The Texas rental market
Texas tracks median rent across 269 cities, ranging from Clute at $794/mo to University Park at $5,424/mo. The state average of $1,706/mo runs about 13% below the national median of $1,965/mo.
Across Texas cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +2.6% over the past year. 57 of 280 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 223 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas.
280 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
University Park
Pop. 25,155
$5,424/mo
—
→2
South Padre Island
Pop. 2,891
$4,212/mo
—
→3
Spicewood
$3,274/mo
+5.4%
→4
Argyle
Pop. 5,371
$2,988/mo
+4.2%
→5
Lakeway
Pop. 19,307
$2,783/mo
+25.4%
→6
Dripping Springs
Pop. 7,405
$2,619/mo
+24.3%
→7
Highland Village
Pop. 16,101
$2,534/mo
—
→8
Aledo
Pop. 5,825
$2,495/mo
+1.1%
→9
Iowa Colony
Pop. 12,891
$2,493/mo
-1.4%
→10
Bellaire
Pop. 17,206
$2,490/mo
—
→11
Flower Mound
Pop. 78,389
$2,404/mo
+5.6%
→12
Arcola
Pop. 1,911
$2,380/mo
—
→13
Brookshire
Pop. 5,495
$2,361/mo
-4.8%
→14
Alamo Heights
Pop. 7,492
$2,338/mo
—
→15
Bulverde
Pop. 6,486
$2,294/mo
—
→16
Glenn Heights
Pop. 18,096
$2,291/mo
+7.0%
→17
Little Elm
Pop. 54,820
$2,282/mo
+6.4%
→18
Prosper
Pop. 37,869
$2,262/mo
+17.0%
→19
Lancaster
Pop. 40,820
$2,253/mo
+6.5%
→20
Liberty Hill
Pop. 8,371
$2,247/mo
-1.1%
→21
Royse City
Pop. 20,037
$2,228/mo
+5.4%
→22
Friendswood
Pop. 41,030
$2,220/mo
+6.4%
→23
Lavon
Pop. 6,498
$2,212/mo
-10.6%
→24
Haslet
Pop. 3,280
$2,198/mo
-3.7%
→25
Anderson Mill
$2,198/mo
—
→26
Rosharon
Pop. 1,737
$2,197/mo
+0.1%
→27
Fulshear
Pop. 34,868
$2,186/mo
+6.1%
→28
Justin
Pop. 5,447
$2,186/mo
+7.2%
→29
Midlothian
Pop. 39,356
$2,171/mo
+2.5%
→30
Fresno
Pop. 24,560
$2,150/mo
+0.9%
→31
Fate
Pop. 22,884
$2,147/mo
+6.9%
→32
Missouri City
Pop. 76,558
$2,121/mo
+3.0%
→33
Venus
Pop. 6,745
$2,107/mo
+7.0%
→34
Taylor
Pop. 17,136
$2,098/mo
+17.7%
→35
Seagoville
Pop. 19,352
$2,094/mo
-5.0%
→36
Manvel
Pop. 14,758
$2,084/mo
+6.3%
→37
Krum
Pop. 6,189
$2,082/mo
—
→38
Lago Vista
Pop. 9,650
$2,066/mo
+5.2%
→39
Sugar Land
Pop. 110,016
$2,065/mo
+5.6%
→40
Wimberley
Pop. 2,891
$2,062/mo
—
→41
Trophy Club
Pop. 13,733
$2,060/mo
—
→42
Cypress
$2,050/mo
+7.8%
→43
Crowley
Pop. 19,532
$2,041/mo
-2.8%
→44
Coppell
Pop. 42,154
$2,034/mo
+9.5%
→45
Fredericksburg
Pop. 11,419
$2,033/mo
—
→46
Watauga
Pop. 23,233
$2,031/mo
-0.2%
→47
Ferris
Pop. 3,238
$2,025/mo
—
→48
Willow Park
Pop. 5,874
$2,021/mo
-4.8%
→49
Caddo Mills
Pop. 3,340
$2,020/mo
—
→50
Cinco Ranch
Pop. 18,611
$2,010/mo
-4.9%
→51
Leander
Pop. 74,067
$2,000/mo
+12.4%
→52
Hallsville
Pop. 4,628
$1,998/mo
—
→53
Celina
Pop. 34,268
$1,986/mo
+9.5%
→54
Schertz
Pop. 44,050
$1,977/mo
+10.0%
→55
Rosenberg
Pop. 40,646
$1,973/mo
+12.0%
→56
Northlake
Pop. 8,283
$1,970/mo
—
→57
Newark
Pop. 1,177
$1,970/mo
—
→58
Saginaw
Pop. 24,970
$1,958/mo
+8.9%
→59
Princeton
Pop. 25,229
$1,953/mo
-0.8%
→60
Red Oak
Pop. 17,077
$1,949/mo
-1.2%
→61
Abilene
Pop. 128,053
$1,947/mo
+40.0%
→62
Anna
Pop. 24,330
$1,942/mo
-3.0%
→63
Forney
Pop. 31,532
$1,938/mo
+1.5%
→64
Hockley
$1,938/mo
-2.0%
→65
Grapevine
Pop. 51,139
$1,937/mo
+11.6%
→66
Crandall
Pop. 4,763
$1,936/mo
—
→67
Katy
Pop. 25,184
$1,935/mo
+0.7%
→68
Melissa
Pop. 20,136
$1,927/mo
+12.6%
→69
Desoto
Pop. 56,211
$1,926/mo
+3.4%
→70
Robinson
Pop. 12,800
$1,925/mo
+2.7%
→71
Magnolia
Pop. 4,068
$1,914/mo
+4.2%
→72
Crosby
Pop. 4,617
$1,906/mo
-4.6%
→73
Keller
Pop. 45,976
$1,904/mo
+2.3%
→74
The Colony
Pop. 45,454
$1,891/mo
-6.3%
→75
League City
Pop. 116,215
$1,889/mo
+7.3%
→76
Montgomery
Pop. 2,489
$1,885/mo
+0.7%
→77
Saint Hedwig
$1,884/mo
+3.7%
→78
La Marque
Pop. 19,268
$1,883/mo
+8.3%
→79
Frisco
Pop. 219,304
$1,861/mo
+7.4%
→80
Wylie
Pop. 60,334
$1,859/mo
-3.0%
→81
Maxwell
$1,858/mo
+6.7%
→82
Kerrville
Pop. 24,755
$1,853/mo
+2.8%
→83
Bastrop
Pop. 11,156
$1,836/mo
-5.6%
→84
Porter
$1,836/mo
+5.3%
→85
Splendora
Pop. 2,131
$1,822/mo
+3.6%
→86
McKinney
Pop. 210,600
$1,819/mo
+8.1%
→87
Atascocita
Pop. 99,354
$1,812/mo
-1.8%
→88
Pearland
Pop. 127,514
$1,804/mo
+2.5%
→89
Corinth
Pop. 23,385
$1,798/mo
+2.5%
→90
Azle
Pop. 14,126
$1,798/mo
+5.2%
→91
Aubrey
Pop. 7,396
$1,795/mo
+6.0%
→92
Rockwall
Pop. 51,168
$1,794/mo
+2.5%
→93
Woodway
Pop. 9,570
$1,793/mo
+5.3%
→94
Elgin
Pop. 11,563
$1,792/mo
—
→95
Richmond
Pop. 12,582
$1,788/mo
+3.8%
→96
Granbury
Pop. 12,136
$1,784/mo
+8.8%
→97
Forest Hill
Pop. 14,062
$1,781/mo
—
→98
Flint
$1,776/mo
—
→99
San Leon
Pop. 6,458
$1,775/mo
—
→100
Del Valle
$1,772/mo
+12.7%
→101
New Caney
$1,771/mo
-0.3%
→102
Jarrell
Pop. 3,295
$1,768/mo
+0.8%
→103
Hutto
Pop. 35,483
$1,764/mo
+8.0%
→104
Willis
Pop. 6,878
$1,759/mo
+0.3%
→105
Salado
Pop. 2,225
$1,756/mo
—
→106
Channelview
Pop. 43,605
$1,752/mo
+2.4%
→107
Spring
Pop. 68,580
$1,750/mo
+3.7%
→108
Cedar Hill
Pop. 48,879
$1,747/mo
+9.5%
→109
Buda
Pop. 15,859
$1,747/mo
+3.2%
→110
Tomball
Pop. 13,655
$1,745/mo
-0.8%
→111
Burleson
Pop. 52,918
$1,737/mo
-4.3%
→112
Cedar Park
Pop. 78,301
$1,735/mo
+11.5%
→113
Mansfield
Pop. 77,510
$1,732/mo
+1.1%
→114
Converse
Pop. 29,607
$1,730/mo
+3.1%
→115
Brenham
Pop. 18,641
$1,716/mo
+13.6%
→116
Plano
Pop. 290,594
$1,713/mo
-0.7%
→117
Round Rock
Pop. 127,786
$1,713/mo
+5.5%
→118
Sachse
Pop. 30,491
$1,711/mo
-6.1%
→119
Alvin
Pop. 28,333
$1,710/mo
+13.3%
→120
Balch Springs
Pop. 27,255
$1,704/mo
-9.9%
→121
Van Alstyne
Pop. 5,952
$1,704/mo
—
→122
Pflugerville
Pop. 65,971
$1,699/mo
+3.6%
→123
Canyon Lake
Pop. 33,883
$1,699/mo
-0.3%
→124
Lockhart
Pop. 15,326
$1,699/mo
—
→125
Lake Worth
Pop. 4,829
$1,696/mo
—
→126
Shenandoah
Pop. 3,705
$1,696/mo
-10.6%
→127
Seabrook
Pop. 13,768
$1,688/mo
—
→128
Farmers Branch
Pop. 36,645
$1,684/mo
-0.2%
→129
Ennis
Pop. 22,588
$1,684/mo
-1.2%
→130
Marble Falls
Pop. 7,752
$1,681/mo
+20.4%
→131
Cleveland
Pop. 8,984
$1,679/mo
+6.1%
→132
Allen
Pop. 110,265
$1,678/mo
-0.7%
→133
Richardson
Pop. 118,731
$1,675/mo
-1.1%
→134
Waxahachie
Pop. 45,347
$1,673/mo
-2.5%
→135
Sanger
Pop. 9,641
$1,673/mo
-10.4%
→136
Livingston
Pop. 5,718
$1,671/mo
—
→137
Benbrook
Pop. 24,557
$1,669/mo
+11.4%
→138
Rowlett
Pop. 65,463
$1,668/mo
-2.3%
→139
Kennedale
Pop. 9,439
$1,666/mo
+2.5%
→140
Whitehouse
Pop. 9,122
$1,663/mo
+10.8%
→141
Fairview
Pop. 10,783
$1,662/mo
-10.1%
→142
La Porte
Pop. 36,730
$1,658/mo
-2.3%
→143
Cibolo
Pop. 35,109
$1,654/mo
-1.7%
→144
Richland Hills
Pop. 8,493
$1,650/mo
—
→145
Spring Branch
Pop. 243
$1,650/mo
—
→146
Deer Park
Pop. 33,967
$1,649/mo
-8.0%
→147
Pecan Grove
Pop. 24,272
$1,648/mo
+2.6%
→148
Bacliff
Pop. 9,541
$1,648/mo
—
→149
Terrell
Pop. 20,366
$1,645/mo
-6.9%
→150
Manor
Pop. 18,603
$1,645/mo
-11.0%
→151
Georgetown
Pop. 85,999
$1,643/mo
+0.4%
→152
Horizon City
Pop. 23,668
$1,643/mo
+10.4%
→153
Belton
Pop. 24,356
$1,638/mo
+3.0%
→154
Fort Worth
Pop. 963,194
$1,635/mo
+5.7%
→155
Portland
Pop. 20,543
$1,635/mo
+2.6%
→156
Midland
Pop. 136,640
$1,634/mo
+4.7%
→157
Humble
Pop. 16,521
$1,626/mo
-1.6%
→158
Bertram
Pop. 2,037
$1,625/mo
—
→159
Dallas
Pop. 1,307,930
$1,618/mo
+1.6%
→160
Carrollton
Pop. 133,740
$1,618/mo
+4.5%
→161
Austin
Pop. 979,539
$1,615/mo
+3.3%
→162
Harker Heights
Pop. 34,128
$1,612/mo
+7.5%
→163
Roanoke
Pop. 10,286
$1,612/mo
+4.8%
→164
Grand Prairie
Pop. 201,883
$1,610/mo
+0.5%
→165
Kyle
Pop. 56,823
$1,607/mo
+1.7%
→166
Rancho Viejo
Pop. 238
$1,600/mo
—
→167
Lewisville
Pop. 131,080
$1,593/mo
+2.0%
→168
Irving
Pop. 256,492
$1,592/mo
+1.4%
→169
Baytown
Pop. 85,205
$1,586/mo
+4.3%
→170
Alvarado
Pop. 6,307
$1,582/mo
—
→171
Hewitt
Pop. 16,432
$1,577/mo
-9.9%
→172
Addison
Pop. 17,290
$1,571/mo
+4.0%
→173
Brownsville
Pop. 189,177
$1,569/mo
+1.1%
→174
Conroe
Pop. 102,360
$1,569/mo
+5.0%
→175
Houston
Pop. 2,328,253
$1,567/mo
+0.8%
→176
Euless
Pop. 60,421
$1,567/mo
-2.9%
→177
New Braunfels
Pop. 104,643
$1,563/mo
-1.8%
→178
Burnet
Pop. 6,732
$1,550/mo
—
→179
Stafford
Pop. 17,401
$1,548/mo
+0.3%
→180
Arlington
Pop. 397,742
$1,546/mo
+4.7%
→181
Palestine
Pop. 19,136
$1,546/mo
—
→182
White Settlement
Pop. 18,150
$1,541/mo
+1.4%
→183
North Richland Hills
Pop. 70,780
$1,539/mo
+3.3%
→184
Odessa
Pop. 115,322
$1,537/mo
-6.6%
→185
Bridge City
Pop. 9,640
$1,533/mo
—
→186
Angleton
Pop. 19,972
$1,528/mo
—
→187
Navasota
Pop. 8,542
$1,525/mo
—
→188
Westworth Village
Pop. 2,643
$1,522/mo
+16.4%
→189
El Paso
Pop. 680,130
$1,521/mo
+6.4%
→190
Seguin
Pop. 33,754
$1,520/mo
+15.7%
→191
Garland
Pop. 246,844
$1,519/mo
-3.6%
→192
Wolfforth
Pop. 6,701
$1,519/mo
—
→193
Duncanville
Pop. 39,683
$1,515/mo
+11.2%
→194
Dickinson
Pop. 21,753
$1,514/mo
-11.8%
→195
Farmersville
Pop. 4,018
$1,514/mo
—
→196
Weatherford
Pop. 35,788
$1,509/mo
-3.6%
→197
Bonham
Pop. 10,697
$1,506/mo
—
→198
Hurst
Pop. 39,861
$1,505/mo
+12.2%
→199
Lumberton
Pop. 13,963
$1,496/mo
—
→200
Lake Jackson
Pop. 27,974
$1,488/mo
-6.4%
→201
Boerne
Pop. 20,518
$1,485/mo
+2.8%
→202
Denton
Pop. 152,866
$1,480/mo
-3.1%
→203
Del Rio
Pop. 34,668
$1,478/mo
+8.4%
→204
Mabank
Pop. 5,187
$1,477/mo
—
→205
Kemah
Pop. 2,168
$1,465/mo
+4.3%
→206
Waller
Pop. 3,108
$1,463/mo
+7.7%
→207
Greenville
Pop. 31,222
$1,456/mo
+8.0%
→208
Hudson Oaks
Pop. 2,586
$1,448/mo
+3.4%
→209
College Station
Pop. 124,570
$1,446/mo
-15.3%
→210
Denison
Pop. 25,778
$1,437/mo
-2.2%
→211
Mesquite
Pop. 515
$1,437/mo
+2.1%
→212
Temple
Pop. 89,602
$1,428/mo
-0.1%
→213
Bryan
Pop. 87,939
$1,428/mo
+0.6%
→214
Kingsville
Pop. 24,994
$1,426/mo
-1.3%
→215
Haltom City
Pop. 45,767
$1,417/mo
+4.9%
→216
Corpus Christi
Pop. 317,419
$1,415/mo
-1.1%
→217
San Marcos
Pop. 70,897
$1,408/mo
+4.6%
→218
Bedford
Pop. 49,085
$1,405/mo
+1.1%
→219
Lubbock
Pop. 264,814
$1,401/mo
+2.0%
→220
San Antonio
Pop. 1,479,835
$1,382/mo
+0.2%
→221
Wharton
Pop. 8,724
$1,375/mo
—
→222
Pasadena
Pop. 149,433
$1,372/mo
+0.5%
→223
Tyler
Pop. 109,215
$1,372/mo
+6.6%
→224
Waco
Pop. 143,570
$1,369/mo
+2.0%
→225
Cleburne
Pop. 34,344
$1,362/mo
+4.2%
→226
Nolanville
Pop. 6,690
$1,361/mo
—
→227
Marshall
Pop. 23,825
$1,360/mo
—
→228
Rockport
Pop. 10,683
$1,358/mo
-20.2%
→229
Galveston
Pop. 53,424
$1,356/mo
+0.9%
→230
Webster
Pop. 12,366
$1,355/mo
-3.8%
→231
Texas City
Pop. 55,364
$1,342/mo
-17.5%
→232
Mission
Pop. 87,038
$1,341/mo
-6.1%
→233
Big Spring
Pop. 23,975
$1,340/mo
—
→234
Laredo
Pop. 257,619
$1,331/mo
-1.3%
→235
Nederland
Pop. 18,381
$1,331/mo
+9.2%
→236
Port Arthur
Pop. 55,828
$1,328/mo
+35.0%
→237
Huntsville
Pop. 47,864
$1,324/mo
+4.9%
→238
San Juan
Pop. 161
$1,324/mo
—
→239
Selma
Pop. 11,503
$1,314/mo
-3.2%
→240
Lufkin
Pop. 34,251
$1,313/mo
+0.7%
→241
Texarkana
Pop. 35,992
$1,311/mo
+11.5%
→242
San Angelo
Pop. 99,674
$1,302/mo
+2.8%
→243
Eagle Pass
Pop. 28,339
$1,300/mo
—
→244
Canyon
Pop. 15,723
$1,296/mo
+24.6%
→245
Sherman
Pop. 46,397
$1,291/mo
-9.3%
→246
Copperas Cove
Pop. 37,947
$1,284/mo
+6.1%
→247
McAllen
Pop. 145,385
$1,283/mo
+1.7%
→248
Wichita Falls
Pop. 102,581
$1,279/mo
+7.4%
→249
Amarillo
Pop. 201,885
$1,278/mo
+5.9%
→250
Freeport
Pop. 10,621
$1,267/mo
—
→251
Jersey Village
Pop. 7,817
$1,264/mo
-4.7%
→252
Beaumont
Pop. 113,279
$1,259/mo
-1.9%
→253
Lacy-Lakeview
Pop. 7,274
$1,259/mo
—
→254
Killeen
Pop. 158,159
$1,254/mo
-2.9%
→255
Ingleside
Pop. 9,997
$1,247/mo
-7.8%
→256
Paris
Pop. 24,775
$1,238/mo
—
→257
Kemp
Pop. 1,302
$1,213/mo
—
→258
Victoria
Pop. 65,625
$1,212/mo
+1.9%
→259
Pharr
Pop. 80,333
$1,207/mo
+7.7%
→260
Corsicana
Pop. 25,511
$1,205/mo
-3.3%
→261
Windcrest
Pop. 5,820
$1,200/mo
—
→262
Graham
Pop. 8,792
$1,195/mo
—
→263
Decatur
Pop. 7,426
$1,195/mo
-16.9%
→264
Live Oak
Pop. 15,984
$1,191/mo
-3.7%
→265
Longview
Pop. 82,923
$1,176/mo
+2.6%
→266
Mineral Wells
Pop. 15,244
$1,174/mo
—
→267
Athens
Pop. 13,200
$1,168/mo
—
→268
Liberty City
Pop. 2,648
$1,150/mo
—
→269
Kilgore
Pop. 13,470
$1,141/mo
+11.3%
→270
Orange
Pop. 19,177
$1,137/mo
-1.4%
→271
Harlingen
Pop. 72,087
$1,135/mo
+0.3%
→272
Gatesville
Pop. 16,228
$1,122/mo
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→273
Nacogdoches
Pop. 32,197
$1,120/mo
+17.0%
→274
Universal City
Pop. 20,189
$1,115/mo
+0.5%
→275
Weslaco
Pop. 42,229
$1,094/mo
+5.0%
→276
Commerce
Pop. 9,383
$1,093/mo
-4.3%
→277
Alton
Pop. 20,214
$1,044/mo
+3.0%
→278
Edinburg
Pop. 104,550
$1,019/mo
+2.9%
→279
Stephenville
Pop. 21,682
$953/mo
-32.8%
→280
Clute
Pop. 10,715
$794/mo
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→Texas rent questions
What is the average rent in Texas?
The average median rent across 269 tracked cities in Texas is $1,706/mo, about 13% below the national median of $1,965/mo.
Which Texas city has the highest rent?
University Park has the highest median rent in Texas at $5,424/mo.
Which Texas city has the most affordable rent?
Clute is the most affordable tracked city in Texas, with a median rent of $794/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in Texas?
Across Texas cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +2.6% over the past year.
How does Texas rent compare to the rest of the country?
57 of 280 tracked Texas cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,965/mo, and 223 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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