
| White Settlement, TX | $1,541/mo | 44% | rent-burdened |
| Arlington, TX | $1,546/mo | 44.2% | rent-burdened |
| Palestine, TX | $1,546/mo | 44.2% | rent-burdened |
| Stafford, TX | $1,548/mo | 44.2% | rent-burdened |
| New Braunfels, TX | $1,563/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Houston, TX | $1,567/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Brownsville, TX | $1,569/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Conroe, TX | $1,569/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Euless, TX | $1,567/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Addison, TX | $1,571/mo | 44.9% | rent-burdened |
| Hewitt, TX | $1,577/mo | 45.1% | rent-burdened |
| Baytown, TX | $1,586/mo | 45.3% | rent-burdened |
| Irving, TX | $1,592/mo | 45.5% | rent-burdened |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593/mo | 45.5% | rent-burdened |
| Kyle, TX | $1,607/mo | 45.9% | rent-burdened |
| Grand Prairie, TX | $1,610/mo | 46% | rent-burdened |
| Harker Heights, TX | $1,612/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| Roanoke, TX | $1,612/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| Dallas, TX | $1,618/mo | 46.2% | rent-burdened |
| Austin, TX | $1,615/mo | 46.2% | rent-burdened |
| Carrollton, TX | $1,618/mo | 46.2% | rent-burdened |
| Humble, TX | $1,626/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,635/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Midland, TX | $1,634/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Portland, TX | $1,635/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Belton, TX | $1,638/mo | 46.8% | rent-burdened |
| Georgetown, TX | $1,643/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Horizon City, TX | $1,643/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Terrell, TX | $1,645/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Manor, TX | $1,645/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Deer Park, TX | $1,649/mo | 47.1% | rent-burdened |
| Pecan Grove, TX | $1,648/mo | 47.1% | rent-burdened |
| Cibolo, TX | $1,654/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| La Porte, TX | $1,658/mo | 47.4% | rent-burdened |
| Fairview, TX | $1,662/mo | 47.5% | rent-burdened |
| Rowlett, TX | $1,668/mo | 47.7% | rent-burdened |
| Benbrook, TX | $1,669/mo | 47.7% | rent-burdened |
| Waxahachie, TX | $1,673/mo | 47.8% | rent-burdened |
| Richardson, TX | $1,675/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Allen, TX | $1,678/mo | 48% | rent-burdened |
| Farmers Branch, TX | $1,684/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Ennis, TX | $1,684/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Seabrook, TX | $1,688/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Pflugerville, TX | $1,699/mo | 48.6% | rent-burdened |
| Canyon Lake, TX | $1,699/mo | 48.6% | rent-burdened |
| Lockhart, TX | $1,699/mo | 48.6% | rent-burdened |
| Balch Springs, TX | $1,704/mo | 48.7% | rent-burdened |
| Sachse, TX | $1,711/mo | 48.9% | rent-burdened |
| Alvin, TX | $1,710/mo | 48.9% | rent-burdened |
| Plano, TX | $1,713/mo | 49% | rent-burdened |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713/mo | 49% | rent-burdened |
| Brenham, TX | $1,716/mo | 49% | rent-burdened |
| Converse, TX | $1,730/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Mansfield, TX | $1,732/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Cedar Park, TX | $1,735/mo | 49.6% | rent-burdened |
| Burleson, TX | $1,737/mo | 49.6% | rent-burdened |
| Cedar Hill, TX | $1,747/mo | 49.9% | rent-burdened |
| Buda, TX | $1,747/mo | 49.9% | rent-burdened |
| Tomball, TX | $1,745/mo | 49.9% | rent-burdened |
| Spring, TX | $1,750/mo | 50% | severely rent-burdened |
| Channelview, TX | $1,752/mo | 50.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hutto, TX | $1,764/mo | 50.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Forest Hill, TX | $1,781/mo | 50.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Granbury, TX | $1,784/mo | 51% | severely rent-burdened |
| Richmond, TX | $1,788/mo | 51.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Elgin, TX | $1,792/mo | 51.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rockwall, TX | $1,794/mo | 51.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Corinth, TX | $1,798/mo | 51.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Azle, TX | $1,798/mo | 51.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804/mo | 51.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Atascocita, TX | $1,812/mo | 51.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| McKinney, TX | $1,819/mo | 52% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bastrop, TX | $1,836/mo | 52.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kerrville, TX | $1,853/mo | 53% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wylie, TX | $1,859/mo | 53.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Frisco, TX | $1,861/mo | 53.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| La Marque, TX | $1,883/mo | 53.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| League City, TX | $1,889/mo | 54% | severely rent-burdened |
| The Colony, TX | $1,891/mo | 54% | severely rent-burdened |
| Keller, TX | $1,904/mo | 54.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Desoto, TX | $1,926/mo | 55% | severely rent-burdened |
| Robinson, TX | $1,925/mo | 55% | severely rent-burdened |
| Melissa, TX | $1,927/mo | 55.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Katy, TX | $1,935/mo | 55.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Grapevine, TX | $1,937/mo | 55.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Forney, TX | $1,938/mo | 55.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Anna, TX | $1,942/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Abilene, TX | $1,947/mo | 55.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Red Oak, TX | $1,949/mo | 55.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Princeton, TX | $1,953/mo | 55.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saginaw, TX | $1,958/mo | 56% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rosenberg, TX | $1,973/mo | 56.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Schertz, TX | $1,977/mo | 56.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Celina, TX | $1,986/mo | 56.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Leander, TX | $2,000/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cinco Ranch, TX | $2,010/mo | 57.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Watauga, TX | $2,031/mo | 58% | severely rent-burdened |
| Coppell, TX | $2,034/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fredericksburg, TX | $2,033/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Crowley, TX | $2,041/mo | 58.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Trophy Club, TX | $2,060/mo | 58.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sugar Land, TX | $2,065/mo | 59% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lago Vista, TX | $2,066/mo | 59% | severely rent-burdened |
| Manvel, TX | $2,084/mo | 59.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Seagoville, TX | $2,094/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Taylor, TX | $2,098/mo | 60% | severely rent-burdened |
| Missouri City, TX | $2,121/mo | 60.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fresno, TX | $2,150/mo | 61.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fate, TX | $2,147/mo | 61.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Midlothian, TX | $2,171/mo | 62% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fulshear, TX | $2,186/mo | 62.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Friendswood, TX | $2,220/mo | 63.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Royse City, TX | $2,228/mo | 63.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lancaster, TX | $2,253/mo | 64.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Prosper, TX | $2,262/mo | 64.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Little Elm, TX | $2,282/mo | 65.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Glenn Heights, TX | $2,291/mo | 65.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Flower Mound, TX | $2,404/mo | 68.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bellaire, TX | $2,490/mo | 71.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Iowa Colony, TX | $2,493/mo | 71.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Highland Village, TX | $2,534/mo | 72.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lakeway, TX | $2,783/mo | 79.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| University Park, TX | $5,424/mo | 155% | severely rent-burdened |