BEST PLACES TO RENT

Texas

Average Rent

$1,452

-1% YoY

Rent Comparison

-10.6% Lower

than the national average

Rentals Available

117,869

Population

30.71 Million

Texas Metropolitan Areas

The state of Texas is comprised of 25 metropolitan areas with a total population of 30,711,516. Explore Texas’s metro areas and compare key metrics.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area

POPULATION

8,179,809

AVG RENT

$1,569

# RENTALS

44,667

Houston Metro Area

POPULATION

7,527,622

AVG RENT

$1,387

# RENTALS

29,921

San Antonio Metro Area

POPULATION

2,728,635

AVG RENT

$1,274

# RENTALS

11,337

Austin Metro Area

POPULATION

2,531,389

AVG RENT

$1,572

# RENTALS

21,783

McAllen Metro Area

POPULATION

901,560

AVG RENT

$1,011

# RENTALS

659

El Paso Metro Area

POPULATION

875,351

AVG RENT

$1,076

# RENTALS

848

Killeen Metro Area

POPULATION

510,761

AVG RENT

$1,025

# RENTALS

694

Corpus Christi Metro Area

POPULATION

447,986

AVG RENT

$1,048

# RENTALS

1,299

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area

POPULATION

428,205

AVG RENT

$916

# RENTALS

243

Beaumont Metro Area

POPULATION

392,960

AVG RENT

$973

# RENTALS

332

Lubbock Metro Area

POPULATION

363,622

AVG RENT

$918

# RENTALS

749

Waco Metro Area

POPULATION

307,259

AVG RENT

$1,205

# RENTALS

393

Longview Metro Area

POPULATION

293,883

AVG RENT

$999

# RENTALS

277

College Station-Bryan Metro Area

POPULATION

284,359

AVG RENT

$1,241

# RENTALS

661

Amarillo Metro Area

POPULATION

274,347

AVG RENT

$885

# RENTALS

396

Laredo Metro Area

POPULATION

268,558

AVG RENT

$1,147

# RENTALS

107

Tyler Metro Area

POPULATION

247,905

AVG RENT

$1,218

# RENTALS

214

Abilene Metro Area

POPULATION

181,063

AVG RENT

$931

# RENTALS

159

Midland Metro Area

POPULATION

178,949

AVG RENT

$1,495

# RENTALS

334

Odessa Metro Area

POPULATION

160,061

AVG RENT

$1,116

# RENTALS

176

Wichita Falls Metro Area

POPULATION

150,453

AVG RENT

$855

# RENTALS

231

Sherman-Denison Metro Area

POPULATION

148,384

AVG RENT

$1,285

# RENTALS

667

Texarkana Metro Area

POPULATION

146,182

AVG RENT

$792

# RENTALS

San Angelo Metro Area

POPULATION

120,304

AVG RENT

$997

# RENTALS

203

Victoria Metro Area

POPULATION

98,204

AVG RENT

$1,049

# RENTALS

128

Texas Rent Ranges

On average, rent in the state of Texas falls anywhere from < $700/mo on the low end to > $2,000/mo at the max. Most rental prices fall within the $1,001 - $1,500/mo range.

Texas Average Rent

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Texas is around $1,452. Use the chart below to compare Texas’s average rent prices over time.

Other States

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