Most expensive cities for renters in Texas

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Data as of September 2026. Median rent from RentDataNow's monthly city data (Zillow's rent index where Zillow covers the city). Rank a year ago compares the same cities' rent 12 months earlier. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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170 cities

Rank	City	Median rent	1-yr change	5-yr change	Rent/income	Vs. a year ago
151	BeaumontTX Pop. 113KCompare →	$1,287/mo	+2.0%	+21.8%	27.1%	↓9 from #142
152	ShermanTX Pop. 46KCompare →	$1,287/mo	-1.4%	--	26.2%	↓17 from #135
153	KilleenTX Pop. 158KCompare →	$1,259/mo	-0.6%	+11.6%	24.8%	↓12 from #141
154	TylerTX Pop. 109KCompare →	$1,259/mo	+1.8%	+16.4%	22.4%	↓9 from #145
155	BenbrookTX Pop. 25KCompare →	$1,250/mo	+8.4%	--	17.4%	↓3 from #152
156	OrangeTX Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,234/mo	+0.7%	--	23.5%	↓10 from #146
157	CanyonTX Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,232/mo	+7.2%	--	21.2%	↓4 from #153
158	Port ArthurTX Pop. 56KCompare →	$1,196/mo	+3.2%	--	31.0%	↓7 from #151
159	Copperas CoveTX Pop. 38KCompare →	$1,196/mo	+0.6%	+21.9%	20.2%	↓9 from #150
160	Universal CityTX Pop. 20KCompare →	$1,189/mo	-0.8%	+2.1%	19.1%	↓11 from #149
161	VictoriaTX Pop. 66KCompare →	$1,169/mo	+4.5%	--	20.9%	↓5 from #156
162	HarlingenTX Pop. 72KCompare →	$1,157/mo	+2.2%	+28.1%	25.9%	↓7 from #155
163	Eagle PassTX Pop. 28KCompare →	$1,156/mo	0.0%	--	24.2%	--
164	LongviewTX Pop. 83KCompare →	$1,140/mo	+3.8%	+26.5%	21.6%	↓5 from #159
165	LaredoTX Pop. 258KCompare →	$1,129/mo	+1.4%	+23.0%	21.2%	↓8 from #157
166	PharrTX Pop. 80KCompare →	$1,116/mo	-1.9%	--	25.4%	↓12 from #154
167	WeslacoTX Pop. 42KCompare →	$1,103/mo	-0.3%	--	22.2%	↓9 from #158
168	EdinburgTX Pop. 105KCompare →	$1,027/mo	+1.4%	+13.6%	20.7%	↓8 from #160
169	AltonTX Pop. 20KCompare →	$1,022/mo	+2.9%	--	23.3%	↓8 from #161
170	StephenvilleTX Pop. 22KCompare →	$1,000/mo	+2.6%	--	22.6%	↓8 from #162