Median gross rent in Texas
At $1,244, the median gross rent in Texas is 5% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 20 of 52, with Rockwall County the highest county at $1,779.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockwall County | $1,779 | 110,631 residents |
| 2 | Collin County | $1,689 | 1,079,153 residents |
| 3 | Fort Bend County | $1,669 | 832,607 residents |
| 4 | Williamson County | $1,597 | 617,396 residents |
| 5 | Travis County | $1,561 | 1,289,054 residents |
| 6 | Denton County | $1,496 | 914,870 residents |
| 7 | Kendall County | $1,455 | 45,376 residents |
| 8 | Montgomery County | $1,416 | 629,989 residents |
| 9 | Comal County | $1,390 | 165,201 residents |
| 10 | Midland County | $1,375 | 169,393 residents |
| 11 | Dallas County | $1,374 | 2,604,053 residents |
| 12 | Hays County | $1,355 | 245,351 residents |
| 13 | Tarrant County | $1,352 | 2,113,854 residents |
| 14 | Andrews County | $1,345 | 18,362 residents |
| 15 | Ellis County | $1,345 | 195,509 residents |
| 16 | Chambers County | $1,339 | 47,037 residents |
| 17 | Brazoria County | $1,333 | 374,600 residents |
| 18 | Galveston County | $1,301 | 350,801 residents |
| 19 | Parker County | $1,291 | 151,188 residents |
| 20 | Kaufman County | $1,286 | 149,773 residents |
| 21 | Guadalupe County | $1,278 | 173,828 residents |
| 22 | Gillespie County | $1,275 | 26,953 residents |
| 23 | Johnson County | $1,271 | 182,690 residents |
| 24 | Harris County | $1,269 | 4,726,177 residents |
| 25 | San Patricio County | $1,265 | 68,942 residents |
| 26 | Hood County | $1,255 | 62,459 residents |
| 27 | Burnet County | $1,232 | 49,684 residents |
| 28 | Ector County | $1,232 | 162,300 residents |
| 29 | Bexar County | $1,212 | 2,014,059 residents |
| 30 | Bastrop County | $1,195 | 98,435 residents |
| 31 | Nueces County | $1,175 | 353,245 residents |
| 32 | Irion County | $1,145 | 1,561 residents |
| 33 | Wise County | $1,137 | 70,062 residents |
| 34 | Smith County | $1,129 | 234,667 residents |
| 35 | Brazos County | $1,120 | 234,548 residents |
| 36 | Hunt County | $1,120 | 101,596 residents |
| 37 | Oldham County | $1,120 | 2,171 residents |
| 38 | Jeff Davis County | $1,113 | 1,992 residents |
| 39 | Waller County | $1,109 | 57,463 residents |
| 40 | Dallam County | $1,105 | 7,165 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).