Rent Trends / TX
Rent Trends in Texas: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 319 cities in Texas. The average across tracked cities is $1,717/month in 2026, up from $1,130 in 2015 (+51.9%). That sits $248 below (-12.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (June 2026)
What the Texas rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Texas from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Texas and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Texas has risen from about $1,606 to $1,717 (+6.9%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +3.6% ($1,657 → $1,717).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Abilene (+146.1%, $791 → $1,947). 61 of 319 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Texas
Lowest 2026 rents
- Clute — $794
- Beeville — $887
- Jacksonville — $895
- Borger — $900
- Slaton — $945
Highest 2026 rents
- Highland Park — $6,475
- Southlake — $5,700
- University Park — $5,424
- Spicewood — $3,274
- Murphy — $3,114
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Texas cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | $1,178 | $1,207 | $1,207 | $1,266 | $1,283 | $1,309 | $1,308 | $1,451 | $1,507 | $1,537 | $1,560 | $1,567 | +33.0% | |
| San Antonio | $1,000 | $1,041 | $1,084 | $1,108 | $1,144 | $1,176 | $1,206 | $1,369 | $1,419 | $1,405 | $1,391 | $1,382 | +38.2% | |
| Dallas | $1,024 | $1,104 | $1,171 | $1,228 | $1,266 | $1,298 | $1,311 | $1,520 | $1,602 | $1,592 | $1,586 | $1,618 | +58.0% | |
| Austin | $1,186 | $1,243 | $1,269 | $1,297 | $1,364 | $1,425 | $1,404 | $1,710 | $1,761 | $1,700 | $1,631 | $1,615 | +36.2% | |
| Fort Worth | $998 | $1,046 | $1,098 | $1,161 | $1,219 | $1,248 | $1,319 | $1,493 | $1,570 | $1,579 | $1,586 | $1,635 | +63.8% | |
| El Paso | $940 | $940 | $941 | $957 | $987 | $1,020 | $1,093 | $1,231 | $1,360 | $1,411 | $1,458 | $1,521 | +61.8% | |
| Spring | $1,245 | $1,255 | $1,256 | $1,311 | $1,337 | $1,369 | $1,410 | $1,589 | $1,654 | $1,693 | $1,719 | $1,750 | +40.6% | |
| Arlington | $903 | $953 | $998 | $1,060 | $1,118 | $1,159 | $1,233 | $1,428 | $1,504 | $1,520 | $1,522 | $1,546 | +71.2% | |
| Corpus Christi | $1,037 | $1,063 | $1,051 | $1,090 | $1,101 | $1,143 | $1,191 | $1,330 | $1,339 | $1,356 | $1,387 | $1,415 | +36.5% | |
| Plano | $1,147 | $1,192 | $1,229 | $1,267 | $1,296 | $1,351 | $1,362 | $1,651 | $1,742 | $1,716 | $1,698 | $1,713 | +49.3% | |
| Lubbock | $984 | $1,030 | $1,042 | $1,067 | $1,086 | $1,118 | $1,169 | $1,260 | $1,318 | $1,333 | $1,369 | $1,401 | +42.4% | |
| Katy | $1,394 | $1,413 | $1,389 | $1,456 | $1,473 | $1,504 | $1,579 | $1,801 | $1,877 | $1,916 | $1,949 | $1,935 | +38.8% | |
| Laredo | — | — | $918 | $950 | $973 | $987 | $999 | $1,107 | $1,177 | $1,252 | $1,275 | $1,331 | +45.0% | |
| Irving | $1,050 | $1,106 | $1,179 | $1,214 | $1,256 | $1,283 | $1,274 | $1,527 | $1,613 | $1,573 | $1,561 | $1,592 | +51.6% | |
| Garland | $897 | $952 | $1,014 | $1,065 | $1,095 | $1,141 | $1,205 | $1,406 | $1,485 | $1,502 | $1,509 | $1,519 | +69.3% | |
| Amarillo | — | — | $859 | $879 | $895 | $922 | $951 | $1,048 | $1,127 | $1,167 | $1,195 | $1,278 | +48.8% | |
| Brownsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,271 | $1,361 | $1,393 | $1,470 | $1,569 | +23.4% | |
| Frisco | $1,265 | $1,309 | $1,338 | $1,384 | $1,433 | $1,456 | $1,504 | $1,814 | $1,895 | $1,857 | $1,811 | $1,861 | +47.1% | |
| McKinney | $1,251 | $1,295 | $1,317 | $1,361 | $1,380 | $1,421 | $1,485 | $1,812 | $1,852 | $1,837 | $1,801 | $1,819 | +45.4% | |
| Grand Prairie | $999 | $1,052 | $1,113 | $1,171 | $1,211 | $1,245 | $1,298 | $1,537 | $1,623 | $1,595 | $1,589 | $1,610 | +61.2% | |
| Cypress | $1,415 | $1,454 | $1,430 | $1,512 | $1,518 | $1,574 | $1,645 | $1,887 | $1,959 | $1,986 | $2,028 | $2,050 | +44.9% | |
| Killeen | $788 | $793 | $801 | $816 | $843 | $881 | $964 | $1,187 | $1,221 | $1,236 | $1,257 | $1,254 | +59.1% | |
| Round Rock | $1,219 | $1,280 | $1,299 | $1,329 | $1,356 | $1,400 | $1,463 | $1,755 | $1,827 | $1,823 | $1,702 | $1,713 | +40.5% | |
| Conroe | $1,206 | $1,216 | $1,196 | $1,272 | $1,275 | $1,309 | $1,336 | $1,486 | $1,536 | $1,553 | $1,539 | $1,569 | +30.1% | |
| Sugar Land | $1,567 | $1,581 | $1,543 | $1,583 | $1,628 | $1,615 | $1,679 | $1,905 | $1,964 | $2,003 | $2,011 | $2,065 | +31.8% | |
| Edinburg | — | — | — | $754 | $789 | $798 | $826 | $913 | $967 | $1,006 | $1,001 | $1,019 | +35.1% | |
| Midland | — | — | $1,087 | $1,388 | $1,564 | $1,481 | $1,181 | $1,201 | $1,424 | $1,537 | $1,600 | $1,634 | +50.3% | |
| Odessa | — | — | — | $1,231 | $1,457 | $1,349 | $1,115 | $1,147 | $1,377 | $1,483 | $1,528 | $1,537 | +24.9% | |
| Tyler | — | — | $963 | $990 | $1,014 | $1,036 | $1,072 | $1,248 | $1,323 | $1,298 | $1,353 | $1,372 | +42.5% | |
| Mesquite | $827 | $879 | $930 | $975 | $1,015 | $1,050 | $1,140 | $1,291 | $1,395 | $1,449 | $1,458 | $1,437 | +73.8% | |
| Pasadena | — | — | $995 | $1,025 | $1,058 | $1,077 | $1,117 | $1,220 | $1,267 | $1,302 | $1,364 | $1,372 | +37.9% | |
| Denton | $962 | $999 | $1,052 | $1,101 | $1,119 | $1,182 | $1,223 | $1,369 | $1,466 | $1,515 | $1,486 | $1,480 | +53.8% | |
| Richmond | $1,324 | $1,364 | $1,311 | $1,384 | $1,394 | $1,435 | $1,471 | $1,703 | $1,748 | $1,765 | $1,803 | $1,788 | +35.0% | |
| Beaumont | $753 | $797 | $835 | $879 | $912 | $947 | $977 | $1,061 | $1,100 | $1,128 | $1,187 | $1,259 | +67.2% | |
| McAllen | — | — | $929 | $944 | $964 | $989 | $1,049 | $1,174 | $1,231 | $1,260 | $1,269 | $1,283 | +38.1% | |
| Abilene | $791 | $811 | $819 | $864 | $896 | $936 | $1,010 | $1,084 | $1,177 | $1,215 | $1,275 | $1,947 | +146.1% | |
| Pearland | $1,300 | $1,325 | $1,331 | $1,392 | $1,389 | $1,429 | $1,442 | $1,638 | $1,700 | $1,713 | $1,763 | $1,804 | +38.8% | |
| Carrollton | $1,030 | $1,084 | $1,129 | $1,174 | $1,210 | $1,266 | $1,286 | $1,526 | $1,616 | $1,647 | $1,615 | $1,618 | +57.1% | |
| College Station | $912 | $991 | $1,011 | $1,015 | $1,025 | $1,069 | $1,113 | $1,193 | $1,296 | $1,358 | $1,424 | $1,446 | +58.6% | |
| Lewisville | $1,060 | $1,134 | $1,151 | $1,189 | $1,220 | $1,283 | $1,308 | $1,550 | $1,611 | $1,592 | $1,569 | $1,593 | +50.3% | |
| New Braunfels | $1,175 | $1,198 | $1,231 | $1,273 | $1,268 | $1,314 | $1,382 | $1,580 | $1,611 | $1,610 | $1,580 | $1,563 | +33.0% | |
| Waco | — | $816 | $840 | $895 | $921 | $972 | $1,025 | $1,175 | $1,316 | $1,327 | $1,364 | $1,369 | +67.8% | |
| Richardson | $1,132 | $1,179 | $1,251 | $1,290 | $1,341 | $1,383 | $1,363 | $1,643 | $1,696 | $1,687 | $1,665 | $1,675 | +48.0% | |
| League City | $1,321 | $1,351 | $1,357 | $1,442 | $1,470 | $1,484 | $1,500 | $1,667 | $1,739 | $1,802 | $1,865 | $1,889 | +43.0% | |
| Pflugerville | $1,233 | $1,292 | $1,312 | $1,351 | $1,396 | $1,433 | $1,465 | $1,757 | $1,822 | $1,791 | $1,732 | $1,699 | +37.8% | |
| Baytown | — | — | $1,169 | $1,169 | $1,235 | $1,236 | $1,263 | $1,370 | $1,462 | $1,485 | $1,503 | $1,586 | +35.7% | |
| Missouri City | $1,474 | $1,542 | $1,533 | $1,556 | $1,593 | $1,640 | $1,720 | $1,933 | $2,010 | $2,046 | $2,131 | $2,121 | +43.9% | |
| Wichita Falls | — | $694 | $719 | $760 | $778 | $825 | $914 | $1,009 | $1,092 | $1,160 | $1,195 | $1,279 | +84.3% | |
| Longview | — | — | $756 | $780 | $809 | $829 | $890 | $994 | $1,059 | $1,078 | $1,132 | $1,176 | +55.6% | |
| Bryan | $933 | $978 | $1,023 | $1,043 | $1,061 | $1,090 | $1,102 | $1,184 | $1,290 | $1,358 | $1,409 | $1,428 | +53.1% | |
| Georgetown | $1,098 | $1,192 | $1,228 | $1,265 | $1,276 | $1,361 | $1,382 | $1,657 | $1,713 | $1,656 | $1,661 | $1,643 | +49.6% | |
| Allen | $1,117 | $1,155 | $1,194 | $1,214 | $1,252 | $1,297 | $1,354 | $1,628 | $1,691 | $1,727 | $1,687 | $1,678 | +50.2% | |
| Tomball | $1,224 | $1,244 | $1,236 | $1,292 | $1,312 | $1,333 | $1,403 | $1,558 | $1,643 | $1,702 | $1,725 | $1,745 | +42.6% | |
| San Angelo | — | — | $916 | $938 | $963 | $994 | $1,020 | $1,073 | $1,130 | $1,136 | $1,191 | $1,302 | +42.1% | |
| Humble | — | $1,182 | $1,176 | $1,222 | $1,260 | $1,283 | $1,318 | $1,431 | $1,569 | $1,573 | $1,594 | $1,626 | +37.6% | |
| Harlingen | — | — | — | $811 | $797 | $813 | $873 | $939 | $1,059 | $1,109 | $1,125 | $1,135 | +40.0% | |
| Victoria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,097 | $1,109 | $1,147 | $1,212 | +10.5% | |
| Mission | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,179 | $1,283 | $1,310 | $1,324 | $1,341 | +13.7% | |
| Cedar Park | $1,305 | $1,367 | $1,348 | $1,376 | $1,433 | $1,474 | $1,547 | $1,810 | $1,891 | $1,830 | $1,715 | $1,735 | +33.0% | |
| Temple | $894 | $919 | $952 | $969 | $1,003 | $1,070 | $1,169 | $1,366 | $1,431 | $1,409 | $1,435 | $1,428 | +59.7% | |
| Pharr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,135 | $1,166 | $1,217 | $1,207 | +6.3% | |
| San Marcos | — | — | $1,055 | $1,097 | $1,133 | $1,167 | $1,203 | $1,388 | $1,491 | $1,494 | $1,393 | $1,408 | +33.5% | |
| Leander | $1,409 | $1,474 | $1,491 | $1,517 | $1,584 | $1,638 | $1,762 | $1,966 | $2,070 | $2,002 | $1,931 | $2,000 | +41.9% | |
| Flower Mound | $1,537 | $1,609 | $1,614 | $1,662 | $1,724 | $1,793 | $1,785 | $2,141 | $2,248 | $2,235 | $2,339 | $2,404 | +56.4% | |
| North Richland Hills | — | $940 | $993 | $1,065 | $1,105 | $1,119 | $1,213 | $1,410 | $1,491 | $1,501 | $1,495 | $1,539 | +63.7% | |
| Mansfield | $1,110 | $1,140 | $1,188 | $1,225 | $1,319 | $1,334 | $1,401 | $1,625 | $1,706 | $1,701 | $1,685 | $1,732 | +56.0% | |
| Atascocita | $1,257 | $1,294 | $1,282 | $1,337 | $1,338 | $1,402 | $1,473 | $1,589 | $1,693 | $1,725 | $1,792 | $1,812 | +44.2% | |
| Huntsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,172 | $1,224 | $1,300 | $1,324 | +13.0% | |
| Weatherford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,233 | $1,372 | $1,410 | $1,447 | $1,509 | +22.4% | |
| Little Elm | $1,490 | $1,542 | $1,611 | $1,628 | $1,699 | $1,728 | $1,836 | $2,157 | $2,261 | $2,267 | $2,246 | $2,282 | +53.2% | |
| Euless | — | $988 | $1,052 | $1,105 | $1,155 | $1,188 | $1,207 | $1,409 | $1,530 | $1,544 | $1,543 | $1,567 | +58.6% | |
| Lufkin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,313 | +0.0% | |
| Wylie | $1,188 | $1,254 | $1,306 | $1,356 | $1,401 | $1,425 | $1,487 | $1,759 | $1,857 | $1,854 | $1,868 | $1,859 | +56.5% | |
| Texarkana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,311 | +0.0% | |
| Waxahachie | — | — | $1,163 | $1,173 | $1,202 | $1,238 | $1,339 | $1,484 | $1,632 | $1,630 | $1,635 | $1,673 | +43.9% | |
| Desoto | $1,114 | $1,177 | $1,232 | $1,302 | $1,353 | $1,379 | $1,479 | $1,685 | $1,826 | $1,898 | $1,944 | $1,926 | +72.9% | |
| Port Arthur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,038 | $1,087 | $1,149 | $1,328 | +27.9% | |
| Nacogdoches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,019 | $1,120 | +9.9% | |
| Rowlett | $1,005 | $1,051 | $1,095 | $1,143 | $1,205 | $1,245 | $1,359 | $1,626 | $1,647 | $1,666 | $1,670 | $1,668 | +66.0% | |
| Rosenberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,822 | $1,878 | $1,928 | $1,952 | $1,973 | +8.3% | |
| Galveston | — | — | $820 | $891 | $955 | $989 | $1,041 | $1,162 | $1,246 | $1,285 | $1,295 | $1,356 | +65.4% | |
| Granbury | — | — | $1,118 | $1,152 | $1,323 | $1,307 | $1,388 | $1,564 | $1,689 | $1,681 | $1,751 | $1,784 | +59.6% | |
| Kyle | — | — | $1,318 | $1,338 | $1,363 | $1,436 | $1,491 | $1,708 | $1,769 | $1,700 | $1,652 | $1,607 | +21.9% | |
| Forney | — | $1,299 | $1,340 | $1,390 | $1,464 | $1,497 | $1,611 | $1,770 | $1,864 | $1,906 | $1,925 | $1,938 | +49.2% | |
| Boerne | — | — | $1,089 | $1,139 | $1,174 | $1,209 | $1,251 | $1,479 | $1,512 | $1,510 | $1,477 | $1,485 | +36.4% | |
| Sherman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,304 | $1,392 | $1,389 | $1,291 | -1.0% | |
| Grapevine | — | $1,320 | $1,379 | $1,439 | $1,492 | $1,494 | $1,495 | $1,808 | $1,885 | $1,874 | $1,834 | $1,937 | +46.7% | |
| Seguin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,506 | $1,498 | $1,460 | $1,520 | +0.9% | |
| Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,602 | $1,738 | $1,829 | $1,862 | $1,885 | +17.7% | |
| Eagle Pass | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,300 | +0.0% | |
| Cedar Hill | $972 | $1,031 | $1,074 | $1,146 | $1,189 | $1,243 | $1,348 | $1,582 | $1,610 | $1,664 | $1,709 | $1,747 | +79.7% | |
| Bedford | — | — | — | $978 | $1,020 | $1,083 | $1,124 | $1,300 | $1,366 | $1,390 | $1,386 | $1,405 | +43.7% | |
| Cleburne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,276 | $1,310 | $1,247 | $1,362 | +6.7% | |
| Weslaco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,083 | $1,111 | $1,094 | +1.0% | |
| Texas City | — | — | $896 | — | $958 | $989 | $1,010 | $1,071 | $1,164 | $1,209 | $1,278 | $1,342 | +49.8% | |
| Cleveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,680 | $1,635 | $1,679 | -0.1% | |
| Del Rio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,475 | $1,478 | +0.2% | |
| Rockwall | $1,148 | $1,211 | $1,269 | $1,338 | $1,321 | $1,410 | $1,489 | $1,639 | $1,760 | $1,750 | $1,786 | $1,794 | +56.3% | |
| Alvin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,640 | $1,710 | +4.3% | |
| Converse | $1,169 | $1,194 | $1,256 | $1,281 | $1,316 | $1,353 | $1,418 | $1,589 | $1,684 | $1,682 | $1,708 | $1,730 | +48.0% | |
| Lancaster | $1,226 | $1,298 | $1,328 | $1,415 | $1,449 | $1,517 | $1,626 | $1,815 | $1,989 | $2,046 | $2,137 | $2,253 | +83.8% | |
| Belton | — | — | $1,077 | $1,095 | $1,122 | $1,164 | $1,272 | $1,523 | $1,609 | $1,608 | $1,625 | $1,638 | +52.1% | |
| Alamo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,233 | +0.0% | |
| Haltom City | — | — | — | — | — | $1,004 | $1,088 | $1,238 | $1,284 | $1,296 | $1,322 | $1,417 | +41.1% | |
| Burleson | $1,023 | $1,069 | $1,120 | $1,189 | $1,237 | $1,281 | $1,365 | $1,518 | $1,617 | $1,683 | $1,705 | $1,737 | +69.8% | |
| The Colony | $1,216 | $1,272 | $1,283 | $1,356 | $1,379 | $1,417 | $1,462 | $1,757 | $1,881 | $1,898 | $1,819 | $1,891 | +55.5% | |
| Coppell | $1,375 | $1,427 | $1,456 | $1,557 | $1,542 | $1,574 | $1,580 | $1,904 | $1,974 | $1,988 | $1,990 | $2,034 | +47.9% | |
| Cibolo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,644 | $1,623 | $1,652 | $1,654 | +0.6% | |
| Keller | — | $1,138 | $1,203 | $1,272 | $1,284 | $1,338 | $1,402 | $1,646 | $1,728 | $1,711 | $1,778 | $1,904 | +67.3% | |
| Friendswood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,942 | $1,980 | $2,042 | $2,220 | +14.3% | |
| Kerrville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,730 | $1,810 | $1,853 | +7.1% | |
| Duncanville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,314 | $1,447 | $1,485 | $1,514 | $1,515 | +15.3% | |
| Hurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,447 | $1,477 | $1,458 | $1,505 | +4.0% | |
| Copperas Cove | $759 | $777 | $782 | $799 | $827 | $874 | $957 | $1,131 | $1,204 | $1,235 | $1,252 | $1,284 | +69.2% | |
| Manor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,677 | $1,745 | $1,723 | $1,699 | $1,645 | -1.9% | |
| Greenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,339 | $1,389 | $1,422 | $1,456 | +8.7% | |
| Hutto | — | — | $1,359 | $1,397 | $1,473 | $1,517 | $1,548 | $1,875 | $1,923 | $1,892 | $1,807 | $1,764 | +29.8% | |
| Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,905 | $1,986 | $2,069 | $2,151 | $2,171 | +14.0% | |
| Dayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,441 | +0.0% | |
| Palestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,546 | +0.0% | |
| Buda | — | — | — | — | $1,398 | $1,489 | $1,576 | $1,839 | $1,855 | $1,804 | $1,751 | $1,747 | +25.0% | |
| Magnolia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,627 | $1,781 | $1,869 | $1,904 | $1,914 | +17.6% | |
| Willis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,582 | $1,662 | $1,710 | $1,759 | +11.2% | |
| San Juan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,324 | +0.0% | |
| Porter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,734 | $1,760 | $1,848 | $1,836 | +5.9% | |
| Orange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $890 | $956 | $1,026 | $1,137 | +27.8% | |
| Denison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,397 | $1,389 | $1,435 | $1,437 | +2.9% | |
| Angleton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,528 | +0.0% | |
| Bastrop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,864 | $1,855 | $1,836 | -1.5% | |
| Terrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,492 | $1,645 | +10.3% | |
| Rosharon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,004 | $2,120 | $2,197 | +9.6% | |
| Farmers Branch | — | — | — | $1,452 | $1,451 | $1,466 | $1,445 | $1,637 | $1,694 | $1,702 | $1,677 | $1,684 | +16.0% | |
| Prosper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,248 | $2,294 | $2,240 | $2,148 | $2,262 | +0.6% | |
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,649 | +0.0% | |
| Harker Heights | $1,042 | $1,045 | $1,051 | $1,070 | $1,103 | $1,140 | $1,210 | $1,457 | $1,552 | $1,566 | $1,593 | $1,612 | +54.7% | |
| Socorro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,443 | +0.0% | |
| Channelview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,758 | $1,752 | -0.3% | |
| La Porte | — | — | — | — | $1,229 | $1,275 | $1,365 | $1,435 | $1,509 | $1,604 | $1,642 | $1,658 | +34.9% | |
| Schertz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,790 | $1,878 | $1,880 | $1,869 | $1,977 | +10.4% | |
| Crowley | $1,157 | $1,222 | $1,272 | $1,334 | $1,392 | $1,449 | $1,549 | $1,746 | $1,854 | $1,947 | $1,977 | $2,041 | +76.4% | |
| Southlake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5,700 | +0.0% | |
| New Caney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,739 | $1,768 | $1,771 | +1.8% | |
| Lake Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,300 | $1,330 | $1,449 | $1,488 | +14.5% | |
| Woodway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,699 | $1,732 | $1,793 | +5.5% | |
| Canyon Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,691 | $1,672 | $1,699 | +0.5% | |
| Azle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,626 | $1,667 | $1,825 | $1,798 | +10.6% | |
| Stephenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $914 | $972 | $953 | +4.3% | |
| Kingsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,361 | $1,426 | +4.8% | |
| Balch Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,704 | +0.0% | |
| Royse City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,015 | $2,116 | $2,177 | $2,246 | $2,228 | +10.6% | |
| Celina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,976 | $2,080 | $2,073 | $2,051 | $1,986 | +0.5% | |
| Brenham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,716 | +0.0% | |
| Beeville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $887 | +0.0% | |
| Aubrey | $1,171 | — | $1,273 | $1,323 | $1,413 | $1,399 | $1,536 | $1,781 | $1,833 | $1,822 | $1,787 | $1,795 | +53.3% | |
| Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,360 | +0.0% | |
| Crosby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,709 | $1,795 | $1,859 | $1,906 | +11.5% | |
| Mount Pleasant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,685 | +0.0% | |
| Plainview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $947 | +0.0% | |
| Saginaw | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,733 | $1,856 | $1,897 | $1,876 | $1,958 | +13.0% | |
| University Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5,424 | +0.0% | |
| Sachse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,526 | $1,682 | $1,685 | $1,726 | $1,711 | +12.1% | |
| Gatesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,122 | +0.0% | |
| Manvel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,938 | $1,949 | $2,009 | $2,084 | +7.5% | |
| Haslet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,971 | $2,090 | $2,155 | $2,206 | $2,198 | +11.5% | |
| Floresville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,624 | +0.0% | |
| Ennis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,600 | $1,645 | $1,684 | +5.3% | |
| Sulphur Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,317 | +0.0% | |
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,168 | +0.0% | |
| Del Valle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,896 | $1,866 | $1,757 | $1,772 | -6.5% | |
| Kilgore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,141 | +0.0% | |
| Fredericksburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,033 | +0.0% | |
| Fresno | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,796 | $1,841 | $1,948 | $2,023 | $2,150 | +19.7% | |
| Watauga | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,944 | $1,965 | $2,061 | $2,031 | +4.5% | |
| Bay City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $867 | $946 | +9.1% | |
| Anna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,818 | $1,909 | $1,915 | $1,955 | $1,942 | +6.8% | |
| Los Fresnos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,650 | +0.0% | |
| Benbrook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | $1,588 | $1,615 | $1,669 | +10.7% | |
| Princeton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,902 | $2,003 | $1,994 | $2,013 | $1,953 | +2.7% | |
| Horizon City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,508 | $1,550 | $1,643 | +9.0% | |
| Lockhart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,699 | +0.0% | |
| Canyon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,077 | $1,142 | $1,172 | $1,296 | +20.3% | |
| Corsicana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,120 | $1,113 | $1,161 | $1,205 | +7.6% | |
| Decatur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,276 | $1,195 | -6.3% | |
| Corinth | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,378 | $1,536 | $1,655 | $1,702 | $1,735 | $1,798 | +30.5% | |
| Universal City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,147 | $1,197 | $1,134 | $1,116 | $1,115 | -2.8% | |
| Pecan Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,556 | $1,599 | $1,609 | $1,648 | +5.9% | |
| Nederland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,144 | $1,195 | $1,215 | $1,331 | +16.3% | |
| Lindale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,536 | +0.0% | |
| Dripping Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,270 | $2,349 | $2,389 | $2,619 | +15.4% | |
| Fulshear | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,153 | $2,225 | $2,186 | +1.5% | |
| Cinco Ranch | — | — | — | — | — | $1,608 | $1,650 | $1,874 | $1,997 | $2,012 | $2,124 | $2,010 | +25.0% | |
| Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,054 | $2,055 | $2,098 | +2.1% | |
| Joshua | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,500 | +0.0% | |
| Lumberton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,496 | +0.0% | |
| Murphy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,114 | +0.0% | |
| Dickinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,514 | +0.0% | |
| Livingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,671 | +0.0% | |
| Sanger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,718 | $1,673 | -2.6% | |
| Aledo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,394 | $2,383 | $2,495 | +4.2% | |
| Liberty Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,296 | $2,282 | $2,235 | $2,247 | -2.1% | |
| White Settlement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,449 | $1,541 | +6.3% | |
| Andrews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,236 | +0.0% | |
| Bellaire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,490 | +0.0% | |
| Portland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,523 | $1,635 | +7.4% | |
| Hockley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,837 | $1,895 | $1,938 | +5.5% | |
| Seagoville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,105 | $2,094 | -0.5% | |
| La Marque | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,514 | $1,587 | $1,660 | $1,788 | $1,883 | +24.4% | |
| Marble Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,675 | $1,681 | +0.4% | |
| Wharton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,375 | +0.0% | |
| Stafford | — | — | — | — | $1,257 | $1,360 | $1,286 | $1,507 | $1,544 | $1,477 | $1,565 | $1,548 | +23.2% | |
| Roanoke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,536 | $1,561 | $1,576 | $1,612 | +4.9% | |
| Addison | — | — | — | $1,275 | $1,287 | $1,319 | $1,300 | $1,557 | $1,590 | $1,580 | $1,560 | $1,571 | +23.2% | |
| Wimberley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,062 | +0.0% | |
| Gainesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,614 | +0.0% | |
| Red Oak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,795 | $1,844 | $1,949 | +8.6% | |
| Lakeway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,709 | $2,720 | $2,637 | $2,596 | $2,783 | +2.7% | |
| Bulverde | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,294 | +0.0% | |
| Fate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,980 | $2,063 | $2,082 | $2,148 | $2,147 | +8.4% | |
| Navasota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,525 | +0.0% | |
| Rockport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,408 | $1,358 | -3.6% | |
| Whitehouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,497 | — | $1,663 | +11.1% | |
| Canton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,325 | +0.0% | |
| Bonham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,506 | +0.0% | |
| Borger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $900 | +0.0% | |
| Highland Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,534 | +0.0% | |
| Burnet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,550 | +0.0% | |
| Lampasas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% | |
| Glenn Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,140 | $2,145 | $2,291 | +7.1% | |
| Seabrook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,688 | +0.0% | |
| Leon Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,221 | +0.0% | |
| Live Oak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,230 | $1,237 | $1,232 | $1,191 | -3.2% | |
| Sealy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,067 | +0.0% | |
| Webster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,246 | $1,297 | $1,311 | $1,357 | $1,355 | +8.7% | |
| Spring Branch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,650 | +0.0% | |
| Santa Fe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,800 | +0.0% | |
| Port Neches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,300 | +0.0% | |
| Helotes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,672 | +0.0% | |
| Hewitt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | $1,577 | +4.6% | |
| Splendora | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,822 | +0.0% | |
| Melissa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,834 | $1,859 | $1,849 | $1,927 | +5.1% | |
| Justin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,962 | $2,030 | $2,035 | $2,061 | $2,186 | +11.4% | |
| Elgin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,735 | $1,792 | +3.3% | |
| Alton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,030 | $1,044 | +1.4% | |
| Crandall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,936 | +0.0% | |
| Argyle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,864 | $2,870 | $2,988 | +4.3% | |
| Burkburnett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,223 | +0.0% | |
| Commerce | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,093 | +0.0% | |
| Hitchcock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,148 | +0.0% | |
| Clute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $794 | +0.0% | |
| Jacksonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $895 | +0.0% | |
| Selma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,408 | $1,367 | $1,387 | $1,314 | -6.7% | |
| Fairview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,700 | $1,697 | $1,662 | -2.2% | |
| Freeport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,267 | +0.0% | |
| Jarrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,836 | $1,799 | $1,738 | $1,768 | -3.7% | |
| Salado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,756 | +0.0% | |
| Richland Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,650 | +0.0% | |
| Wolfforth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,519 | +0.0% | |
| Spicewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,274 | +0.0% | |
| Anderson Mill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,198 | +0.0% | |
| Bacliff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,648 | +0.0% | |
| Chandler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,850 | +0.0% | |
| Highland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6,475 | +0.0% | |
| Kennedale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,568 | $1,606 | $1,666 | +6.3% | |
| Kingsland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,575 | +0.0% | |
| Ferris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,025 | +0.0% | |
| Kempner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,713 | +0.0% | |
| Caddo Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,020 | +0.0% | |
| Van Alstyne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,704 | +0.0% | |
| Krum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,082 | +0.0% | |
| Port Isabel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,038 | +0.0% | |
| Heath | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,495 | +0.0% | |
| Lago Vista | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,098 | $2,019 | $2,066 | -1.5% | |
| Flint | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,776 | +0.0% | |
| Lorena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,300 | +0.0% | |
| Ingleside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,247 | +0.0% | |
| Castroville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,350 | +0.0% | |
| Trophy Club | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,060 | +0.0% | |
| Pilot Point | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,039 | +0.0% | |
| Jersey Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,290 | $1,264 | -2.0% | |
| Alamo Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,338 | +0.0% | |
| Northlake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,970 | +0.0% | |
| Cross Roads | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,155 | +0.0% | |
| Brookshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,335 | $2,361 | +1.1% | |
| Windcrest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% | |
| Everman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,916 | +0.0% | |
| Slaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $945 | +0.0% | |
| Lake Dallas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,724 | +0.0% | |
| Gun Barrel City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,472 | +0.0% | |
| Nolanville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,361 | +0.0% | |
| Lake Worth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,696 | +0.0% | |
| Lavon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,212 | +0.0% | |
| Lacy-Lakeview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,259 | +0.0% | |
| Iowa Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,248 | +0.0% | |
| San Leon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,775 | +0.0% | |
| Iowa Colony | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,434 | $2,493 | +2.4% | |
| Cockrell Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,117 | +0.0% | |
| Willow Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,888 | $1,945 | $2,021 | +7.0% | |
| Hudson Oaks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,447 | $1,448 | +0.1% | |
| Maxwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,038 | $2,061 | $1,858 | -8.8% | |
| Kemah | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,445 | $1,465 | +1.4% | |
| Wilmer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,888 | +0.0% | |
| Arcola | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,380 | +0.0% | |
| Newark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,970 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Hedwig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,889 | $1,884 | -0.3% | |
| Mabank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,477 | +0.0% | |
| Hickory Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,275 | +0.0% | |
| Shenandoah | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,749 | $1,733 | $1,696 | -3.0% | |
| Rancho Viejo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,600 | +0.0% | |
| Westworth Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,402 | $1,522 | +8.6% | |
| Horseshoe Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,133 | +0.0% | |
| Hebron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,593 | +0.0% | |
| Waller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,426 | $1,463 | +2.6% | |
| Keene | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% | |
| Alvarado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,582 | +0.0% | |
| Morgans Point Resort | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,795 | +0.0% | |
| Kemp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,213 | +0.0% | |
| Venus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,064 | $2,107 | +2.1% | |
| Bullard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,777 | +0.0% | |
| Farmersville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,514 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — Texas rent
Is Texas cheap to rent in 2026?
Yes — relative to the national market. The average rent across 319 tracked Texas cities is about $1,717/month, which is $248 below (-12.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. That is a city-average in our sample, not a single statewide ZORI print, but it is a clear signal that Texas screens cheaper than the U.S. typical $1,965.
What city in Texas has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Clute is the lowest at about $794/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Beeville ($887), Jacksonville ($895), Borger ($900).
What city in Texas has the most expensive rent?
Highland Park leads our sample at about $6,475/month in 2026, followed by Southlake ($5,700) and University Park ($5,424).
How much have rents in Texas changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,130 in 2015 to $1,717 in 2026 (+51.9%). 61 of 319 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Abilene (+146.1%).
Are rents in Texas still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Texas cities went from about $1,657 to $1,717 (+3.6%). Since 2023 ($1,606), that is +6.9%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.
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