RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 427 SHOWN OF 427

Highest median rent, Texas cities · 2000

Texas cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 427 cities in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 427 is $526.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Shady Hollow, TXTX5,709$1,625–

02Fair Oaks Ranch, TXTX12,025$1,594+59%

03West University Place, TXTX15,158$1,418+66%

04McLendon-Chisholm, TXTX5,629$1,325+200%

05Highland, TXTX16,029$1,276+36%

06Lakeway, TXTX19,027$1,182+73%

07Pecan Plantation, TXTX6,452$1,125–

08Bellaire, TXTX17,434$1,119+66%

09Brushy Creek, TXTX19,576$1,084+67%

10Trophy Club, TXTX13,695$1,056+45%

11Flower Mound, TXTX79,540$1,050+42%

12University Park, TXTX25,323$1,028+46%

13Cinco Ranch, TXTX18,611$1,016–

14Lago Vista, TXTX10,498$1,010+65%

15Corinth, TXTX25,297$1,002+38%

16The Colony, TXTX46,196$986+44%

17Hickory Creek, TXTX6,875$966+19%

18Murphy, TXTX20,985$958+69%

19Coppell, TXTX41,386$946+54%

20Watauga, TXTX22,981$941+35%

21Sugar Land, TXTX107,726$939+30%

22Heath, TXTX11,671$919+12%

23Parker, TXTX6,462$900+67%

24Rowlett, TXTX67,890$900+32%

25Missouri City, TXTX77,327$893+26%

26Pflugerville, TXTX68,316$891+46%

27Allen, TXTX113,447$887+38%

28Atascocita, TXTX99,354$875–

29Plano, TXTX293,028$862+47%

30Friendswood, TXTX41,319$855+41%

31Bee Cave, TXTX8,464$850+66%

32Frisco, TXTX236,955$850+50%

33Cedar Park, TXTX79,032$849+46%

34Mission Bend, TXTX36,586$844+24%

35Helotes, TXTX10,387$831+71%

36Leander, TXTX91,132$829+57%

37Richardson, TXTX118,542$827+39%

38Spring, TXTX68,580$825+34%

39Fort Bliss, TXTX11,460$815+133%

40Round Rock, TXTX141,282$812+82%

41Lucas, TXTX8,896$806+47%

42Colleyville, TXTX25,727$800+24%

43Horseshoe Bay, TXTX5,339$798+54%

44Jersey, TXTX7,729$796−20%

45Aledo, TXTX7,122$792+71%

46Keller, TXTX46,078$792+37%

47Stafford, TXTX18,043$791+54%

48Farmers Branch, TXTX38,320$783+38%

49Lewisville, TXTX139,006$783+61%

50Carrollton, TXTX134,562$781+44%

51Southlake, TXTX31,175$781+18%

52Hutto, TXTX46,048$773+72%

53League City, TXTX119,905$768+38%

54Grapevine, TXTX50,714$764+58%

55The Woodlands, TXTX121,002$760+43%

56Pecan Grove, TXTX24,272$759+63%

57Krum, TXTX6,808$757+57%

58Wells Branch, TXTX13,523$756+89%

59Robinson, TXTX13,028$753+36%

60Dripping Springs, TXTX11,167$753+71%

61Sachse, TXTX32,834$750+38%

62Glenn Heights, TXTX20,327$748+21%

63Timberwood Park, TXTX35,413$747+38%

64Oak Point, TXTX6,909$745+20%

65Cedar Hill, TXTX49,801$743+27%

66Wolfforth, TXTX8,746$742+65%

67Addison, TXTX17,195$738+62%

68Rockwall, TXTX53,980$735+35%

69Duncanville, TXTX38,915$731+38%

70Argyle, TXTX6,372$731+53%

71Boerne, TXTX24,047$725+71%

72Austin, TXTX1,002,632$724+77%

73Converse, TXTX32,481$722+39%

74Scenic Oaks, TXTX10,569$720+25%

75Highland Park, TXTX8,764$719+10%

76Fate, TXTX29,007$718+69%

77Irving, TXTX257,076$714+47%

78Horizon City, TXTX25,118$709+33%

79Wylie, TXTX63,842$708+55%

80Euless, TXTX60,008$703+55%

81North Richland Hills, TXTX70,843$702+47%

82Roanoke, TXTX10,931$702+47%

83Webster, TXTX12,507$700+39%

84Hewitt, TXTX16,754$696+33%

85Bedford, TXTX47,958$696+53%

86Willow Park, TXTX7,439$695−23%

87Mesquite, TXTX150,693$691+47%

88Liberty Hill, TXTX13,317$690–

89Fairview, TXTX10,913$688+31%

90Portland, TXTX20,833$686+61%

91Tomball, TXTX15,768$682+58%

92Woodway, TXTX9,753$681+39%

93DeSoto, TXTX56,681$680+37%

94McKinney, TXTX236,001$678+56%

95Garland, TXTX249,625$672+36%

96Pearland, TXTX129,930$672+43%

97Lancaster, TXTX40,526$671+36%

98Georgetown, TXTX106,907$669+81%

99Sunnyvale, TXTX9,008$669+13%

100Iowa Colony, TXTX20,503$669+36%

101Windcrest, TXTX5,809$669+30%

102Alamo Heights, TXTX7,632$666+43%

103Haslet, TXTX5,267$664+70%

104Katy, TXTX28,373$664+60%

105Saginaw, TXTX26,706$664+34%

106Crandall, TXTX7,730$660+43%

107Melissa, TXTX29,969$658+63%

108Deer Park, TXTX34,282$654+40%

109Manvel, TXTX20,699$654+61%

110Kennedale, TXTX10,626$648+27%

111Lake Dallas, TXTX7,852$648+40%

112Mansfield, TXTX84,444$647+32%

113Grand Prairie, TXTX209,434$642+46%

114Burleson, TXTX56,907$640+25%

115Forest Hill, TXTX14,056$638+10%

116Benbrook, TXTX24,279$637+32%

117Sanger, TXTX10,238$636+37%

118New Braunfels, TXTX122,492$635+51%

119Seabrook, TXTX13,974$635+47%

120Arlington, TXTX402,134$635+43%

121Balch Springs, TXTX27,258$634+34%

122Celina, TXTX64,427$633+55%

123Whitehouse, TXTX9,970$633+47%

124Hurst, TXTX38,974$632+42%

125Live Oak, TXTX16,426$631+30%

126Lackland AFB, TXTX6,785$627+52%

127La Porte, TXTX37,983$625+34%

128Richland Hills, TXTX8,529$625+27%

129Universal City, TXTX20,399$625+41%

130Denton, TXTX169,431$625+48%

131Nassau Bay, TXTX5,210$624+28%

132Dallas, TXTX1,329,491$623+46%

133Northlake, TXTX12,036$622+60%

134San Marcos, TXTX77,830$622+56%

135Waxahachie, TXTX50,090$617+47%

136Bulverde, TXTX7,337$616–

137Fort Hood, TXTX26,814$616+54%

138Red Oak, TXTX20,394$613+28%

139Prosper, TXTX45,605$612+36%

140Canyon Lake, TXTX33,883$608+40%

141Seagoville, TXTX21,077$607+33%

142Manor, TXTX23,070$605+55%

143Royse City, TXTX28,307$605+34%

144Pilot Point, TXTX8,052$602+61%

145Schertz, TXTX45,978$602+52%

146Little Elm, TXTX62,727$600+30%

147Forney, TXTX41,658$599+74%

148Ingleside, TXTX10,085$598+45%

149Humble, TXTX16,484$598+43%

150Santa Fe, TXTX13,913$598+32%

151College Station, TXTX127,472$597+39%

152Lake Jackson, TXTX27,803$595+36%

153Kyle, TXTX69,917$594+55%

154Godley, TXTX5,093$592+92%

155Aubrey, TXTX9,066$584+35%

156Copperas Cove, TXTX40,118$583+36%

157Weatherford, TXTX40,634$582+49%

158Kingsland, TXTX7,330$581+57%

159Kirby, TXTX8,211$580+23%

160Bacliff, TXTX9,541$576+34%

161Houston, TXTX2,397,315$575+47%

162Bastrop, TXTX13,383$573+47%

163River Oaks, TXTX7,467$573+37%

164Justin, TXTX7,285$572+47%

165Lindale, TXTX7,385$571+60%

166Haltom City, TXTX45,542$569+46%

167Cibolo, TXTX39,019$567+32%

168Bryan, TXTX91,996$566+45%

169White Oak, TXTX6,186$565+59%

170Alvin, TXTX30,115$564+44%

171Dickinson, TXTX21,908$564+57%

172Lakehills, TXTX6,130$564+65%

173Crowley, TXTX20,954$559+16%

174Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,117$559+39%

175Killeen, TXTX161,883$559+45%

176Conroe, TXTX119,564$559+51%

177Terrell, TXTX23,921$558+43%

178Ennis, TXTX25,694$557+30%

179Corpus Christi, TXTX317,247$555+49%

180Terrell Hills, TXTX5,215$555−21%

181Granbury, TXTX13,263$553+25%

182Harker Heights, TXTX35,195$553+38%

183Rosenberg, TXTX42,701$553+47%

184Gun Barrel City, TXTX7,133$552+49%

185La Marque, TXTX20,324$552+37%

186Josephine, TXTX10,208$550+42%

187Hutchins, TXTX8,206$550+35%

188San Antonio, TXTX1,548,422$549+49%

189Fredericksburg, TXTX11,893$546+42%

190Azle, TXTX15,365$546+39%

191San Leon, TXTX6,458$546+30%

192Anna, TXTX35,245$543+50%

193Groves, TXTX16,907$542+35%

194Kerrville, TXTX25,578$541+40%

195Canton, TXTX5,070$540+49%

196Port Neches, TXTX13,768$540+40%

197Leon Valley, TXTX11,563$539+42%

198Nederland, TXTX18,108$538+39%

199Sherman, TXTX52,417$538+42%

200Everman, TXTX6,537$535+24%

201Midlothian, TXTX46,683$535+33%

202Princeton, TXTX43,524$535+58%

203Pasadena, TXTX148,539$534+39%

204White Settlement, TXTX17,932$534+33%

205Granite Shoals, TXTX5,498$533+38%

206Texas City, TXTX59,733$533+46%

207Channelview, TXTX43,605$532+30%

208Highlands, TXTX6,335$532+30%

209Galveston, TXTX53,636$531+39%

210Briar, TXTX7,228$530+25%

211Lockhart, TXTX18,159$529+63%

212Baytown, TXTX86,561$529+37%

213Sansom Park, TXTX5,419$527+27%

214Joshua, TXTX9,352$526+39%

215Cleburne, TXTX39,942$525+32%

216Camp Swift, TXTX8,239$525+41%

217Temple, TXTX98,412$522+47%

218Cloverleaf, TXTX24,063$521+42%

219Richmond, TXTX13,389$520+51%

220Galena Park, TXTX10,352$519+27%

221Hudson, TXTX5,328$519+41%

222Aldine, TXTX17,167$519+28%

223Lumberton, TXTX14,123$518+35%

224Angleton, TXTX21,295$517+39%

225Nolanville, TXTX7,983$516+45%

226Elgin, TXTX13,327$516+50%

227Huntsville, TXTX49,088$515+32%

228Lubbock, TXTX273,071$514+35%

229Tyler, TXTX113,723$514+40%

230Bridge City, TXTX9,645$514+34%

231Selma, TXTX11,955$513+14%

232Keene, TXTX7,109$512+28%

233Victoria, TXTX66,500$512+45%

234Marble Falls, TXTX9,633$511+48%

235Rendon, TXTX14,632$506+13%

236Denison, TXTX26,822$505+39%

237Iowa Park, TXTX6,542$503+37%

238Taylor, TXTX18,402$503+56%

239Bridgeport, TXTX6,915$502+53%

240Brookshire, TXTX6,090$502+62%

241Wilmer, TXTX6,768$498+17%

242Liberty, TXTX9,133$497+34%

243Van Alstyne, TXTX8,012$497+35%

244Bowie, TXTX6,113$495+53%

245Kaufman, TXTX10,717$495+37%

246Wake, TXTX5,796$495+32%

247Jacinto City, TXTX9,388$495+33%

248Greenville, TXTX37,069$494+23%

249Waller, TXTX5,380$494+38%

250Rockport, TXTX11,348$493+44%

251Sealy, TXTX7,937$490+50%

252Waco, TXTX147,788$490+39%

253Wichita Falls, TXTX101,951$489+34%

254Beaumont, TXTX112,967$488+32%

255McAllen, TXTX150,640$487+43%

256Mabank, TXTX7,294$485+51%

257Mont Belvieu, TXTX10,673$485+21%

258Burkburnett, TXTX11,057$483+40%

259Fulshear, TXTX64,630$483+71%

260South Houston, TXTX16,407$482+46%

261Bellmead, TXTX10,592$481+43%

262Brenham, TXTX19,957$479+41%

263Lufkin, TXTX34,350$479+37%

264Nacogdoches, TXTX32,500$478+38%

265Longview, TXTX83,236$477+38%

266Amarillo, TXTX205,130$475+36%

267Aransas Pass, TXTX8,842$475+62%

268El Paso, TXTX683,012$474+36%

269Willis, TXTX7,652$474+47%

270Abilene, TXTX131,588$474+25%

271Vidor, TXTX9,597$472+43%

272Texarkana, TXTX36,195$470+30%

273Canyon, TXTX16,518$468+42%

274Burnet, TXTX6,939$467+58%

275Palestine, TXTX19,555$467+27%

276Midland, TXTX147,615$464+26%

277Giddings, TXTX5,425$464+38%

278Mineola, TXTX5,537$464+37%

279Mineral Wells, TXTX15,983$463+41%

280Kilgore, TXTX13,531$462+25%

281Fresno, TXTX24,560$461+16%

282Orange, TXTX19,419$459+37%

283San Angelo, TXTX100,640$458+25%

284Corsicana, TXTX25,487$457+36%

285Stephenville, TXTX21,793$457+38%

286Buda, TXTX16,166$456+3%

287Harlingen, TXTX72,467$455+37%

288Laredo, TXTX269,515$454+44%

289Seguin, TXTX41,048$454+29%

290Cleveland, TXTX9,936$453+39%

291Clute, TXTX10,821$453+18%

292Livingston, TXTX5,386$453+34%

293Edinburg, TXTX110,700$453+46%

294Dalhart, TXTX8,377$452+43%

295Mount Pleasant, TXTX16,225$451+31%

296Silsbee, TXTX6,613$449+29%

297Kingsville, TXTX24,687$446+30%

298McGregor, TXTX6,405$445+33%

299Mexia, TXTX7,091$445+43%

300Springtown, TXTX5,204$445+8%

301Gainesville, TXTX18,528$444+40%

302Marshall, TXTX24,467$444+33%

303Belton, TXTX25,964$443+57%

304Lacy-Lakeview, TXTX7,240$443+50%

305Decatur, TXTX9,029$442+47%

306Homestead Meadows North, TXTX5,795$442–

307Athens, TXTX13,870$441+34%

308Hitchcock, TXTX7,722$440+33%

309Freeport, TXTX10,508$439+32%

310Dayton, TXTX10,226$438+22%

311Graham, TXTX8,814$438+28%

312Alice, TXTX17,550$438+43%

313Brownwood, TXTX18,635$437+43%

314Hondo, TXTX9,130$437+51%

315Paris, TXTX25,205$436+28%

316Bonham, TXTX11,263$435+32%

317Farmersville, TXTX5,531$435+39%

318Primera, TXTX5,478$434+49%

319Caddo Mills, TXTX5,715$432+46%

320Port Lavaca, TXTX11,060$430+29%

321Pleasanton, TXTX11,511$429+40%

322Levelland, TXTX12,513$428+36%

323Sulphur Springs, TXTX17,054$427+27%

324Uvalde, TXTX15,455$427+62%

325Commerce, TXTX9,928$426+36%

326Los Fresnos, TXTX8,703$426+7%

327Hillsboro, TXTX9,036$426+41%

328Perryton, TXTX7,850$425+20%

329Gladewater, TXTX6,306$424+44%

330Lampasas, TXTX7,988$423+35%

331Wharton, TXTX8,776$423+31%

332Prairie View, TXTX8,969$423+27%

333Dumas, TXTX14,862$422+19%

334Hempstead, TXTX7,194$419+29%

335Plainview, TXTX19,314$419+29%

336Magnolia, TXTX8,095$418+22%

337West Livingston, TXTX8,199$415–

338Alvarado, TXTX7,539$414+24%

339Mila Doce, TXTX7,731$414+89%

340Big Spring, TXTX22,290$413+23%

341El Campo, TXTX12,142$413+30%

342Henderson, TXTX13,496$413+31%

343Rusk, TXTX5,568$413+46%

344Bay City, TXTX17,488$407+14%

345Pampa, TXTX16,414$406+19%

346Brownsville, TXTX192,957$405+39%

347Gatesville, TXTX16,422$405+25%

348Port Arthur, TXTX55,804$405+27%

349Port Isabel, TXTX5,302$405+57%

350Floresville, TXTX9,105$404+45%

351Jacksonville, TXTX14,658$404+36%

352Jasper, TXTX7,511$404+20%

353Odessa, TXTX122,707$404+29%

354Beeville, TXTX13,086$403+28%

355Breckenridge, TXTX5,123$403+25%

356Cuero, TXTX8,264$402+50%

357Del Rio, TXTX34,496$402+26%

358Socorro, TXTX38,787$399+45%

359Homestead Meadows South, TXTX6,660$399–

360Snyder, TXTX11,166$398+17%

361Weslaco, TXTX44,203$398+60%

362Navasota, TXTX9,904$397+40%

363Rockdale, TXTX5,688$396+32%

364Doolittle, TXTX6,203$395–

365Andrews, TXTX13,665$392+24%

366Gilmer, TXTX5,287$392+56%

367Brownfield, TXTX8,762$390+29%

368Kermit, TXTX6,019$389+32%

369Luling, TXTX5,920$389+53%

370Edna, TXTX6,088$387+26%

371Seminole, TXTX7,730$386+23%

372Vernon, TXTX9,747$383+20%

373West Odessa, TXTX32,594$380+14%

374Mission, TXTX88,992$380+54%

375Alpine, TXTX5,989$377+28%

376Sinton, TXTX5,966$376+43%

377Venus, TXTX8,870$375+1%

378Hereford, TXTX14,976$374+19%

379Muleshoe, TXTX5,162$374+39%

380San Benito, TXTX24,980$374+53%

381Palmview, TXTX15,878$373+42%

382Canutillo, TXTX5,962$373+61%

383Pharr, TXTX80,830$372+46%

384San Elizario, TXTX10,138$371+57%

385Cameron, TXTX5,489$369+49%

386Crockett, TXTX6,346$369+40%

387Slaton, TXTX5,684$368+22%

388Carthage, TXTX6,640$367+9%

389Atlanta, TXTX5,478$366+17%

390San Juan, TXTX37,868$364+65%

391Fort Stockton, TXTX8,027$363+26%

392Alamo, TXTX20,625$361+49%

393Borger, TXTX11,842$358+10%

394Monahans, TXTX7,427$358+23%

395Lamesa, TXTX8,103$349+14%

396Yoakum, TXTX5,900$345+41%

397Bullard, TXTX5,301$341−10%

398Childress, TXTX5,650$340+25%

399Eagle Pass, TXTX28,926$337+41%

400Robstown, TXTX10,324$337+27%

401Sweetwater, TXTX10,141$337+20%

402Four Corners, TXTX11,692$336–

403Lavon, TXTX11,888$333−17%

404Center, TXTX5,246$324+22%

405Littlefield, TXTX5,675$320+16%

406Marlin, TXTX5,599$319+39%

407Pearsall, TXTX9,170$317+42%

408Roma, TXTX11,543$316+33%

409Cameron Park, TXTX5,955$314+39%

410Donna, TXTX16,698$313+51%

411Gonzales, TXTX7,239$313+22%

412Raymondville, TXTX10,082$309+54%

413La Homa, TXTX11,285$299+47%

414Mercedes, TXTX17,915$293+53%

415Progreso, TXTX5,148$293+93%

416Penitas, TXTX6,495$289+40%

417Diboll, TXTX5,125$288+63%

418Doffing, TXTX5,004$285–

419Olivarez, TXTX6,326$285–

420La Joya, TXTX5,257$285+45%

421La Feria, TXTX7,222$278+28%

422Eidson Road, TXTX9,684$274–

423Rio Grande City, TXTX15,451$272+19%

424Hidalgo, TXTX15,376$267+34%

425Alton, TXTX24,138$264+40%

426Elsa, TXTX5,820$217+7%

427Crystal City, TXTX5,871$189−6%

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