The Texas rental market
Texas tracks median rent across 257 cities, ranging from Clute at $825/mo to University Park at $4,326/mo. The state average of $1,686/mo runs about 13% below the national median of $1,932/mo.
Across Texas cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +1.5% over the past year. 56 of 280 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 224 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas.
Across Texas
What the numbers show
Past year
Rent fell in 72 of 257 Texas cities Zillow tracks over the year to September 2026, and rose in the rest.
Record highs
40 cities are at the highest rent in at least three years of Zillow records. See the list.
Priciest vs. cheapest
Among cities with 15,000+ residents, University Park ($4,326/mo) costs 4.3 times as much as Stephenville ($1,000/mo).
Cheapest month to sign
Across 108 Texas cities with five or more years of data, asking rents usually bottom out in January and peak in July, a typical swing of 1.4%.
Rent vs. income since 2019
From 2019 to 2024, rent grew faster than median household income in 58 of 88 Texas cities with both figures. See where the gap is widest.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Texas cities, as of September 2026. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates).
280 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
University Park
Pop. 25,155
$4,326/mo
—
→2
Spicewood
$3,572/mo
+6.5%
→3
Argyle
Pop. 5,371
$3,225/mo
+2.9%
→4
South Padre Island
Pop. 2,891
$2,758/mo
—
→5
Bellaire
Pop. 17,206
$2,749/mo
—
→6
Aledo
Pop. 5,825
$2,683/mo
+6.8%
→7
Trophy Club
Pop. 13,733
$2,652/mo
—
→8
Lakeway
Pop. 19,307
$2,603/mo
+5.0%
→9
Alamo Heights
Pop. 7,492
$2,474/mo
—
→10
Iowa Colony
Pop. 12,891
$2,445/mo
-0.1%
→11
Highland Village
Pop. 16,101
$2,396/mo
—
→12
Arcola
Pop. 1,911
$2,380/mo
—
→13
Glenn Heights
Pop. 18,096
$2,349/mo
+4.5%
→14
Red Oak
Pop. 17,077
$2,335/mo
+6.3%
→15
Bulverde
Pop. 6,486
$2,308/mo
—
→16
Flower Mound
Pop. 78,389
$2,298/mo
+0.2%
→17
Rosharon
Pop. 1,737
$2,285/mo
+5.8%
→18
Brookshire
Pop. 5,495
$2,274/mo
+5.8%
→19
Little Elm
Pop. 54,820
$2,268/mo
+1.8%
→20
Lancaster
Pop. 40,820
$2,252/mo
+4.1%
→21
Friendswood
Pop. 41,030
$2,216/mo
+5.4%
→22
Liberty Hill
Pop. 8,371
$2,210/mo
+1.0%
→23
Royse City
Pop. 20,037
$2,168/mo
-0.5%
→24
Shenandoah
Pop. 3,705
$2,135/mo
+5.1%
→25
Desoto
Pop. 56,211
$2,131/mo
-0.1%
→26
Coppell
Pop. 42,154
$2,120/mo
+2.0%
→27
Fulshear
Pop. 34,868
$2,115/mo
-0.2%
→28
Missouri City
Pop. 76,558
$2,112/mo
-1.4%
→29
Prosper
Pop. 37,869
$2,112/mo
-0.7%
→30
Fresno
Pop. 24,560
$2,107/mo
-1.4%
→31
Haslet
Pop. 3,280
$2,096/mo
-2.6%
→32
Krum
Pop. 6,189
$2,090/mo
—
→33
Ferris
Pop. 3,238
$2,088/mo
—
→34
Justin
Pop. 5,447
$2,087/mo
+0.5%
→35
Forney
Pop. 31,532
$2,085/mo
-0.5%
→36
Watauga
Pop. 23,233
$2,033/mo
+3.0%
→37
Keller
Pop. 45,976
$2,032/mo
+3.9%
→38
Dripping Springs
Pop. 7,405
$2,021/mo
+1.5%
→39
Caddo Mills
Pop. 3,340
$2,020/mo
—
→40
Manvel
Pop. 14,758
$2,018/mo
+3.8%
→41
Cypress
$2,013/mo
+0.5%
→42
Celina
Pop. 34,268
$2,009/mo
+0.7%
→43
Hallsville
Pop. 4,628
$1,998/mo
—
→44
Sugar Land
Pop. 110,016
$1,997/mo
-0.8%
→45
Abilene
Pop. 128,053
$1,988/mo
+31.5%
→46
Seagoville
Pop. 19,352
$1,980/mo
+0.7%
→47
Burnet
Pop. 6,732
$1,975/mo
—
→48
Princeton
Pop. 25,229
$1,972/mo
-0.4%
→49
Newark
Pop. 1,177
$1,970/mo
—
→50
Cinco Ranch
Pop. 18,611
$1,969/mo
+3.0%
→51
Lavon
Pop. 6,498
$1,958/mo
-1.4%
→52
Willow Park
Pop. 5,874
$1,957/mo
+8.1%
→53
Lumberton
Pop. 13,963
$1,948/mo
—
→54
Deer Park
Pop. 33,967
$1,945/mo
+6.4%
→55
Katy
Pop. 25,184
$1,939/mo
-1.0%
→56
Crowley
Pop. 19,532
$1,934/mo
+5.0%
→57
Fredericksburg
Pop. 11,419
$1,928/mo
—
→58
Forest Hill
Pop. 14,062
$1,924/mo
—
→59
Fate
Pop. 22,884
$1,923/mo
-0.8%
→60
La Marque
Pop. 19,268
$1,923/mo
+3.5%
→61
Venus
Pop. 6,745
$1,916/mo
+2.4%
→62
Anderson Mill
$1,914/mo
—
→63
Midlothian
Pop. 39,356
$1,908/mo
+1.3%
→64
Magnolia
Pop. 4,068
$1,907/mo
-0.8%
→65
Pearland
Pop. 127,514
$1,898/mo
+1.0%
→66
Leander
Pop. 74,067
$1,897/mo
+2.4%
→67
Crosby
Pop. 4,617
$1,897/mo
+1.1%
→68
Hockley
$1,883/mo
+0.8%
→69
Wylie
Pop. 60,334
$1,880/mo
-0.1%
→70
Kerrville
Pop. 24,755
$1,877/mo
+3.1%
→71
Maxwell
$1,868/mo
+1.2%
→72
Saginaw
Pop. 24,970
$1,857/mo
+0.2%
→73
Northlake
Pop. 8,283
$1,855/mo
—
→74
Crandall
Pop. 4,763
$1,852/mo
—
→75
Frisco
Pop. 219,304
$1,840/mo
-0.3%
→76
New Caney
$1,834/mo
-3.1%
→77
Wimberley
Pop. 2,891
$1,833/mo
—
→78
Cedar Hill
Pop. 48,879
$1,823/mo
+0.6%
→79
The Colony
Pop. 45,454
$1,822/mo
-0.3%
→80
Montgomery
Pop. 2,489
$1,819/mo
+1.1%
→81
Saint Hedwig
$1,818/mo
+1.4%
→82
Richmond
Pop. 12,582
$1,813/mo
+0.4%
→83
Spring Branch
Pop. 243
$1,806/mo
+5.7%
→84
Anna
Pop. 24,330
$1,803/mo
+0.6%
→85
Channelview
Pop. 43,605
$1,802/mo
+8.8%
→86
Atascocita
Pop. 99,354
$1,799/mo
+1.6%
→87
Mabank
Pop. 5,187
$1,796/mo
—
→88
Rosenberg
Pop. 40,646
$1,793/mo
-0.7%
→89
Tomball
Pop. 13,655
$1,792/mo
+2.9%
→90
Elgin
Pop. 11,563
$1,791/mo
+2.6%
→91
Taylor
Pop. 17,136
$1,788/mo
-3.4%
→92
Schertz
Pop. 44,050
$1,786/mo
-1.4%
→93
Melissa
Pop. 20,136
$1,784/mo
-0.2%
→94
Waxahachie
Pop. 45,347
$1,780/mo
+3.0%
→95
League City
Pop. 116,215
$1,773/mo
+2.6%
→96
Canyon Lake
Pop. 33,883
$1,770/mo
-1.7%
→97
Porter
$1,767/mo
-0.8%
→98
Rockwall
Pop. 51,168
$1,764/mo
+2.1%
→99
Azle
Pop. 14,126
$1,764/mo
-3.1%
→100
Robinson
Pop. 12,800
$1,764/mo
-5.4%
→101
Willis
Pop. 6,878
$1,762/mo
+2.5%
→102
Spring
Pop. 68,580
$1,759/mo
+1.1%
→103
Alvin
Pop. 28,333
$1,758/mo
+1.6%
→104
Bacliff
Pop. 9,541
$1,757/mo
-3.3%
→105
Lago Vista
Pop. 9,650
$1,754/mo
-0.4%
→106
Grapevine
Pop. 51,139
$1,746/mo
+1.2%
→107
Horizon City
Pop. 23,668
$1,744/mo
+4.4%
→108
McKinney
Pop. 210,600
$1,741/mo
-1.6%
→109
Jarrell
Pop. 3,295
$1,739/mo
+0.5%
→110
Plano
Pop. 290,594
$1,736/mo
+0.9%
→111
Allen
Pop. 110,265
$1,734/mo
+1.2%
→112
Aubrey
Pop. 7,396
$1,734/mo
-0.3%
→113
Hutto
Pop. 35,483
$1,725/mo
+3.3%
→114
Bastrop
Pop. 11,156
$1,723/mo
+0.3%
→115
Van Alstyne
Pop. 5,952
$1,718/mo
—
→116
Alvarado
Pop. 6,307
$1,717/mo
—
→117
Splendora
Pop. 2,131
$1,716/mo
-1.4%
→118
Lockhart
Pop. 15,326
$1,712/mo
—
→119
Round Rock
Pop. 127,786
$1,709/mo
+2.4%
→120
Ennis
Pop. 22,588
$1,709/mo
-1.7%
→121
Corinth
Pop. 23,385
$1,708/mo
-1.2%
→122
Mansfield
Pop. 77,510
$1,707/mo
-0.7%
→123
Brownsville
Pop. 189,177
$1,703/mo
+5.8%
→124
Burleson
Pop. 52,918
$1,703/mo
+0.1%
→125
Cedar Park
Pop. 78,301
$1,702/mo
+3.5%
→126
Fairview
Pop. 10,783
$1,700/mo
-0.1%
→127
Sachse
Pop. 30,491
$1,699/mo
+0.7%
→128
Salado
Pop. 2,225
$1,693/mo
—
→129
Seabrook
Pop. 13,768
$1,686/mo
+2.4%
→130
Flint
$1,686/mo
—
→131
Cibolo
Pop. 35,109
$1,677/mo
-2.7%
→132
Grand Prairie
Pop. 201,883
$1,673/mo
+2.2%
→133
Farmers Branch
Pop. 36,645
$1,663/mo
+0.3%
→134
Whitehouse
Pop. 9,122
$1,661/mo
+1.6%
→135
Converse
Pop. 29,607
$1,660/mo
+0.3%
→136
Cleveland
Pop. 8,984
$1,656/mo
+5.4%
→137
College Station
Pop. 124,570
$1,655/mo
-0.9%
→138
Navasota
Pop. 8,542
$1,654/mo
—
→139
Carrollton
Pop. 133,740
$1,650/mo
+1.3%
→140
Hewitt
Pop. 16,432
$1,650/mo
+0.6%
→141
Richardson
Pop. 118,731
$1,648/mo
+1.2%
→142
La Porte
Pop. 36,730
$1,640/mo
-0.4%
→143
Balch Springs
Pop. 27,255
$1,636/mo
+5.3%
→144
Rowlett
Pop. 65,463
$1,634/mo
-0.6%
→145
Euless
Pop. 60,421
$1,628/mo
+2.1%
→146
Del Valle
$1,628/mo
+0.3%
→147
Bertram
Pop. 2,037
$1,625/mo
—
→148
Manor
Pop. 18,603
$1,623/mo
-3.3%
→149
Woodway
Pop. 9,570
$1,618/mo
+7.7%
→150
Fort Worth
Pop. 963,194
$1,612/mo
+1.3%
→151
Farmersville
Pop. 4,018
$1,610/mo
—
→152
Dallas
Pop. 1,307,930
$1,604/mo
+1.4%
→153
Pflugerville
Pop. 65,971
$1,601/mo
+0.8%
→154
Terrell
Pop. 20,366
$1,598/mo
+4.4%
→155
Georgetown
Pop. 85,999
$1,596/mo
+4.0%
→156
Brenham
Pop. 18,641
$1,596/mo
+3.4%
→157
Irving
Pop. 256,492
$1,595/mo
+1.2%
→158
Rancho Viejo
Pop. 238
$1,595/mo
—
→159
Addison
Pop. 17,290
$1,591/mo
+2.0%
→160
Roanoke
Pop. 10,286
$1,591/mo
+0.6%
→161
Humble
Pop. 16,521
$1,589/mo
-0.4%
→162
Odessa
Pop. 115,322
$1,586/mo
+0.3%
→163
Portland
Pop. 20,543
$1,582/mo
+9.0%
→164
Granbury
Pop. 12,136
$1,578/mo
+1.0%
→165
Austin
Pop. 979,539
$1,571/mo
+0.8%
→166
Stafford
Pop. 17,401
$1,568/mo
+0.7%
→167
Conroe
Pop. 102,360
$1,567/mo
-0.6%
→168
Kyle
Pop. 56,823
$1,566/mo
-3.3%
→169
Midland
Pop. 136,640
$1,565/mo
-0.7%
→170
San Leon
Pop. 6,458
$1,565/mo
—
→171
Wolfforth
Pop. 6,701
$1,564/mo
—
→172
Lake Worth
Pop. 4,829
$1,561/mo
—
→173
Garland
Pop. 246,844
$1,560/mo
-0.4%
→174
New Braunfels
Pop. 104,643
$1,560/mo
+1.2%
→175
Nolanville
Pop. 6,690
$1,560/mo
—
→176
North Richland Hills
Pop. 70,780
$1,557/mo
+1.5%
→177
Belton
Pop. 24,356
$1,557/mo
-0.6%
→178
Buda
Pop. 15,859
$1,554/mo
-2.6%
→179
Sanger
Pop. 9,641
$1,547/mo
-8.6%
→180
Angleton
Pop. 19,972
$1,546/mo
—
→181
White Settlement
Pop. 18,150
$1,546/mo
+5.4%
→182
Hudson Oaks
Pop. 2,586
$1,546/mo
+2.7%
→183
Houston
Pop. 2,328,253
$1,544/mo
-0.1%
→184
Lewisville
Pop. 131,080
$1,538/mo
+0.8%
→185
Bonham
Pop. 10,697
$1,535/mo
—
→186
Waller
Pop. 3,108
$1,531/mo
+1.2%
→187
Weatherford
Pop. 35,788
$1,519/mo
+3.8%
→188
Greenville
Pop. 31,222
$1,513/mo
+1.5%
→189
Duncanville
Pop. 39,683
$1,509/mo
-1.6%
→190
El Paso
Pop. 680,130
$1,508/mo
+3.4%
→191
Kingsville
Pop. 24,994
$1,506/mo
+9.1%
→192
Denton
Pop. 152,866
$1,492/mo
-0.9%
→193
Baytown
Pop. 85,205
$1,491/mo
-0.5%
→194
Westworth Village
Pop. 2,643
$1,491/mo
+9.8%
→195
Arlington
Pop. 397,742
$1,468/mo
+1.0%
→196
Harker Heights
Pop. 34,128
$1,459/mo
+1.6%
→197
Mesquite
Pop. 515
$1,458/mo
+0.8%
→198
Dickinson
Pop. 21,753
$1,456/mo
-0.4%
→199
Palestine
Pop. 19,136
$1,453/mo
—
→200
Big Spring
Pop. 23,975
$1,452/mo
+7.8%
→201
Marble Falls
Pop. 7,752
$1,449/mo
+0.3%
→202
Pecan Grove
Pop. 24,272
$1,440/mo
-3.5%
→203
Boerne
Pop. 20,518
$1,436/mo
-2.0%
→204
Kemah
Pop. 2,168
$1,436/mo
+3.5%
→205
Galveston
Pop. 53,424
$1,435/mo
+0.6%
→206
San Marcos
Pop. 70,897
$1,433/mo
+0.8%
→207
Bryan
Pop. 87,939
$1,428/mo
+0.1%
→208
Corpus Christi
Pop. 317,419
$1,422/mo
+1.1%
→209
Denison
Pop. 25,778
$1,411/mo
-2.7%
→210
Texarkana
Pop. 35,992
$1,406/mo
+0.6%
→211
Hurst
Pop. 39,861
$1,404/mo
+3.9%
→212
Cleburne
Pop. 34,344
$1,403/mo
+7.6%
→213
Lake Jackson
Pop. 27,974
$1,402/mo
+1.7%
→214
Decatur
Pop. 7,426
$1,402/mo
-3.8%
→215
Seguin
Pop. 33,754
$1,395/mo
+2.0%
→216
Texas City
Pop. 55,364
$1,394/mo
+1.2%
→217
Temple
Pop. 89,602
$1,383/mo
+0.4%
→218
San Antonio
Pop. 1,479,835
$1,381/mo
-0.9%
→219
Kennedale
Pop. 9,439
$1,370/mo
-15.9%
→220
Pasadena
Pop. 149,433
$1,361/mo
+1.3%
→221
Huntsville
Pop. 47,864
$1,359/mo
+1.3%
→222
Haltom City
Pop. 45,767
$1,357/mo
+3.0%
→223
Jersey Village
Pop. 7,817
$1,352/mo
-7.1%
→224
Live Oak
Pop. 15,984
$1,350/mo
-2.1%
→225
Paris
Pop. 24,775
$1,348/mo
—
→226
Del Rio
Pop. 34,668
$1,346/mo
+2.4%
→227
Kilgore
Pop. 13,470
$1,344/mo
+0.8%
→228
Waco
Pop. 143,570
$1,342/mo
+0.8%
→229
Lufkin
Pop. 34,251
$1,341/mo
+3.0%
→230
Bedford
Pop. 49,085
$1,340/mo
+0.5%
→231
Webster
Pop. 12,366
$1,337/mo
-0.1%
→232
Selma
Pop. 11,503
$1,335/mo
-3.1%
→233
Freeport
Pop. 10,621
$1,335/mo
—
→234
Ingleside
Pop. 9,997
$1,333/mo
+12.8%
→235
Nederland
Pop. 18,381
$1,332/mo
+4.2%
→236
Mineral Wells
Pop. 15,244
$1,328/mo
—
→237
Mission
Pop. 87,038
$1,319/mo
-0.6%
→238
Lubbock
Pop. 264,814
$1,315/mo
+1.9%
→239
Wichita Falls
Pop. 102,581
$1,312/mo
+8.3%
→240
San Angelo
Pop. 99,674
$1,311/mo
+5.5%
→241
Amarillo
Pop. 201,885
$1,305/mo
+7.8%
→242
Athens
Pop. 13,200
$1,305/mo
—
→243
Livingston
Pop. 5,718
$1,304/mo
—
→244
McAllen
Pop. 145,385
$1,300/mo
+2.6%
→245
Corsicana
Pop. 25,511
$1,292/mo
+3.8%
→246
Richland Hills
Pop. 8,493
$1,291/mo
—
→247
Beaumont
Pop. 113,279
$1,287/mo
+2.0%
→248
Sherman
Pop. 46,397
$1,287/mo
-1.4%
→249
Killeen
Pop. 158,159
$1,259/mo
-0.6%
→250
Tyler
Pop. 109,215
$1,259/mo
+1.8%
→251
Bridge City
Pop. 9,640
$1,258/mo
—
→252
Wharton
Pop. 8,724
$1,258/mo
—
→253
Benbrook
Pop. 24,557
$1,250/mo
+8.4%
→254
Marshall
Pop. 23,825
$1,248/mo
—
→255
Orange
Pop. 19,177
$1,234/mo
+0.7%
→256
Canyon
Pop. 15,723
$1,232/mo
+7.2%
→257
Kemp
Pop. 1,302
$1,200/mo
—
→258
Port Arthur
Pop. 55,828
$1,196/mo
+3.2%
→259
Copperas Cove
Pop. 37,947
$1,196/mo
+0.6%
→260
Graham
Pop. 8,792
$1,195/mo
—
→261
Universal City
Pop. 20,189
$1,189/mo
-0.8%
→262
Victoria
Pop. 65,625
$1,169/mo
+4.5%
→263
Commerce
Pop. 9,383
$1,166/mo
+3.6%
→264
Lacy-Lakeview
Pop. 7,274
$1,164/mo
—
→265
Rockport
Pop. 10,683
$1,161/mo
-3.3%
→266
Harlingen
Pop. 72,087
$1,157/mo
+2.2%
→267
Eagle Pass
Pop. 28,339
$1,156/mo
—
→268
Liberty City
Pop. 2,648
$1,150/mo
—
→269
Longview
Pop. 82,923
$1,140/mo
+3.8%
→270
San Juan
Pop. 161
$1,136/mo
—
→271
Laredo
Pop. 257,619
$1,129/mo
+1.4%
→272
Pharr
Pop. 80,333
$1,116/mo
-1.9%
→273
Gatesville
Pop. 16,228
$1,116/mo
—
→274
Weslaco
Pop. 42,229
$1,103/mo
-0.3%
→275
Nacogdoches
Pop. 32,197
$1,075/mo
+4.4%
→276
Windcrest
Pop. 5,820
$1,043/mo
—
→277
Edinburg
Pop. 104,550
$1,027/mo
+1.4%
→278
Alton
Pop. 20,214
$1,022/mo
+2.9%
→279
Stephenville
Pop. 21,682
$1,000/mo
+2.6%
→280
Clute
Pop. 10,715
$825/mo
—
→Texas rent questions
What is the average rent in Texas?
The average median rent across 257 tracked cities in Texas is $1,686/mo, about 13% below the national median of $1,932/mo.
Which Texas city has the highest rent?
University Park has the highest median rent in Texas at $4,326/mo.
Which Texas city has the most affordable rent?
Clute is the most affordable tracked city in Texas, with a median rent of $825/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in Texas?
Across Texas cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +1.5% over the past year.
How does Texas rent compare to the rest of the country?
56 of 280 tracked Texas cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,932/mo, and 224 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in Texas?
By population, the largest rental markets in Texas are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
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