RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 427 SHOWN OF 427

Lowest median rent, Texas cities · 2000

Texas cities with the lowest 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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Crystal City, TXTX5,871$189−6%

02Elsa, TXTX5,820$217+7%

03Alton, TXTX24,138$264+40%

04Hidalgo, TXTX15,376$267+34%

05Rio Grande City, TXTX15,451$272+19%

06Eidson Road, TXTX9,684$274–

07La Feria, TXTX7,222$278+28%

08Doffing, TXTX5,004$285–

09Olivarez, TXTX6,326$285–

10La Joya, TXTX5,257$285+45%

11Diboll, TXTX5,125$288+63%

12Penitas, TXTX6,495$289+40%

13Mercedes, TXTX17,915$293+53%

14Progreso, TXTX5,148$293+93%

15La Homa, TXTX11,285$299+47%

16Raymondville, TXTX10,082$309+54%

17Donna, TXTX16,698$313+51%

18Gonzales, TXTX7,239$313+22%

19Cameron Park, TXTX5,955$314+39%

20Roma, TXTX11,543$316+33%

21Pearsall, TXTX9,170$317+42%

22Marlin, TXTX5,599$319+39%

23Littlefield, TXTX5,675$320+16%

24Center, TXTX5,246$324+22%

25Lavon, TXTX11,888$333−17%

26Four Corners, TXTX11,692$336–

27Eagle Pass, TXTX28,926$337+41%

28Robstown, TXTX10,324$337+27%

29Sweetwater, TXTX10,141$337+20%

30Childress, TXTX5,650$340+25%

31Bullard, TXTX5,301$341−10%

32Yoakum, TXTX5,900$345+41%

33Lamesa, TXTX8,103$349+14%

34Borger, TXTX11,842$358+10%

35Monahans, TXTX7,427$358+23%

36Alamo, TXTX20,625$361+49%

37Fort Stockton, TXTX8,027$363+26%

38San Juan, TXTX37,868$364+65%

39Atlanta, TXTX5,478$366+17%

40Carthage, TXTX6,640$367+9%

41Slaton, TXTX5,684$368+22%

42Cameron, TXTX5,489$369+49%

43Crockett, TXTX6,346$369+40%

44San Elizario, TXTX10,138$371+57%

45Pharr, TXTX80,830$372+46%

46Palmview, TXTX15,878$373+42%

47Canutillo, TXTX5,962$373+61%

48Hereford, TXTX14,976$374+19%

49Muleshoe, TXTX5,162$374+39%

50San Benito, TXTX24,980$374+53%

51Venus, TXTX8,870$375+1%

52Sinton, TXTX5,966$376+43%

53Alpine, TXTX5,989$377+28%

54West Odessa, TXTX32,594$380+14%

55Mission, TXTX88,992$380+54%

56Vernon, TXTX9,747$383+20%

57Seminole, TXTX7,730$386+23%

58Edna, TXTX6,088$387+26%

59Kermit, TXTX6,019$389+32%

60Luling, TXTX5,920$389+53%

61Brownfield, TXTX8,762$390+29%

62Andrews, TXTX13,665$392+24%

63Gilmer, TXTX5,287$392+56%

64Doolittle, TXTX6,203$395–

65Rockdale, TXTX5,688$396+32%

66Navasota, TXTX9,904$397+40%

67Snyder, TXTX11,166$398+17%

68Weslaco, TXTX44,203$398+60%

69Socorro, TXTX38,787$399+45%

70Homestead Meadows South, TXTX6,660$399–

71Cuero, TXTX8,264$402+50%

72Del Rio, TXTX34,496$402+26%

73Beeville, TXTX13,086$403+28%

74Breckenridge, TXTX5,123$403+25%

75Floresville, TXTX9,105$404+45%

76Jacksonville, TXTX14,658$404+36%

77Jasper, TXTX7,511$404+20%

78Odessa, TXTX122,707$404+29%

79Brownsville, TXTX192,957$405+39%

80Gatesville, TXTX16,422$405+25%

81Port Arthur, TXTX55,804$405+27%

82Port Isabel, TXTX5,302$405+57%

83Pampa, TXTX16,414$406+19%

84Bay City, TXTX17,488$407+14%

85Big Spring, TXTX22,290$413+23%

86El Campo, TXTX12,142$413+30%

87Henderson, TXTX13,496$413+31%

88Rusk, TXTX5,568$413+46%

89Alvarado, TXTX7,539$414+24%

90Mila Doce, TXTX7,731$414+89%

91West Livingston, TXTX8,199$415–

92Magnolia, TXTX8,095$418+22%

93Hempstead, TXTX7,194$419+29%

94Plainview, TXTX19,314$419+29%

95Dumas, TXTX14,862$422+19%

96Lampasas, TXTX7,988$423+35%

97Wharton, TXTX8,776$423+31%

98Prairie View, TXTX8,969$423+27%

99Gladewater, TXTX6,306$424+44%

100Perryton, TXTX7,850$425+20%

101Commerce, TXTX9,928$426+36%

102Los Fresnos, TXTX8,703$426+7%

103Hillsboro, TXTX9,036$426+41%

104Sulphur Springs, TXTX17,054$427+27%

105Uvalde, TXTX15,455$427+62%

106Levelland, TXTX12,513$428+36%

107Pleasanton, TXTX11,511$429+40%

108Port Lavaca, TXTX11,060$430+29%

109Caddo Mills, TXTX5,715$432+46%

110Primera, TXTX5,478$434+49%

111Bonham, TXTX11,263$435+32%

112Farmersville, TXTX5,531$435+39%

113Paris, TXTX25,205$436+28%

114Brownwood, TXTX18,635$437+43%

115Hondo, TXTX9,130$437+51%

116Dayton, TXTX10,226$438+22%

117Graham, TXTX8,814$438+28%

118Alice, TXTX17,550$438+43%

119Freeport, TXTX10,508$439+32%

120Hitchcock, TXTX7,722$440+33%

121Athens, TXTX13,870$441+34%

122Decatur, TXTX9,029$442+47%

123Homestead Meadows North, TXTX5,795$442–

124Belton, TXTX25,964$443+57%

125Lacy-Lakeview, TXTX7,240$443+50%

126Gainesville, TXTX18,528$444+40%

127Marshall, TXTX24,467$444+33%

128McGregor, TXTX6,405$445+33%

129Mexia, TXTX7,091$445+43%

130Springtown, TXTX5,204$445+8%

131Kingsville, TXTX24,687$446+30%

132Silsbee, TXTX6,613$449+29%

133Mount Pleasant, TXTX16,225$451+31%

134Dalhart, TXTX8,377$452+43%

135Cleveland, TXTX9,936$453+39%

136Clute, TXTX10,821$453+18%

137Livingston, TXTX5,386$453+34%

138Edinburg, TXTX110,700$453+46%

139Laredo, TXTX269,515$454+44%

140Seguin, TXTX41,048$454+29%

141Harlingen, TXTX72,467$455+37%

142Buda, TXTX16,166$456+3%

143Corsicana, TXTX25,487$457+36%

144Stephenville, TXTX21,793$457+38%

145San Angelo, TXTX100,640$458+25%

146Orange, TXTX19,419$459+37%

147Fresno, TXTX24,560$461+16%

148Kilgore, TXTX13,531$462+25%

149Mineral Wells, TXTX15,983$463+41%

150Midland, TXTX147,615$464+26%

151Giddings, TXTX5,425$464+38%

152Mineola, TXTX5,537$464+37%

153Burnet, TXTX6,939$467+58%

154Palestine, TXTX19,555$467+27%

155Canyon, TXTX16,518$468+42%

156Texarkana, TXTX36,195$470+30%

157Vidor, TXTX9,597$472+43%

158El Paso, TXTX683,012$474+36%

159Willis, TXTX7,652$474+47%

160Abilene, TXTX131,588$474+25%

161Amarillo, TXTX205,130$475+36%

162Aransas Pass, TXTX8,842$475+62%

163Longview, TXTX83,236$477+38%

164Nacogdoches, TXTX32,500$478+38%

165Brenham, TXTX19,957$479+41%

166Lufkin, TXTX34,350$479+37%

167Bellmead, TXTX10,592$481+43%

168South Houston, TXTX16,407$482+46%

169Burkburnett, TXTX11,057$483+40%

170Fulshear, TXTX64,630$483+71%

171Mabank, TXTX7,294$485+51%

172Mont Belvieu, TXTX10,673$485+21%

173McAllen, TXTX150,640$487+43%

174Beaumont, TXTX112,967$488+32%

175Wichita Falls, TXTX101,951$489+34%

176Sealy, TXTX7,937$490+50%

177Waco, TXTX147,788$490+39%

178Rockport, TXTX11,348$493+44%

179Greenville, TXTX37,069$494+23%

180Waller, TXTX5,380$494+38%

181Bowie, TXTX6,113$495+53%

182Kaufman, TXTX10,717$495+37%

183Wake, TXTX5,796$495+32%

184Jacinto City, TXTX9,388$495+33%

185Liberty, TXTX9,133$497+34%

186Van Alstyne, TXTX8,012$497+35%

187Wilmer, TXTX6,768$498+17%

188Bridgeport, TXTX6,915$502+53%

189Brookshire, TXTX6,090$502+62%

190Iowa Park, TXTX6,542$503+37%

191Taylor, TXTX18,402$503+56%

192Denison, TXTX26,822$505+39%

193Rendon, TXTX14,632$506+13%

194Marble Falls, TXTX9,633$511+48%

195Keene, TXTX7,109$512+28%

196Victoria, TXTX66,500$512+45%

197Selma, TXTX11,955$513+14%

198Lubbock, TXTX273,071$514+35%

199Tyler, TXTX113,723$514+40%

200Bridge City, TXTX9,645$514+34%

201Huntsville, TXTX49,088$515+32%

202Nolanville, TXTX7,983$516+45%

203Elgin, TXTX13,327$516+50%

204Angleton, TXTX21,295$517+39%

205Lumberton, TXTX14,123$518+35%

206Galena Park, TXTX10,352$519+27%

207Hudson, TXTX5,328$519+41%

208Aldine, TXTX17,167$519+28%

209Richmond, TXTX13,389$520+51%

210Cloverleaf, TXTX24,063$521+42%

211Temple, TXTX98,412$522+47%

212Cleburne, TXTX39,942$525+32%

213Camp Swift, TXTX8,239$525+41%

214Joshua, TXTX9,352$526+39%

215Sansom Park, TXTX5,419$527+27%

216Lockhart, TXTX18,159$529+63%

217Baytown, TXTX86,561$529+37%

218Briar, TXTX7,228$530+25%

219Galveston, TXTX53,636$531+39%

220Channelview, TXTX43,605$532+30%

221Highlands, TXTX6,335$532+30%

222Granite Shoals, TXTX5,498$533+38%

223Texas City, TXTX59,733$533+46%

224Pasadena, TXTX148,539$534+39%

225White Settlement, TXTX17,932$534+33%

226Everman, TXTX6,537$535+24%

227Midlothian, TXTX46,683$535+33%

228Princeton, TXTX43,524$535+58%

229Nederland, TXTX18,108$538+39%

230Sherman, TXTX52,417$538+42%

231Leon Valley, TXTX11,563$539+42%

232Canton, TXTX5,070$540+49%

233Port Neches, TXTX13,768$540+40%

234Kerrville, TXTX25,578$541+40%

235Groves, TXTX16,907$542+35%

236Anna, TXTX35,245$543+50%

237Fredericksburg, TXTX11,893$546+42%

238Azle, TXTX15,365$546+39%

239San Leon, TXTX6,458$546+30%

240San Antonio, TXTX1,548,422$549+49%

241Josephine, TXTX10,208$550+42%

242Hutchins, TXTX8,206$550+35%

243Gun Barrel City, TXTX7,133$552+49%

244La Marque, TXTX20,324$552+37%

245Granbury, TXTX13,263$553+25%

246Harker Heights, TXTX35,195$553+38%

247Rosenberg, TXTX42,701$553+47%

248Corpus Christi, TXTX317,247$555+49%

249Terrell Hills, TXTX5,215$555−21%

250Ennis, TXTX25,694$557+30%

251Terrell, TXTX23,921$558+43%

252Crowley, TXTX20,954$559+16%

253Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,117$559+39%

254Killeen, TXTX161,883$559+45%

255Conroe, TXTX119,564$559+51%

256Alvin, TXTX30,115$564+44%

257Dickinson, TXTX21,908$564+57%

258Lakehills, TXTX6,130$564+65%

259White Oak, TXTX6,186$565+59%

260Bryan, TXTX91,996$566+45%

261Cibolo, TXTX39,019$567+32%

262Haltom City, TXTX45,542$569+46%

263Lindale, TXTX7,385$571+60%

264Justin, TXTX7,285$572+47%

265Bastrop, TXTX13,383$573+47%

266River Oaks, TXTX7,467$573+37%

267Houston, TXTX2,397,315$575+47%

268Bacliff, TXTX9,541$576+34%

269Kirby, TXTX8,211$580+23%

270Kingsland, TXTX7,330$581+57%

271Weatherford, TXTX40,634$582+49%

272Copperas Cove, TXTX40,118$583+36%

273Aubrey, TXTX9,066$584+35%

274Godley, TXTX5,093$592+92%

275Kyle, TXTX69,917$594+55%

276Lake Jackson, TXTX27,803$595+36%

277College Station, TXTX127,472$597+39%

278Ingleside, TXTX10,085$598+45%

279Humble, TXTX16,484$598+43%

280Santa Fe, TXTX13,913$598+32%

281Forney, TXTX41,658$599+74%

282Little Elm, TXTX62,727$600+30%

283Pilot Point, TXTX8,052$602+61%

284Schertz, TXTX45,978$602+52%

285Manor, TXTX23,070$605+55%

286Royse City, TXTX28,307$605+34%

287Seagoville, TXTX21,077$607+33%

288Canyon Lake, TXTX33,883$608+40%

289Prosper, TXTX45,605$612+36%

290Red Oak, TXTX20,394$613+28%

291Bulverde, TXTX7,337$616–

292Fort Hood, TXTX26,814$616+54%

293Waxahachie, TXTX50,090$617+47%

294Northlake, TXTX12,036$622+60%

295San Marcos, TXTX77,830$622+56%

296Dallas, TXTX1,329,491$623+46%

297Nassau Bay, TXTX5,210$624+28%

298La Porte, TXTX37,983$625+34%

299Richland Hills, TXTX8,529$625+27%

300Denton, TXTX169,431$625+48%

301Universal City, TXTX20,399$625+41%

302Lackland AFB, TXTX6,785$627+52%

303Live Oak, TXTX16,426$631+30%

304Hurst, TXTX38,974$632+42%

305Celina, TXTX64,427$633+55%

306Whitehouse, TXTX9,970$633+47%

307Balch Springs, TXTX27,258$634+34%

308New Braunfels, TXTX122,492$635+51%

309Seabrook, TXTX13,974$635+47%

310Arlington, TXTX402,134$635+43%

311Sanger, TXTX10,238$636+37%

312Benbrook, TXTX24,279$637+32%

313Forest Hill, TXTX14,056$638+10%

314Burleson, TXTX56,907$640+25%

315Grand Prairie, TXTX209,434$642+46%

316Mansfield, TXTX84,444$647+32%

317Kennedale, TXTX10,626$648+27%

318Lake Dallas, TXTX7,852$648+40%

319Deer Park, TXTX34,282$654+40%

320Manvel, TXTX20,699$654+61%

321Melissa, TXTX29,969$658+63%

322Crandall, TXTX7,730$660+43%

323Haslet, TXTX5,267$664+70%

324Katy, TXTX28,373$664+60%

325Saginaw, TXTX26,706$664+34%

326Alamo Heights, TXTX7,632$666+43%

327Georgetown, TXTX106,907$669+81%

328Sunnyvale, TXTX9,008$669+13%

329Windcrest, TXTX5,809$669+30%

330Iowa Colony, TXTX20,503$669+36%

331Lancaster, TXTX40,526$671+36%

332Garland, TXTX249,625$672+36%

333Pearland, TXTX129,930$672+43%

334McKinney, TXTX236,001$678+56%

335DeSoto, TXTX56,681$680+37%

336Woodway, TXTX9,753$681+39%

337Tomball, TXTX15,768$682+58%

338Portland, TXTX20,833$686+61%

339Fairview, TXTX10,913$688+31%

340Liberty Hill, TXTX13,317$690–

341Mesquite, TXTX150,693$691+47%

342Willow Park, TXTX7,439$695−23%

343Hewitt, TXTX16,754$696+33%

344Bedford, TXTX47,958$696+53%

345Webster, TXTX12,507$700+39%

346North Richland Hills, TXTX70,843$702+47%

347Roanoke, TXTX10,931$702+47%

348Euless, TXTX60,008$703+55%

349Wylie, TXTX63,842$708+55%

350Horizon City, TXTX25,118$709+33%

351Irving, TXTX257,076$714+47%

352Fate, TXTX29,007$718+69%

353Highland Park, TXTX8,764$719+10%

354Scenic Oaks, TXTX10,569$720+25%

355Converse, TXTX32,481$722+39%

356Austin, TXTX1,002,632$724+77%

357Boerne, TXTX24,047$725+71%

358Duncanville, TXTX38,915$731+38%

359Argyle, TXTX6,372$731+53%

360Rockwall, TXTX53,980$735+35%

361Addison, TXTX17,195$738+62%

362Wolfforth, TXTX8,746$742+65%

363Cedar Hill, TXTX49,801$743+27%

364Oak Point, TXTX6,909$745+20%

365Timberwood Park, TXTX35,413$747+38%

366Glenn Heights, TXTX20,327$748+21%

367Sachse, TXTX32,834$750+38%

368Robinson, TXTX13,028$753+36%

369Dripping Springs, TXTX11,167$753+71%

370Wells Branch, TXTX13,523$756+89%

371Krum, TXTX6,808$757+57%

372Pecan Grove, TXTX24,272$759+63%

373The Woodlands, TXTX121,002$760+43%

374Grapevine, TXTX50,714$764+58%

375League City, TXTX119,905$768+38%

376Hutto, TXTX46,048$773+72%

377Carrollton, TXTX134,562$781+44%

378Southlake, TXTX31,175$781+18%

379Farmers Branch, TXTX38,320$783+38%

380Lewisville, TXTX139,006$783+61%

381Stafford, TXTX18,043$791+54%

382Aledo, TXTX7,122$792+71%

383Keller, TXTX46,078$792+37%

384Jersey, TXTX7,729$796−20%

385Horseshoe Bay, TXTX5,339$798+54%

386Colleyville, TXTX25,727$800+24%

387Lucas, TXTX8,896$806+47%

388Round Rock, TXTX141,282$812+82%

389Fort Bliss, TXTX11,460$815+133%

390Spring, TXTX68,580$825+34%

391Richardson, TXTX118,542$827+39%

392Leander, TXTX91,132$829+57%

393Helotes, TXTX10,387$831+71%

394Mission Bend, TXTX36,586$844+24%

395Cedar Park, TXTX79,032$849+46%

396Bee Cave, TXTX8,464$850+66%

397Frisco, TXTX236,955$850+50%

398Friendswood, TXTX41,319$855+41%

399Plano, TXTX293,028$862+47%

400Atascocita, TXTX99,354$875–

401Allen, TXTX113,447$887+38%

402Pflugerville, TXTX68,316$891+46%

403Missouri City, TXTX77,327$893+26%

404Parker, TXTX6,462$900+67%

405Rowlett, TXTX67,890$900+32%

406Heath, TXTX11,671$919+12%

407Sugar Land, TXTX107,726$939+30%

408Watauga, TXTX22,981$941+35%

409Coppell, TXTX41,386$946+54%

410Murphy, TXTX20,985$958+69%

411Hickory Creek, TXTX6,875$966+19%

412The Colony, TXTX46,196$986+44%

413Corinth, TXTX25,297$1,002+38%

414Lago Vista, TXTX10,498$1,010+65%

415Cinco Ranch, TXTX18,611$1,016–

416University Park, TXTX25,323$1,028+46%

417Flower Mound, TXTX79,540$1,050+42%

418Trophy Club, TXTX13,695$1,056+45%

419Brushy Creek, TXTX19,576$1,084+67%

420Bellaire, TXTX17,434$1,119+66%

421Pecan Plantation, TXTX6,452$1,125–

422Lakeway, TXTX19,027$1,182+73%

423Highland, TXTX16,029$1,276+36%

424McLendon-Chisholm, TXTX5,629$1,325+200%

425West University Place, TXTX15,158$1,418+66%

426Fair Oaks Ranch, TXTX12,025$1,594+59%

427Shady Hollow, TXTX5,709$1,625–

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