Texas Affordable Communities to Rent

Legend for Rent/Income ratios

*Low Vacancy 28% or less 29-30% 31‑32% 33‑34% 35% or more

2024 Median Rent to Income by Communities in Texas

We have organized the results by most affordable communities regardless of size. You can compare the cost of living along with availability of housing and employment in each community. Conditions may change in the economy and housing market of a local community since the census data we use is from the latest five year community survey from 2024. Use the information for ideas on where to look and investigate further for communities in Texas that maybe of interest to you. We are showing you monthly figures for median rent to renters median household income.

*We do not display counties where the vacancy rate is below 1.5% or in very few cases where renter household income is not available.

2024 United States Median Rent

Location	Monthly Rent	Household Income	Rent / Income	Vacancy	**2023 Unemployment
United States	$1,413	$4,414	32.0%	5.5%	3.6%

Source: US Census Bureau - ACS 5 Yr 2024
**Bureau of Labor Statistics - Annual Unemployment Average for 2023

2024 Texas Median Rent

Location	Monthly Rent	Household Income	Rent / Income	Vacancy	**2023 Unemployment
Texas	$1,403	$4,435	31.6%	7.7%	3.9%

Source: US Census Bureau - ACS 5 Yr 2024
**Bureau of Labor Statistics - Annual Unemployment Average for 2023

Communities in Texas

Rank	State	County	Population	Monthly Rent	Household Income	Rent / Income	Vacancy	**2023 Unemployment
1	TX	Terrell	835	$0	$10,469	0.0%	28.4%	3.5%
2	TX	Briscoe	1,301	$631	$5,781	10.9%	17.7%	3.8%
3	TX	Crane	4,610	$882	$6,115	14.4%	12.0%	4.5%
4	TX	Shackelford	3,175	$718	$4,494	16.0%	1.8%	2.7%
5	TX	Edwards	1,290	$713	$4,264	16.7%	15.5%	2.5%
6	TX	Collingsworth	2,588	$714	$4,182	17.1%	7.6%	3.6%
7	TX	Menard	1,955	$729	$4,245	17.2%	5.2%	3.7%
8	TX	Armstrong	1,822	$1,021	$5,694	17.9%	3.8%	3.3%
9	TX	Mills	4,511	$708	$3,950	17.9%	9.0%	3.9%
10	TX	Throckmorton	1,639	$878	$4,850	18.1%	3.3%	3.6%
11	TX	Somervell	9,691	$773	$4,115	18.8%	5.0%	3.6%
12	TX	Fisher	3,655	$601	$3,177	18.9%	8.9%	3.3%
13	TX	Clay	10,495	$811	$4,287	18.9%	2.5%	3.7%
14	TX	Culberson	2,195	$1,043	$5,492	19.0%	1.7%	3.2%
15	TX	Floyd	5,216	$676	$3,497	19.3%	12.1%	4.3%
16	TX	Falls	17,291	$731	$3,781	19.3%	4.0%	4.1%
17	TX	Mitchell	9,018	$524	$2,694	19.4%	11.6%	4.0%
18	TX	Presidio	5,930	$448	$2,284	19.6%	6.2%	6.3%
19	TX	Concho	3,328	$733	$3,685	19.9%	9.1%	3.1%
20	TX	Sutton	3,277	$772	$3,868	20.0%	10.8%	5.8%
21	TX	Cottle	1,368	$264	$1,308	20.2%	10.2%	2.6%
22	TX	Archer	8,867	$770	$3,813	20.2%	9.0%	3.5%
23	TX	Parmer	9,731	$1,081	$5,327	20.3%	15.5%	2.6%
24	TX	Kinney	3,157	$1,272	$6,210	20.5%	11.5%	4.6%
25	TX	Madison	13,648	$851	$4,102	20.7%	11.2%	4.6%
26	TX	Runnels	9,874	$847	$4,046	20.9%	1.7%	3.9%
27	TX	Blanco	12,446	$1,017	$4,836	21.0%	4.7%	2.8%
28	TX	Delta	5,438	$945	$4,441	21.3%	2.1%	4.5%
29	TX	Pecos	14,896	$918	$4,311	21.3%	4.9%	3.6%
30	TX	Deaf Smith	18,460	$926	$4,346	21.3%	8.8%	3.1%
31	TX	Coke	3,353	$729	$3,351	21.8%	5.1%	3.3%
32	TX	Brewster	9,503	$839	$3,836	21.9%	4.3%	3.2%
33	TX	Donley	3,257	$780	$3,537	22.1%	9.6%	3.9%
34	TX	Lynn	5,752	$927	$4,138	22.4%	9.4%	3.3%
35	TX	Hardeman	3,501	$684	$3,046	22.5%	16.7%	4.8%
36	TX	DeWitt	20,016	$921	$4,099	22.5%	11.0%	3.3%
37	TX	Gaines	22,232	$789	$3,513	22.5%	10.9%	2.9%
38	TX	Sherman	2,295	$835	$3,699	22.6%	5.7%	3.2%
39	TX	San Saba	5,696	$958	$4,240	22.6%	7.2%	3.8%
40	TX	Kimble	4,389	$790	$3,465	22.8%	7.1%	3.4%
41	TX	Andrews	18,610	$1,305	$5,707	22.9%	2.9%	3.0%
42	TX	Hall	2,820	$529	$2,288	23.1%	8.0%	4.3%
43	TX	Bosque	18,687	$928	$4,005	23.2%	6.4%	3.5%
44	TX	Robertson	17,167	$779	$3,341	23.3%	8.1%	3.6%
45	TX	Oldham	2,249	$1,111	$4,740	23.4%	3.0%	3.0%
46	TX	Hartley	5,215	$1,028	$4,366	23.5%	8.3%	2.1%
47	TX	Martin	5,218	$971	$4,113	23.6%	5.3%	2.7%
48	TX	Lampasas	22,715	$1,059	$4,495	23.6%	2.5%	3.8%
49	TX	Wheeler	4,862	$970	$4,101	23.7%	8.4%	3.7%
50	TX	Calhoun	19,868	$891	$3,757	23.7%	3.3%	3.3%
51	TX	Uvalde	24,881	$981	$4,139	23.7%	4.0%	4.2%
52	TX	Lipscomb	2,918	$876	$3,681	23.8%	18.3%	3.2%
53	TX	Moore	21,373	$939	$3,950	23.8%	17.0%	2.7%
54	TX	Chambers	51,498	$1,609	$6,696	24.0%	10.2%	5.4%
55	TX	La Salle	6,839	$819	$3,329	24.6%	10.0%	2.6%
56	TX	Duval	9,742	$741	$2,990	24.8%	2.5%	4.4%
57	TX	Baylor	3,485	$581	$2,335	24.9%	7.2%	2.5%
58	TX	Hockley	21,363	$850	$3,410	24.9%	7.4%	3.6%
59	TX	Bastrop	106,582	$1,410	$5,674	24.9%	1.7%	3.4%
60	TX	Cochran	2,550	$697	$2,784	25.0%	5.8%	4.0%
61	TX	Crosby	5,041	$684	$2,734	25.0%	6.2%	4.2%
62	TX	Gonzales	19,851	$840	$3,366	25.0%	1.5%	3.4%
63	TX	Stephens	9,351	$846	$3,362	25.2%	11.4%	3.9%
64	TX	Bandera	22,021	$1,149	$4,563	25.2%	6.0%	3.5%
65	TX	Fayette	25,042	$988	$3,922	25.2%	4.4%	3.4%
66	TX	Val Verde	47,741	$994	$3,937	25.2%	2.5%	5.5%
67	TX	Ward	11,144	$1,118	$4,421	25.3%	12.1%	3.0%
68	TX	Scurry	16,488	$1,020	$4,032	25.3%	5.8%	4.1%
69	TX	Colorado	21,006	$926	$3,667	25.3%	4.1%	3.5%
70	TX	Hutchinson	20,184	$932	$3,649	25.5%	5.8%	4.3%
71	TX	Castro	7,344	$896	$3,496	25.6%	8.7%	3.1%
72	TX	Comanche	13,950	$855	$3,337	25.6%	3.9%	3.6%
73	TX	Nolan	14,454	$913	$3,559	25.7%	9.4%	3.5%
74	TX	Lavaca	20,552	$910	$3,540	25.7%	2.2%	3.3%
75	TX	Shelby	24,155	$781	$3,038	25.7%	1.8%	4.5%
76	TX	Wilson	52,781	$1,069	$4,157	25.7%	8.1%	3.2%
77	TX	Burleson	18,857	$1,063	$4,092	26.0%	8.4%	3.6%
78	TX	Washington	36,647	$1,165	$4,467	26.1%	6.2%	3.9%
79	TX	Frio	18,582	$1,016	$3,881	26.2%	5.6%	3.3%
80	TX	Cherokee	51,886	$933	$3,555	26.2%	8.9%	4.4%
81	TX	Kerr	53,489	$1,109	$4,214	26.3%	6.9%	3.5%
82	TX	Randall	146,070	$1,170	$4,451	26.3%	8.6%	2.9%
83	TX	Jackson	15,152	$1,065	$4,021	26.5%	6.6%	3.3%
84	TX	Hardin	57,642	$1,049	$3,954	26.5%	7.7%	4.9%
85	TX	Reeves	12,664	$981	$3,683	26.6%	7.3%	3.1%
86	TX	Hopkins	37,784	$1,109	$4,151	26.7%	4.4%	3.5%
87	TX	Ochiltree	9,786	$891	$3,313	26.9%	5.3%	3.3%
88	TX	Coryell	84,748	$1,186	$4,392	27.0%	3.1%	4.5%
89	TX	Rains	12,775	$989	$3,627	27.3%	1.6%	3.5%
90	TX	San Jacinto	28,441	$1,060	$3,878	27.3%	8.9%	4.7%
91	TX	Wilbarger	12,616	$932	$3,403	27.4%	11.5%	5.0%
92	TX	Eastland	18,011	$866	$3,160	27.4%	4.9%	4.6%
93	TX	Fannin	37,326	$1,035	$3,774	27.4%	2.4%	3.4%
94	TX	Sabine	10,023	$844	$3,063	27.6%	7.8%	6.8%
95	TX	Brazoria	391,255	$1,454	$5,244	27.7%	12.0%	4.4%
96	TX	Palo Pinto	29,295	$1,093	$3,937	27.8%	6.4%	3.7%
97	TX	Hill	37,328	$946	$3,408	27.8%	6.5%	4.0%
98	TX	Upshur	42,567	$995	$3,583	27.8%	7.5%	4.2%
99	TX	Gregg	125,480	$1,102	$3,971	27.8%	5.3%	4.2%
100	TX	Midland	174,801	$1,407	$5,047	27.9%	8.6%	2.5%
101	TX	Hale	32,131	$836	$2,965	28.2%	6.4%	4.9%
102	TX	Lamar	50,669	$949	$3,360	28.2%	6.8%	4.3%
103	TX	Zavala	9,412	$548	$1,940	28.3%	1.9%	7.3%
104	TX	Medina	53,547	$1,196	$4,206	28.4%	5.6%	3.8%
105	TX	Winkler	7,454	$1,037	$3,634	28.5%	4.4%	3.4%
106	TX	Howard	32,290	$1,034	$3,628	28.5%	7.6%	4.3%
107	TX	Wharton	41,794	$1,046	$3,670	28.5%	9.6%	3.9%
108	TX	Atascosa	51,008	$1,061	$3,719	28.5%	3.5%	3.8%
109	TX	Wichita	129,996	$1,006	$3,525	28.5%	10.8%	3.9%
110	TX	Morris	12,076	$859	$3,001	28.6%	3.2%	5.9%
111	TX	Camp	12,798	$801	$2,802	28.6%	3.7%	4.4%
112	TX	Polk	52,800	$987	$3,453	28.6%	9.9%	5.4%
113	TX	Guadalupe	183,642	$1,517	$5,267	28.8%	4.8%	3.4%
114	TX	Collin	1,163,337	$1,859	$6,455	28.8%	6.1%	3.5%
115	TX	Grimes	31,340	$1,069	$3,693	28.9%	7.2%	4.4%
116	TX	Orange	85,307	$1,100	$3,804	28.9%	16.5%	5.4%
117	TX	Smith	241,740	$1,238	$4,286	28.9%	17.4%	3.6%
118	TX	McCulloch	7,514	$806	$2,778	29.0%	7.5%	4.1%
119	TX	Burnet	52,652	$1,319	$4,548	29.0%	4.3%	3.1%
120	TX	Rusk	52,842	$1,015	$3,503	29.0%	8.4%	4.1%
121	TX	Gray	21,045	$933	$3,203	29.1%	17.7%	4.1%
122	TX	Tom Green	119,577	$1,154	$3,970	29.1%	7.9%	3.5%
123	TX	Williamson	672,688	$1,796	$6,163	29.1%	4.2%	3.4%
124	TX	Limestone	22,283	$905	$3,094	29.2%	7.8%	4.2%
125	TX	Ector	164,654	$1,259	$4,309	29.2%	4.2%	3.3%
126	TX	Hudspeth	3,403	$705	$2,409	29.3%	3.9%	3.8%
127	TX	Hood	65,894	$1,428	$4,854	29.4%	14.9%	3.7%
128	TX	Wise	75,005	$1,299	$4,399	29.5%	6.5%	3.7%
129	TX	Milam	25,567	$984	$3,329	29.6%	3.8%	4.2%
130	TX	Bowie	92,115	$988	$3,337	29.6%	3.6%	4.2%
131	TX	Montgomery	684,432	$1,532	$5,163	29.7%	7.7%	3.9%
132	TX	Trinity	14,046	$856	$2,871	29.8%	3.2%	5.0%
133	TX	Llano	22,424	$998	$3,347	29.8%	7.2%	3.6%
134	TX	Caldwell	48,669	$1,173	$3,931	29.8%	2.9%	3.5%
135	TX	Navarro	54,711	$1,076	$3,614	29.8%	3.1%	4.0%
136	TX	Victoria	91,413	$1,157	$3,885	29.8%	13.0%	4.1%
137	TX	Hunt	108,972	$1,222	$4,106	29.8%	7.7%	4.1%
138	TX	Houston	22,051	$887	$2,965	29.9%	6.1%	3.2%
139	TX	Travis	1,330,015	$1,744	$5,834	29.9%	4.6%	3.3%
140	TX	Henderson	84,862	$1,048	$3,479	30.1%	8.3%	4.1%
141	TX	Maverick	58,082	$859	$2,840	30.2%	5.6%	7.5%
142	TX	Liberty	103,380	$1,044	$3,462	30.2%	6.1%	5.5%
143	TX	Potter	115,975	$1,022	$3,389	30.2%	13.4%	3.1%
144	TX	Childress	6,743	$913	$3,013	30.3%	16.6%	2.8%
145	TX	Montague	21,046	$1,008	$3,307	30.5%	4.5%	3.5%
146	TX	Denton	979,561	$1,728	$5,632	30.7%	4.8%	3.5%
147	TX	Swisher	6,937	$783	$2,533	30.9%	20.1%	4.6%
148	TX	Bell	386,897	$1,224	$3,963	30.9%	5.8%	4.5%
149	TX	Harrison	70,155	$974	$3,147	31.0%	8.5%	4.7%
150	TX	San Patricio	70,181	$1,291	$4,170	31.0%	6.4%	4.8%
151	TX	Nueces	352,955	$1,283	$4,139	31.0%	11.3%	4.2%
152	TX	Upton	3,191	$720	$2,318	31.1%	8.3%	1.7%
153	TX	Young	18,029	$862	$2,763	31.2%	4.6%	3.4%
154	TX	Grayson	143,337	$1,310	$4,205	31.2%	3.3%	3.7%
155	TX	Taylor	145,863	$1,159	$3,709	31.3%	3.0%	3.3%
156	TX	Dallas	2,621,179	$1,565	$4,981	31.4%	9.1%	3.8%
157	TX	Aransas	24,876	$1,128	$3,582	31.5%	1.9%	4.9%
158	TX	Waller	61,552	$1,169	$3,714	31.5%	7.9%	4.6%
159	TX	Live Oak	11,620	$924	$2,928	31.6%	8.3%	3.8%
160	TX	Cameron	426,120	$912	$2,883	31.6%	5.5%	5.4%
161	TX	Hidalgo	891,977	$957	$3,012	31.8%	6.7%	6.1%
162	TX	Fort Bend	893,767	$1,807	$5,691	31.8%	6.7%	4.0%
163	TX	Freestone	20,049	$853	$2,673	31.9%	4.9%	5.1%
164	TX	Angelina	87,275	$1,076	$3,378	31.9%	5.0%	4.4%
165	TX	Cass	28,568	$852	$2,662	32.0%	7.3%	4.7%
166	TX	Wood	46,961	$862	$2,691	32.0%	5.6%	4.4%
167	TX	Webb	269,294	$1,027	$3,210	32.0%	8.7%	4.0%
168	TX	Leon	16,263	$907	$2,829	32.1%	7.9%	4.7%
169	TX	Johnson	195,597	$1,398	$4,355	32.1%	7.1%	3.6%
170	TX	Kleberg	30,579	$1,043	$3,199	32.6%	5.4%	4.6%
171	TX	Tarrant	2,167,390	$1,547	$4,741	32.6%	7.7%	3.7%
172	TX	Harris	4,838,303	$1,401	$4,300	32.6%	9.3%	4.3%
173	TX	Ellis	213,160	$1,594	$4,882	32.7%	3.8%	3.7%
174	TX	El Paso	870,779	$1,079	$3,298	32.7%	6.4%	4.4%
175	TX	Bexar	2,067,341	$1,354	$4,141	32.7%	8.8%	3.7%
176	TX	Matagorda	36,329	$999	$3,045	32.8%	10.3%	5.4%
177	TX	Gillespie	27,524	$1,340	$4,053	33.1%	5.0%	2.6%
178	TX	Van Zandt	62,649	$1,066	$3,220	33.1%	7.0%	3.5%
179	TX	Jefferson	253,878	$1,117	$3,374	33.1%	6.7%	6.3%
180	TX	Galveston	358,990	$1,404	$4,242	33.1%	8.9%	4.3%
181	TX	Dawson	12,134	$777	$2,323	33.4%	4.4%	4.2%
182	TX	Goliad	7,141	$754	$2,250	33.5%	1.6%	3.7%
183	TX	Walker	80,209	$1,031	$3,074	33.5%	8.2%	4.6%
184	TX	Hamilton	8,406	$885	$2,635	33.6%	2.7%	3.4%
185	TX	Comal	183,826	$1,603	$4,770	33.6%	6.6%	3.6%
186	TX	Lubbock	318,884	$1,178	$3,503	33.6%	7.8%	3.3%
187	TX	Kaufman	172,604	$1,554	$4,590	33.9%	9.2%	4.1%
188	TX	Brown	38,347	$919	$2,703	34.0%	5.6%	4.3%
189	TX	Rockwall	123,617	$1,992	$5,830	34.2%	6.9%	3.6%
190	TX	Parker	165,168	$1,500	$4,374	34.3%	7.6%	3.3%
191	TX	Austin	31,170	$1,137	$3,296	34.5%	9.5%	3.7%
192	TX	Erath	43,794	$1,146	$3,309	34.6%	7.4%	3.5%
193	TX	Hemphill	3,234	$836	$2,410	34.7%	4.0%	3.5%
194	TX	McLennan	266,067	$1,173	$3,329	35.2%	4.8%	3.7%
195	TX	Titus	31,363	$907	$2,567	35.3%	3.1%	4.2%
196	TX	Mason	3,955	$800	$2,240	35.7%	7.0%	3.5%
197	TX	Karnes	14,968	$957	$2,648	36.1%	11.6%	3.1%
198	TX	Tyler	20,238	$1,049	$2,909	36.1%	5.4%	5.8%
199	TX	Hays	268,638	$1,495	$4,109	36.4%	3.5%	3.3%
200	TX	Willacy	20,139	$809	$2,209	36.6%	10.7%	7.8%
201	TX	Red River	11,611	$1,044	$2,790	37.4%	3.0%	4.8%
202	TX	Kendall	48,567	$1,606	$4,268	37.6%	6.3%	3.3%
203	TX	Brazos	242,311	$1,193	$3,112	38.3%	7.5%	3.1%
204	TX	Nacogdoches	65,162	$965	$2,510	38.4%	6.8%	4.3%
205	TX	Jasper	32,727	$848	$2,202	38.5%	9.3%	6.3%
206	TX	Marion	9,737	$911	$2,284	39.9%	8.0%	4.8%
207	TX	Anderson	58,439	$1,041	$2,580	40.4%	6.7%	3.5%
208	TX	Starr	66,067	$726	$1,755	41.4%	6.5%	9.3%
209	TX	San Augustine	7,874	$591	$1,423	41.5%	1.6%	5.4%
210	TX	Jim Wells	38,850	$938	$2,248	41.7%	6.5%	5.2%
211	TX	Jack	8,882	$960	$2,254	42.6%	3.0%	3.6%
212	TX	Zapata	13,841	$617	$1,418	43.5%	1.9%	6.4%
213	TX	Bee	31,083	$1,065	$2,396	44.5%	2.9%	5.1%
214	TX	Real	2,802	$1,188	$2,631	45.1%	2.6%	5.1%
215	TX	Newton	12,093	$1,001	$1,637	61.1%	7.3%	7.1%

Source: US Census Bureau - ACS 5 Yr 2024
**Bureau of Labor Statistics - Annual Unemployment Average for 2023

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