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Texas

Average Rent

$1,319

-2.1% YoY

Rent Comparison

-19.8% 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

$1,434

Population

8,546,545

# of Rentals

46,619

Houston Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,261

Population

7,989,202

# of Rentals

35,275

San Antonio Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,147

Population

2,817,653

# of Rentals

12,817

Austin Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,392

Population

2,618,544

# of Rentals

19,100

McAllen Metro Area

Average Rent

$904

Population

926,790

# of Rentals

527

El Paso Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,075

Population

882,060

# of Rentals

573

Killeen Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,076

Population

517,500

# of Rentals

707

Corpus Christi Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,054

Population

451,003

# of Rentals

1,150

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area

Average Rent

$919

Population

434,903

# of Rentals

203

Beaumont Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,062

Population

399,366

# of Rentals

587

Lubbock Metro Area

Average Rent

$897

Population

371,634

# of Rentals

666

Waco Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,321

Population

309,961

# of Rentals

711

Longview Metro Area

Average Rent

$935

Population

297,966

# of Rentals

248

College Station-Bryan Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,272

Population

292,358

# of Rentals

677

Amarillo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,014

Population

276,583

# of Rentals

643

Laredo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,168

Population

274,611

# of Rentals

135

Tyler Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,105

Population

253,110

# of Rentals

333

Midland Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,403

Population

194,045

# of Rentals

702

Abilene Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,329

Population

186,240

# of Rentals

88

Odessa Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,118

Population

173,186

# of Rentals

220

Sherman-Denison Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,103

Population

154,363

# of Rentals

588

Wichita Falls Metro Area

Average Rent

$792

Population

150,087

# of Rentals

196

Texarkana Metro Area

Average Rent

$862

Population

145,257

# of Rentals

116

San Angelo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,117

Population

121,865

# of Rentals

172

Victoria Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,065

Population

99,535

# of Rentals

121

Eagle Pass Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,058

Population

59,194

# of Rentals

37

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.