Texas Affordable Communities to Rent

Legend for Rent/Income ratios

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

2023 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 2023. 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.

2023 United States Median Rent

Location	Monthly Rent	Household Income	Rent / Income	Vacancy	**2023 Unemployment
United States	$1,348	$4,283	31.5%	5.5%	3.6%

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

2023 Texas Median Rent

Location	Monthly Rent	Household Income	Rent / Income	Vacancy	**2023 Unemployment
Texas	$1,339	$4,320	31.0%	7.4%	3.9%

Source: US Census Bureau - ACS 5 Yr 2023
**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	851	$0	$10,285	0.0%	26.1%	3.5%
2	TX	La Salle	6,946	$0	$3,258	0.0%	13.3%	2.6%
3	TX	Briscoe	1,223	$692	$5,220	13.3%	20.6%	3.8%
4	TX	Crane	4,623	$883	$5,885	15.0%	11.2%	4.5%
5	TX	Fisher	3,661	$629	$4,167	15.1%	12.5%	3.3%
6	TX	Sutton	3,306	$770	$4,705	16.4%	4.4%	5.8%
7	TX	Floyd	5,294	$587	$3,464	16.9%	9.9%	4.3%
8	TX	Archer	8,734	$766	$4,340	17.6%	7.7%	3.5%
9	TX	Mills	4,499	$713	$4,028	17.7%	10.3%	3.9%
10	TX	Throckmorton	1,589	$548	$3,042	18.0%	3.7%	3.6%
11	TX	Duval	9,824	$737	$4,103	18.0%	2.0%	4.4%
12	TX	Hall	2,827	$610	$3,340	18.3%	13.0%	4.3%
13	TX	Clay	10,402	$825	$4,479	18.4%	1.5%	3.7%
14	TX	Collingsworth	2,733	$619	$3,318	18.7%	15.4%	3.6%
15	TX	Childress	6,772	$934	$4,812	19.4%	10.8%	2.8%
16	TX	Winkler	7,540	$900	$4,588	19.6%	4.5%	3.4%
17	TX	Andrews	18,518	$1,364	$6,932	19.7%	1.6%	3.0%
18	TX	Castro	7,328	$910	$4,605	19.8%	11.7%	3.1%
19	TX	Parmer	9,752	$1,015	$5,087	20.0%	14.0%	2.6%
20	TX	Brewster	9,464	$768	$3,782	20.3%	3.3%	3.2%
21	TX	Menard	1,964	$810	$3,963	20.4%	4.3%	3.7%
22	TX	Eastland	17,846	$803	$3,945	20.4%	4.0%	4.6%
23	TX	Haskell	5,390	$824	$4,014	20.5%	4.5%	3.8%
24	TX	Moore	21,234	$894	$4,370	20.5%	16.2%	2.7%
25	TX	Hudspeth	3,331	$664	$3,212	20.7%	5.8%	3.8%
26	TX	Mitchell	8,989	$481	$2,326	20.7%	24.3%	4.0%
27	TX	Ward	11,255	$939	$4,515	20.8%	15.1%	3.0%
28	TX	Cottle	1,302	$323	$1,545	20.9%	13.5%	2.6%
29	TX	Concho	3,301	$919	$4,396	20.9%	6.0%	3.1%
30	TX	Culberson	2,181	$971	$4,632	21.0%	4.3%	3.2%
31	TX	Donley	3,276	$686	$3,250	21.1%	11.9%	3.9%
32	TX	Coke	3,315	$687	$3,253	21.1%	7.5%	3.3%
33	TX	Deaf Smith	18,487	$919	$4,352	21.1%	7.3%	3.1%
34	TX	San Saba	5,802	$894	$4,215	21.2%	3.7%	3.8%
35	TX	Armstrong	1,883	$1,010	$4,733	21.3%	4.9%	3.3%
36	TX	Hardeman	3,529	$688	$3,205	21.5%	13.0%	4.8%
37	TX	Somervell	9,510	$927	$4,289	21.6%	2.9%	3.6%
38	TX	Presidio	6,043	$445	$2,055	21.7%	10.6%	6.3%
39	TX	Lipscomb	2,964	$807	$3,654	22.1%	22.1%	3.2%
40	TX	Burleson	18,327	$909	$4,118	22.1%	5.4%	3.6%
41	TX	Ochiltree	9,852	$905	$4,085	22.2%	5.8%	3.3%
42	TX	Blanco	12,008	$920	$4,114	22.4%	3.6%	2.8%
43	TX	Leon	16,067	$798	$3,491	22.9%	7.9%	4.7%
44	TX	Scurry	16,633	$913	$3,986	22.9%	10.6%	4.1%
45	TX	Coleman	7,765	$714	$3,088	23.1%	2.0%	4.6%
46	TX	Chambers	49,178	$1,548	$6,674	23.2%	9.0%	5.4%
47	TX	Kimble	4,355	$795	$3,417	23.3%	6.4%	3.4%
48	TX	Hartley	5,307	$1,023	$4,300	23.8%	8.4%	2.1%
49	TX	Bosque	18,546	$926	$3,879	23.9%	7.1%	3.5%
50	TX	Cochran	2,520	$738	$3,063	24.1%	5.2%	4.0%
51	TX	Wheeler	4,902	$995	$4,110	24.2%	11.9%	3.7%
52	TX	DeWitt	19,853	$955	$3,942	24.2%	12.6%	3.3%
53	TX	Lampasas	22,267	$961	$3,961	24.3%	2.7%	3.8%
54	TX	Wilson	51,501	$1,069	$4,398	24.3%	7.8%	3.2%
55	TX	Knox	3,322	$661	$2,695	24.5%	3.4%	3.5%
56	TX	Lynn	5,667	$933	$3,810	24.5%	9.2%	3.3%
57	TX	Gonzales	19,764	$837	$3,388	24.7%	2.0%	3.4%
58	TX	Gaines	21,904	$788	$3,180	24.8%	4.0%	2.9%
59	TX	Upton	3,227	$689	$2,748	25.1%	8.4%	1.7%
60	TX	Bandera	21,589	$998	$3,979	25.1%	4.0%	3.5%
61	TX	Sabine	9,998	$738	$2,933	25.2%	8.8%	6.8%
62	TX	Lavaca	20,479	$879	$3,484	25.2%	6.6%	3.3%
63	TX	Uvalde	24,810	$966	$3,818	25.3%	2.6%	4.2%
64	TX	Oldham	2,097	$1,125	$4,420	25.5%	2.7%	3.0%
65	TX	Coryell	83,772	$1,120	$4,374	25.6%	1.8%	4.5%
66	TX	Hale	32,247	$798	$3,102	25.7%	6.7%	4.9%
67	TX	Hockley	21,455	$813	$3,145	25.8%	5.9%	3.6%
68	TX	Medina	52,419	$1,091	$4,171	26.2%	4.4%	3.8%
69	TX	Rains	12,505	$895	$3,399	26.3%	2.1%	3.5%
70	TX	Nolan	14,565	$866	$3,277	26.4%	11.0%	3.5%
71	TX	Palo Pinto	28,920	$1,024	$3,872	26.4%	3.3%	3.7%
72	TX	Howard	33,127	$993	$3,762	26.4%	7.8%	4.3%
73	TX	Hill	36,664	$929	$3,521	26.4%	3.2%	4.0%
74	TX	Kerr	53,166	$1,079	$4,090	26.4%	6.0%	3.5%
75	TX	Randall	143,791	$1,119	$4,237	26.4%	9.7%	2.9%
76	TX	Hemphill	3,311	$946	$3,569	26.5%	3.3%	3.5%
77	TX	Wilbarger	12,712	$862	$3,250	26.5%	6.5%	5.0%
78	TX	Calhoun	19,921	$1,121	$4,195	26.7%	2.4%	3.3%
79	TX	Hopkins	37,351	$1,038	$3,888	26.7%	4.5%	3.5%
80	TX	Zavala	9,532	$544	$2,026	26.9%	3.7%	7.3%
81	TX	Live Oak	11,444	$949	$3,534	26.9%	9.3%	3.8%
82	TX	Washington	36,156	$1,091	$4,042	27.0%	2.6%	3.9%
83	TX	Hunt	104,917	$1,184	$4,382	27.0%	7.5%	4.1%
84	TX	Shelby	24,108	$832	$3,066	27.1%	2.8%	4.5%
85	TX	Val Verde	47,647	$956	$3,519	27.2%	2.3%	5.5%
86	TX	Mason	3,951	$751	$2,754	27.3%	7.7%	3.5%
87	TX	Martin	5,230	$1,175	$4,301	27.3%	6.1%	2.7%
88	TX	Atascosa	50,058	$997	$3,655	27.3%	3.5%	3.8%
89	TX	Hardin	57,126	$1,011	$3,709	27.3%	7.8%	4.9%
90	TX	Gregg	124,860	$1,072	$3,931	27.3%	5.9%	4.2%
91	TX	Young	17,963	$849	$3,104	27.4%	3.7%	3.4%
92	TX	Fayette	24,783	$909	$3,302	27.5%	5.2%	3.4%
93	TX	Morris	12,014	$824	$2,949	27.9%	3.7%	5.9%
94	TX	McCulloch	7,565	$838	$2,992	28.0%	11.3%	4.1%
95	TX	Reeves	13,219	$988	$3,529	28.0%	7.7%	3.1%
96	TX	Madison	13,574	$832	$2,974	28.0%	10.9%	4.6%
97	TX	Midland	171,496	$1,383	$4,941	28.0%	7.7%	2.5%
98	TX	Brazoria	381,650	$1,410	$5,041	28.0%	11.2%	4.4%
99	TX	Cherokee	51,143	$880	$3,128	28.1%	9.1%	4.4%
100	TX	Orange	84,993	$1,018	$3,619	28.1%	16.7%	5.4%
101	TX	Wichita	129,842	$972	$3,459	28.1%	11.5%	3.9%
102	TX	Guadalupe	178,368	$1,439	$5,125	28.1%	4.3%	3.4%
103	TX	Polk	51,780	$1,009	$3,574	28.2%	10.7%	5.4%
104	TX	Swisher	6,981	$729	$2,575	28.3%	13.0%	4.6%
105	TX	San Jacinto	27,983	$1,018	$3,596	28.3%	6.4%	4.7%
106	TX	Smith	238,014	$1,197	$4,210	28.4%	17.8%	3.6%
107	TX	Rockwall	116,931	$1,899	$6,672	28.5%	4.9%	3.6%
108	TX	Collin	1,116,601	$1,792	$6,288	28.5%	6.5%	3.5%
109	TX	Baylor	3,464	$685	$2,399	28.6%	4.5%	2.5%
110	TX	Crosby	5,072	$637	$2,210	28.8%	9.5%	4.2%
111	TX	Colorado	20,736	$1,002	$3,479	28.8%	7.4%	3.5%
112	TX	Robertson	16,973	$773	$2,678	28.9%	8.3%	3.6%
113	TX	Llano	22,011	$995	$3,448	28.9%	3.7%	3.6%
114	TX	Bowie	92,321	$966	$3,334	29.0%	3.9%	4.2%
115	TX	Montgomery	654,722	$1,471	$5,070	29.0%	7.8%	3.9%
116	TX	Terry	11,699	$813	$2,790	29.1%	1.8%	3.9%
117	TX	Montague	20,599	$957	$3,288	29.1%	7.8%	3.5%
118	TX	Waller	59,455	$1,210	$4,152	29.1%	7.2%	4.6%
119	TX	Van Zandt	61,323	$1,010	$3,476	29.1%	5.9%	3.5%
120	TX	Henderson	83,658	$978	$3,358	29.1%	7.9%	4.1%
121	TX	Caldwell	47,184	$1,145	$3,920	29.2%	5.2%	3.5%
122	TX	Williamson	643,889	$1,720	$5,888	29.2%	3.5%	3.4%
123	TX	Gray	21,131	$898	$3,065	29.3%	15.7%	4.1%
124	TX	Lamar	50,421	$897	$3,064	29.3%	6.8%	4.3%
125	TX	Hutchinson	20,413	$852	$2,899	29.4%	5.1%	4.3%
126	TX	Milam	25,268	$948	$3,210	29.5%	1.7%	4.2%
127	TX	Travis	1,307,625	$1,669	$5,656	29.5%	4.2%	3.3%
128	TX	Victoria	91,281	$1,151	$3,873	29.7%	14.7%	4.1%
129	TX	Taylor	144,259	$1,111	$3,735	29.7%	3.0%	3.3%
130	TX	Delta	5,345	$857	$2,874	29.8%	5.9%	4.5%
131	TX	Aransas	24,449	$1,052	$3,536	29.8%	1.8%	4.9%
132	TX	Denton	945,644	$1,642	$5,484	29.9%	5.0%	3.5%
133	TX	Houston	22,042	$873	$2,914	30.0%	6.1%	3.2%
134	TX	Titus	31,284	$817	$2,722	30.0%	5.6%	4.2%
135	TX	Wharton	41,651	$986	$3,282	30.0%	8.1%	3.9%
136	TX	Grayson	139,988	$1,178	$3,928	30.0%	3.3%	3.7%
137	TX	Maverick	57,770	$789	$2,623	30.1%	4.2%	7.5%
138	TX	Frio	18,019	$1,006	$3,328	30.2%	7.5%	3.3%
139	TX	Tom Green	119,398	$1,125	$3,726	30.2%	8.2%	3.5%
140	TX	Camp	12,652	$774	$2,552	30.3%	3.4%	4.4%
141	TX	Burnet	51,064	$1,324	$4,372	30.3%	4.6%	3.1%
142	TX	Rusk	52,613	$997	$3,289	30.3%	8.9%	4.1%
143	TX	Johnson	188,820	$1,343	$4,436	30.3%	7.1%	3.6%
144	TX	Bell	379,811	$1,168	$3,836	30.4%	5.7%	4.5%
145	TX	Potter	116,634	$989	$3,245	30.5%	13.1%	3.1%
146	TX	Dallas	2,603,816	$1,469	$4,815	30.5%	8.9%	3.8%
147	TX	Navarro	53,735	$1,039	$3,386	30.7%	1.6%	4.0%
148	TX	Comal	174,552	$1,460	$4,752	30.7%	6.6%	3.6%
149	TX	Foard	1,079	$577	$1,875	30.8%	4.5%	3.3%
150	TX	Hamilton	8,320	$847	$2,749	30.8%	3.6%	3.4%
151	TX	Kaufman	160,718	$1,408	$4,575	30.8%	8.1%	4.1%
152	TX	Wise	72,359	$1,239	$4,011	30.9%	6.6%	3.7%
153	TX	Galveston	354,721	$1,360	$4,384	31.0%	8.1%	4.3%
154	TX	Trinity	13,850	$823	$2,625	31.3%	3.0%	5.0%
155	TX	Falls	17,063	$747	$2,388	31.3%	7.9%	4.1%
156	TX	Ector	163,206	$1,284	$4,102	31.3%	5.0%	3.3%
157	TX	Nueces	352,829	$1,224	$3,912	31.3%	10.7%	4.2%
158	TX	El Paso	866,275	$1,045	$3,343	31.3%	7.1%	4.4%
159	TX	Grimes	30,385	$985	$3,136	31.4%	7.8%	4.4%
160	TX	Parker	158,079	$1,440	$4,586	31.4%	9.9%	3.3%
161	TX	Hidalgo	880,921	$925	$2,941	31.5%	6.8%	6.1%
162	TX	Cass	28,582	$821	$2,599	31.6%	9.2%	4.7%
163	TX	Angelina	86,791	$1,056	$3,338	31.6%	5.5%	4.4%
164	TX	Cameron	423,192	$899	$2,841	31.6%	5.5%	5.4%
165	TX	Fort Bend	859,721	$1,770	$5,595	31.6%	6.3%	4.0%
166	TX	Tarrant	2,135,743	$1,447	$4,581	31.6%	7.6%	3.7%
167	TX	Webb	267,731	$997	$3,148	31.7%	8.0%	4.0%
168	TX	Upshur	41,864	$1,015	$3,194	31.8%	4.8%	4.2%
169	TX	Liberty	97,993	$1,038	$3,260	31.8%	4.1%	5.5%
170	TX	Ellis	203,927	$1,449	$4,551	31.8%	4.2%	3.7%
171	TX	Jefferson	253,939	$1,079	$3,395	31.8%	5.9%	6.3%
172	TX	Wood	46,094	$851	$2,658	32.0%	2.9%	4.4%
173	TX	Bexar	2,037,344	$1,290	$4,033	32.0%	8.1%	3.7%
174	TX	Harris	4,758,579	$1,349	$4,216	32.0%	8.7%	4.3%
175	TX	Hood	64,198	$1,414	$4,408	32.1%	16.3%	3.7%
176	TX	Brown	38,294	$887	$2,756	32.2%	4.7%	4.3%
177	TX	Freestone	19,813	$844	$2,617	32.3%	3.9%	5.1%
178	TX	Lubbock	314,633	$1,134	$3,490	32.5%	7.8%	3.3%
179	TX	Dimmit	8,507	$753	$2,297	32.8%	12.5%	3.2%
180	TX	Tyler	20,084	$951	$2,900	32.8%	1.6%	5.8%
181	TX	Goliad	7,096	$724	$2,197	32.9%	1.6%	3.7%
182	TX	Gillespie	27,202	$1,331	$4,047	32.9%	7.7%	2.6%
183	TX	Real	2,821	$877	$2,654	33.0%	12.4%	5.1%
184	TX	Limestone	22,185	$835	$2,519	33.2%	7.6%	4.2%
185	TX	Harrison	69,584	$977	$2,903	33.7%	8.9%	4.7%
186	TX	San Patricio	69,519	$1,239	$3,661	33.8%	5.9%	4.8%
187	TX	Jackson	15,081	$1,011	$2,985	33.9%	11.2%	3.3%
188	TX	Matagorda	36,274	$998	$2,942	33.9%	12.0%	5.4%
189	TX	Erath	43,244	$1,134	$3,330	34.1%	7.4%	3.5%
190	TX	McLennan	263,608	$1,106	$3,209	34.5%	4.5%	3.7%
191	TX	San Augustine	7,889	$741	$2,134	34.7%	3.3%	5.4%
192	TX	Karnes	14,819	$872	$2,506	34.8%	12.3%	3.1%
193	TX	Willacy	20,218	$868	$2,494	34.8%	9.9%	7.8%
194	TX	Bee	31,000	$1,028	$2,946	34.9%	5.4%	5.1%
195	TX	Jim Wells	38,863	$885	$2,480	35.7%	4.3%	5.2%
196	TX	Hays	256,429	$1,417	$3,950	35.9%	3.5%	3.3%
197	TX	Jasper	32,807	$790	$2,181	36.2%	6.4%	6.3%
198	TX	Kleberg	30,629	$1,022	$2,819	36.3%	6.0%	4.6%
199	TX	Austin	30,712	$1,111	$3,040	36.5%	7.8%	3.7%
200	TX	Walker	78,292	$986	$2,705	36.5%	6.5%	4.6%
201	TX	Pecos	14,983	$973	$2,655	36.7%	8.2%	3.6%
202	TX	Red River	11,621	$902	$2,447	36.9%	2.4%	4.8%
203	TX	Marion	9,631	$854	$2,307	37.0%	9.0%	4.8%
204	TX	Kendall	46,971	$1,576	$4,259	37.0%	3.4%	3.3%
205	TX	Anderson	57,825	$1,006	$2,716	37.0%	6.2%	3.5%
206	TX	Nacogdoches	64,897	$923	$2,446	37.7%	6.9%	4.3%
207	TX	Stephens	9,278	$802	$2,102	38.1%	15.5%	3.9%
208	TX	Brazos	237,980	$1,160	$3,046	38.1%	8.2%	3.1%
209	TX	Dawson	12,311	$873	$2,282	38.3%	2.7%	4.2%
210	TX	Brooks	6,987	$487	$1,242	39.2%	2.5%	5.5%
211	TX	Zapata	13,855	$569	$1,381	41.2%	2.3%	6.4%
212	TX	Jack	8,623	$968	$2,209	43.8%	4.7%	3.6%
213	TX	Starr	65,809	$715	$1,619	44.2%	8.0%	9.3%
214	TX	Newton	12,193	$877	$1,392	63.0%	7.7%	7.1%

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

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