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Texas

Average Rent

$1,331

-1.6% YoY

Rent Comparison

-18.2% 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

$1,448

Population

8,546,545

# of Rentals

45,380

Houston Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,269

Population

7,989,202

# of Rentals

33,253

San Antonio Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,180

Population

2,817,653

# of Rentals

12,776

Austin Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,413

Population

2,618,544

# of Rentals

20,164

McAllen Metro Area

Average Rent

$939

Population

926,790

# of Rentals

499

El Paso Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,047

Population

882,060

# of Rentals

817

Killeen Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,062

Population

517,500

# of Rentals

821

Corpus Christi Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,026

Population

451,003

# of Rentals

1,143

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area

Average Rent

$925

Population

434,903

# of Rentals

238

Beaumont Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,070

Population

399,366

# of Rentals

410

Lubbock Metro Area

Average Rent

$895

Population

371,634

# of Rentals

877

Waco Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,193

Population

309,961

# of Rentals

507

Longview Metro Area

Average Rent

$985

Population

297,966

# of Rentals

309

College Station-Bryan Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,286

Population

292,358

# of Rentals

942

Amarillo Metro Area

Average Rent

$799

Population

276,583

# of Rentals

378

Laredo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,132

Population

274,611

# of Rentals

112

Tyler Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,078

Population

253,110

# of Rentals

358

Midland Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,383

Population

194,045

# of Rentals

539

Abilene Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,260

Population

186,240

# of Rentals

64

Odessa Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,150

Population

173,186

# of Rentals

219

Sherman-Denison Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,193

Population

154,363

# of Rentals

662

Wichita Falls Metro Area

Average Rent

$786

Population

150,087

# of Rentals

205

Texarkana Metro Area

Average Rent

$833

Population

145,257

# of Rentals

108

San Angelo Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,049

Population

121,865

# of Rentals

202

Victoria Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,015

Population

99,535

# of Rentals

131

Eagle Pass Metro Area

Average Rent

$1,051

Population

59,194

# of Rentals

57

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.