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Texas

Average Rent

$1,323

-2.1% YoY

Rent Comparison

-19.5% Lower

than national average

Population

31.90 Million

in 2022

The state of Texas is comprised of 26 metropolitan areas with a total population of 31,896,620. Explore Texas’s metro areas and compare key metrics.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,436

Population

8,546,545

# of Rentals

46,233

Houston Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,262

Population

7,989,202

# of Rentals

35,298

San Antonio Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,162

Population

2,817,653

# of Rentals

13,051

Austin Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,399

Population

2,618,544

# of Rentals

19,796

McAllen Metro Area

Average Rent

$927

Population

926,790

# of Rentals

508

El Paso Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,051

Population

882,060

# of Rentals

592

Killeen Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,079

Population

517,500

# of Rentals

715

Corpus Christi Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,040

Population

451,003

# of Rentals

1,225

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area

Average Rent

$911

Population

434,903

# of Rentals

209

Beaumont Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,029

Population

399,366

# of Rentals

495

Lubbock Metro Area

Average Rent

$894

Population

371,634

# of Rentals

658

Waco Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,298

Population

309,961

# of Rentals

721

Longview Metro Area

Average Rent

$935

Population

297,966

# of Rentals

233

College Station-Bryan Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,270

Population

292,358

# of Rentals

795

Amarillo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,018

Population

276,583

# of Rentals

642

Laredo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,152

Population

274,611

# of Rentals

129

Tyler Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,111

Population

253,110

# of Rentals

336

Midland Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,407

Population

194,045

# of Rentals

703

Abilene Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,320

Population

186,240

# of Rentals

89

Odessa Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,122

Population

173,186

# of Rentals

227

Sherman-Denison Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,099

Population

154,363

# of Rentals

602

Wichita Falls Metro Area

Average Rent

$793

Population

150,087

# of Rentals

192

Texarkana Metro Area

Average Rent

$857

Population

145,257

# of Rentals

101

San Angelo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,130

Population

121,865

# of Rentals

178

Victoria Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,086

Population

99,535

# of Rentals

122

Eagle Pass Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,075

Population

59,194

# of Rentals

46

Average Rent is calculated by averaging the monthly rent of 1 bedroom apartments.

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This information is based on data collected by CoStar Group researchers.