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Best Places to Rent

Houston Metropolitan Area

Texas

Average Rent

$1,385

Rent Comparison

-4.3% Lower

than state average

Cost of Living

-6.9% Lower

than national average

Population

7.53 Million

The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has a total population of 7,527,622. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Houston

Average Rent

$1,377

Population

2,393,902

# of Rentals

19,442

Cypress

Average Rent

$1,482

Population

210,632

# of Rentals

418

Pasadena

Average Rent

$1,045

Population

152,137

# of Rentals

393

Kingwood

Average Rent

$1,276

Population

145,037

# of Rentals

264

Sugar Land

Average Rent

$1,716

Population

133,975

# of Rentals

160

Pearland

Average Rent

$1,647

Population

126,340

# of Rentals

338

The Woodlands

Average Rent

$1,831

Population

108,655

# of Rentals

481

Tomball

Average Rent

$1,356

Population

108,101

# of Rentals

327

League City

Average Rent

$1,385

Population

108,047

# of Rentals

236

Conroe

Average Rent

$1,351

Population

88,274

# of Rentals

741

Baytown

Average Rent

$1,087

Population

87,659

# of Rentals

220

Missouri City

Average Rent

$1,449

Population

87,140

# of Rentals

100

Galveston

Average Rent

$1,210

Population

64,439

# of Rentals

210

Spring

Average Rent

$1,438

Population

62,024

# of Rentals

1,265

Texas City

Average Rent

$1,101

Population

57,041

# of Rentals

112

Porter

Average Rent

$1,331

Population

50,136

# of Rentals

140

Rosenberg

Average Rent

$1,458

Population

45,701

# of Rentals

64

New Caney

Average Rent

$1,456

Population

44,512

# of Rentals

10

Friendswood

Average Rent

$1,563

Population

39,253

# of Rentals

84

La Porte

Average Rent

$1,437

Population

35,459

# of Rentals

93

Deer Park

Average Rent

$1,316

Population

33,399

# of Rentals

51

Lake Jackson

Average Rent

$1,010

Population

29,789

# of Rentals

109

Alvin

Average Rent

$891

Population

29,008

# of Rentals

13

Katy

Average Rent

$1,492

Population

28,029

# of Rentals

1,475

Fresno

Average Rent

$1,571

Population

27,766

# of Rentals

49

Fulshear

Average Rent

$1,497

Population

21,733

# of Rentals

175

Dickinson

Average Rent

$1,200

Population

20,857

# of Rentals

81

Angleton

Average Rent

$748

Population

20,244

# of Rentals

42

Stafford

Average Rent

$1,604

Population

19,708

# of Rentals

431

Humble

Average Rent

$1,385

Population

16,530

# of Rentals

433

Seabrook

Average Rent

$1,166

Population

14,931

# of Rentals

110

Richmond

Average Rent

$1,436

Population

14,612

# of Rentals

576

Webster

Average Rent

$1,273

Population

13,362

# of Rentals

394

Clute

Average Rent

$753

Population

13,240

# of Rentals

163

Cleveland

Average Rent

$995

Population

9,837

# of Rentals

14

Hitchcock

Average Rent

$924

Population

9,645

# of Rentals

10

Mont Belvieu

Average Rent

$1,478

Population

8,766

# of Rentals

10

Sealy

Average Rent

$1,282

Population

8,637

# of Rentals

7

Jersey Village

Average Rent

$1,119

Population

6,974

# of Rentals

20

Richwood

Average Rent

$969

Population

5,241

# of Rentals

23

Nassau Bay

Average Rent

$1,536

Population

5,008

# of Rentals

13

Brookshire

Average Rent

$1,521

Population

4,791

# of Rentals

23

Shenandoah

Average Rent

$1,508

Population

4,220

# of Rentals

23

Waller

Average Rent

$1,269

Population

3,425

# of Rentals

81

Montgomery

Average Rent

$1,434

Population

3,151

# of Rentals

58

Magnolia

Average Rent

$1,414

Population

3,068

# of Rentals

137

Kemah

Average Rent

$1,570

Population

2,523

# of Rentals

61

Prairie View

Average Rent

$907

Population

2,067

# of Rentals

65

Houston Heights

Average Rent

$1,617

Population

--

# of Rentals

16

Hockley

Average Rent

$1,514

Population

--

# of Rentals

12

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

Other Metros

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