Texas rent guide

Average Rent in Texas by City (July 2026)

Data as of Jun 9, 2026 · 4,384 rentals across 197 Texas cities

A one-bedroom in Texas rents for about $1,110 a month right now, the median across the 3,221 one-beds we’re tracking, so half go for less and half for more. We use the median on purpose: a handful of $4,000 downtown high-rise units drag the “average” up and tell you nothing about a normal lease. The median is closer to what a real Texas renter actually signs, and it lands at roughly half what the same apartment costs in California.

Studio

$1,199

typical / mo

1 bed

$1,110

typical / mo

2 bed

$1,175

typical / mo

3 bed

$1,899

typical / mo

One thing that table makes obvious, and it surprises people: in Texas a studio is not the budget move. The typical studio actually runs about $89 a month more than a one-bedroom, because studios are concentrated in new downtown towers in Austin, Dallas and Houston, while the cheap one-beds are spread across suburban garden complexes. Unless you specifically want to be downtown, skip the studio and take the one-bed: you get a real bedroom for less money.

The other takeaway is the roommate math. Going from a one-bed to a two-bed costs roughly $65 more a month statewide, so if a roommate is even a possibility, splitting a two-bedroom beats renting a one-bed alone almost everywhere in the state.

Typical rent by city, lowest first

Sorted by each city’s overall median, so the most affordable markets are up top. Find yours, then check the one-bed and two-bed columns for the size you’re actually after.

#	City	Typical	1 bed	2 bed	Listings
1	Wichita Falls	$840	$840	$853	16
2	Mission	$850	$850	-	8
3	Lubbock	$865	$898	$849	42
4	Texarkana	$865	$858	$878	9
5	McAllen	$900	$850	$910	11
6	Corpus Christi	$915	$899	$959	47
7	San Angelo	$933	$905	$1,100	15
8	Longview	$938	$923	$1,076	18
9	Pharr	$938	-	$938	6
10	Texas City	$947	$915	-	12
11	Pasadena	$950	$924	$1,199	29
12	Beaumont	$959	$935	$1,074	26
13	Sherman	$960	$951	$1,025	17
14	Amarillo	$961	$926	-	20
15	Webster	$963	$963	-	14
16	Victoria	$968	$925	-	14
17	Tyler	$980	$979	$819	44
18	Arlington	$989	$971	$1,289	105
19	Baytown	$993	$998	$934	21
20	Killeen	$999	$954	$999	12
21	Mesquite	$1,005	$1,005	-	27
22	San Antonio	$1,006	$999	$987	366
23	San Marcos	$1,006	$1,013	$962	39
24	El Paso	$1,009	$967	$1,223	34
25	Port Arthur	$1,009	$889	-	8
26	Edinburg	$1,010	$1,068	$888	14
27	Odessa	$1,018	$1,018	-	24
28	Temple	$1,029	$1,018	$1,095	26
29	Bedford	$1,030	$1,065	-	23
30	Hurst	$1,032	$1,032	-	8
31	Kyle	$1,038	$1,034	-	13
32	New Braunfels	$1,050	$1,041	$1,619	41
33	Cedar Park	$1,052	$1,096	-	22
34	Galveston	$1,056	$950	$2,178	14
35	Bryan	$1,068	$1,113	$885	20
36	Round Rock	$1,070	$1,060	-	37
37	Buda	$1,071	$1,089	-	8
38	Garland	$1,073	$1,050	$1,445	51
39	Stafford	$1,082	$1,080	-	19
40	League City	$1,089	$1,084	-	20
41	Humble	$1,094	$1,091	-	25
42	Pflugerville	$1,094	$1,063	-	26
43	Denton	$1,099	$1,075	$1,249	59
44	La Porte	$1,103	$1,031	-	7
45	Conroe	$1,105	$1,083	$1,195	43
46	Celina	$1,114	$1,114	-	5
47	College Station	$1,124	$1,141	$919	33
48	Leander	$1,134	$1,083	$1,529	27
49	Houston	$1,135	$1,084	$1,099	447
50	Tomball	$1,135	$1,095	-	8
51	Missouri City	$1,139	$1,139	-	7
52	Midland	$1,140	$1,130	-	38
53	Waco	$1,142	$1,153	$936	27
54	DeSoto	$1,148	$1,137	-	11
55	Laredo	$1,158	$1,227	$885	12
56	Euless	$1,159	$1,182	$1,625	37
57	Austin	$1,162	$1,113	$1,601	477
58	Boerne	$1,163	$1,136	$1,374	12
59	Duncanville	$1,170	$1,148	-	7
60	Sugar Land	$1,179	$1,175	-	10
61	Lewisville	$1,182	$1,182	$994	52
62	Aubrey	$1,186	$1,186	-	6
63	North Richland Hills	$1,187	$1,175	-	22
64	Richmond	$1,188	$1,164	-	26
65	Rowlett	$1,195	$1,172	-	9
66	Irving	$1,196	$1,113	$3,000	104
67	Katy	$1,197	$1,199	-	68
68	Hutto	$1,199	$1,199	-	11
69	Spring	$1,200	$1,200	-	41
70	Little Elm	$1,202	$1,350	-	5
71	Cypress	$1,205	$1,195	-	25
72	Fort Worth	$1,219	$1,214	$1,327	148
73	Sachse	$1,220	$1,220	-	5
74	The Colony	$1,224	$1,224	-	8
75	Brownsville	$1,225	$1,249	$1,085	10
76	Georgetown	$1,231	$1,185	$1,678	41
77	Wylie	$1,232	$1,212	-	7
78	Rosenberg	$1,236	$1,177	-	6
79	Plano	$1,248	$1,243	$1,811	80
80	Carrollton	$1,254	$1,250	$1,635	45
81	Burleson	$1,254	$1,254	-	11
82	McKinney	$1,256	$1,213	$1,998	60
83	Dallas	$1,259	$1,214	$1,350	429
84	Frisco	$1,274	$1,260	$2,348	62
85	Allen	$1,283	$1,280	-	22
86	The Woodlands	$1,284	$1,233	-	19
87	Haltom City	$1,287	$1,287	-	8
88	Prosper	$1,292	$1,313	-	10
89	Abilene	$1,293	$1,235	$1,455	18
90	Grand Prairie	$1,295	$1,295	$1,295	64
91	Friendswood	$1,300	$1,341	-	5
92	Richardson	$1,321	$1,321	$1,475	42
93	Pearland	$1,325	$1,320	-	25
94	Waxahachie	$1,330	$1,222	-	12
95	Mansfield	$1,342	$1,360	$1,195	16
96	Keller	$1,362	$1,362	-	8
97	Rockwall	$1,367	$1,367	-	9
98	Farmers Branch	$1,368	$1,375	-	27
99	Coppell	$1,428	$1,428	-	10
100	Addison	$1,429	$1,690	-	8
101	Grapevine	$1,466	$1,497	-	24
102	Flower Mound	$1,573	$1,573	-	8

How to read these numbers

“Typical” is the median rent across every unit we track in that city, whatever its size. The per-bedroom columns are the median for that exact floor plan, shown only once a city has at least three of them listed, otherwise a single odd unit would throw the figure off. We include cities with five or more live listings and leave out single rooms and age-restricted (senior) housing, so you’re comparing standard apartments to standard apartments. Everything refreshes when our listing data does (last updated Jun 9, 2026).

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent in Texas?

The median one-bedroom is about $1,110/mo right now; studios run ~$1,199, two-beds ~$1,175, and three-beds ~$1,899. We use the median, not the mean, so a few luxury units do not skew it. That one-bed figure is roughly half of California's.

Is a studio cheaper than a 1-bedroom in Texas?

Usually not. The median Texas studio (~$1,199) actually runs about $89/mo above the median one-bedroom (~$1,110). Studios cluster in pricey downtown high-rises in Austin, Dallas and Houston, while the cheap one-beds sit in suburban garden complexes. In most of Texas, the one-bed is the better deal.

How much more is a 2-bedroom than a 1-bedroom in Texas?

About $65/mo more statewide. If splitting with a roommate is even a possibility, a two-bedroom almost always beats renting a one-bed alone on a per-person basis.

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