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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.

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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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