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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Highest Rents in Texas

Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.

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Texas ranked

#County Median rentMonthly to ownMedian home
1 Rockwall County $1,899$3,408$386,000
2 Collin County $1,792$3,920$447,600
3 Fort Bend County $1,770$3,216$350,300
4 Williamson County $1,720$3,665$414,600
5 Travis County $1,669$4,198$487,600
6 Denton County $1,642$3,577$403,400
7 Kendall County $1,576$4,080$489,800
8 Chambers County $1,548$2,497$289,900
9 Montgomery County $1,471$2,848$317,500
10 Dallas County $1,469$2,530$277,900
11 Comal County $1,460$3,369$398,800
12 Ellis County $1,449$2,709$306,400
13 Tarrant County $1,447$2,686$294,100
14 Parker County $1,440$3,005$343,600
15 Guadalupe County $1,439$2,552$285,900
16 Hays County $1,417$3,315$371,400
17 Hood County $1,414$2,434$281,300
18 Brazoria County $1,410$2,536$276,800
19 Kaufman County $1,408$2,649$290,800
20 Midland County $1,383$2,552$293,000
21 Andrews County $1,364$1,736$188,200
22 Galveston County $1,360$2,542$284,900
23 Harris County $1,349$2,350$255,000
24 Johnson County $1,343$2,253$254,600
25 Bastrop County $1,342$2,423$269,500
26 Gillespie County $1,331$3,563$432,300
27 Burnet County $1,324$2,655$310,500
28 Jeff Davis County $1,314$1,951$234,400
29 Bexar County $1,290$2,279$244,100
30 Ector County $1,284$1,747$190,500
31 San Patricio County $1,239$1,704$180,400
32 Wise County $1,239$2,411$277,200
33 Nueces County $1,224$1,845$194,700
34 Waller County $1,210$2,568$292,000
35 Smith County $1,197$1,980$220,800
36 Hunt County $1,184$1,911$210,900
37 Grayson County $1,178$2,048$228,300
38 Martin County $1,175$1,470$162,200
39 Bell County $1,168$2,037$221,100
40 Brazos County $1,160$2,535$279,700
41 Victoria County $1,151$1,837$197,600
42 Caldwell County $1,145$1,955$215,600
43 Erath County $1,134$2,200$251,900
44 Lubbock County $1,134$1,866$199,600
45 Oldham County $1,125$1,388$144,800
46 Tom Green County $1,125$1,728$186,700
47 Calhoun County $1,121$1,442$150,000
48 Coryell County $1,120$1,663$177,400
49 Randall County $1,119$2,096$227,500
50 Austin County $1,111$2,382$270,900
51 Taylor County $1,111$1,765$190,300
52 McLennan County $1,106$2,019$219,200
53 Medina County $1,091$1,986$220,000
54 Washington County $1,091$2,347$270,100
55 Cooke County $1,088$2,010$224,600
56 Jefferson County $1,079$1,542$159,600
57 Kerr County $1,079$2,450$285,100
58 Dallam County $1,074$1,374$140,500
59 Gregg County $1,072$1,701$185,800
60 Wilson County $1,069$2,509$286,300
61 Angelina County $1,056$1,422$149,800
62 Aransas County $1,052$2,060$236,800
63 Lee County $1,050$2,133$247,500
64 El Paso County $1,045$1,676$167,300
65 Navarro County $1,039$1,511$159,900
66 Hopkins County $1,038$1,735$193,200
67 Liberty County $1,038$1,558$167,100
68 Bee County $1,028$1,066$102,800
69 Irion County $1,028$1,406$152,600
70 Palo Pinto County $1,024$1,564$167,300
71 Hartley County $1,023$1,916$213,200
72 Kleberg County $1,022$1,487$152,200
73 Orange County $1,018$1,528$163,400
74 San Jacinto County $1,018$1,667$183,100
75 Parmer County $1,015$1,278$127,300
76 Upshur County $1,015$1,587$171,200
77 Hardin County $1,011$1,709$188,200
78 Jackson County $1,011$1,595$175,500
79 Armstrong County $1,010$1,734$185,700
80 Van Zandt County $1,010$1,789$199,500
81 Polk County $1,009$1,427$154,000
82 Anderson County $1,006$1,568$173,400
83 Frio County $1,006$1,140$110,100
84 Colorado County $1,002$1,744$194,000
85 Bandera County $998$2,145$249,800
86 Matagorda County $998$1,520$162,200
87 Atascosa County $997$1,491$157,400
88 Rusk County $997$1,522$166,900
89 Webb County $997$1,741$178,900
90 Llano County $995$2,660$322,300
91 Wheeler County $995$1,027$97,600
92 Fannin County $994$1,897$213,500
93 Howard County $993$1,406$150,300
94 Potter County $989$1,333$134,900
95 Reeves County $988$1,131$113,700
96 Walker County $986$1,855$207,900
97 Wharton County $986$1,720$182,700
98 Grimes County $985$1,997$226,600
99 Henderson County $978$1,693$189,600
100 Harrison County $977$1,611$178,200
101 Pecos County $973$1,342$142,900
102 Wichita County $972$1,418$141,600
103 Culberson County $971$880$84,500
104 Jack County $968$1,625$174,800
105 Sterling County $968$1,349$143,200
106 Bowie County $966$1,519$161,300
107 Uvalde County $966$1,417$144,400
108 Lampasas County $961$2,104$236,000
109 Montague County $957$1,686$189,400
110 Val Verde County $956$1,463$151,500
111 DeWitt County $955$1,504$167,200
112 Tyler County $951$1,307$138,400
113 Live Oak County $949$1,319$142,300
114 Franklin County $948$1,861$213,200
115 Milam County $948$1,545$168,900
116 Hemphill County $946$1,919$214,900
117 Ward County $939$1,260$138,800
118 Jones County $938$994$92,700
119 Childress County $934$1,170$115,100
120 Carson County $933$1,362$140,600
121 Lynn County $933$1,325$130,800
122 Yoakum County $931$1,642$183,000
123 Hill County $929$1,524$163,100
124 Somervell County $927$2,179$253,600
125 Bosque County $926$1,658$184,500
126 Hidalgo County $925$1,272$124,000
127 Nacogdoches County $923$1,445$158,200
128 Blanco County $920$3,294$396,200
129 Concho County $919$1,098$105,800
130 Deaf Smith County $919$1,167$116,000
131 Scurry County $913$1,146$110,800
132 Castro County $910$979$94,900
133 Burleson County $909$1,582$174,000
134 Fayette County $909$2,322$271,100
135 Ochiltree County $905$1,340$137,200
136 Red River County $902$1,266$133,800
137 Lamb County $900$842$76,600
138 Winkler County $900$1,166$121,200
139 Cameron County $899$1,224$120,000
140 Gray County $898$1,048$100,400
141 Lamar County $897$1,580$175,500
142 Rains County $895$1,906$214,900
143 Moore County $894$1,339$135,400
144 Runnels County $894$1,077$103,700
145 San Saba County $894$1,483$161,800
146 Brown County $887$1,410$149,900
147 Jim Wells County $885$1,067$104,800
148 Crane County $883$1,192$119,900
149 Callahan County $881$1,364$144,800
150 Sherman County $881$1,304$125,500
151 Cherokee County $880$1,499$160,300
152 Lavaca County $879$1,928$220,900
153 Newton County $877$881$83,100
154 Dawson County $873$993$90,800
155 Houston County $873$1,421$155,100
156 Karnes County $872$1,290$136,900
157 Willacy County $868$755$60,800
158 Nolan County $866$1,038$98,300
159 Wilbarger County $862$1,039$98,800
160 Delta County $857$1,384$149,400
161 Kent County $856$1,069$108,900
162 Marion County $854$1,070$110,500
163 Hutchinson County $852$1,067$102,200
164 Wood County $851$1,727$195,100
165 Young County $849$1,539$165,300
166 Hamilton County $847$1,255$124,800
167 Freestone County $844$1,508$164,400
168 Refugio County $842$998$94,400
169 McCulloch County $838$1,075$104,400
170 Gonzales County $837$1,490$158,900
171 Limestone County $835$1,450$154,400
172 Madison County $832$1,404$149,100
173 Shelby County $832$1,101$111,700
174 Clay County $825$1,527$161,300
175 Haskell County $824$956$92,000
176 Morris County $824$1,103$110,200
177 Comanche County $823$1,357$137,800
178 Trinity County $823$1,096$110,100
179 Cass County $821$1,273$133,500
180 Jim Hogg County $820$1,248$125,600
181 Titus County $817$1,479$157,900
182 Hockley County $813$1,151$112,700
183 Terry County $813$1,139$111,200
184 Menard County $810$1,107$105,300
185 Panola County $810$1,349$146,000
186 Lipscomb County $807$1,265$128,400
187 Reagan County $806$1,513$163,700
188 Eastland County $803$1,195$121,700
189 Stephens County $802$1,113$105,700
190 Hale County $798$1,090$106,100
191 Leon County $798$1,566$177,400
192 Garza County $797$894$79,300
193 Kimble County $795$1,606$173,100
194 Jasper County $790$1,211$125,900
195 Maverick County $789$1,453$151,500
196 Gaines County $788$1,735$185,300
197 Camp County $774$1,477$159,900
198 Robertson County $773$1,554$172,700
199 Kinney County $771$951$88,500
200 Hansford County $770$1,325$132,100
201 Sutton County $770$1,364$140,600
202 Roberts County $769$1,598$176,800
203 Brewster County $768$1,938$216,000
204 Archer County $766$1,633$175,300
205 Dickens County $753$760$65,000
206 Dimmit County $753$867$80,300
207 Mason County $751$2,305$274,600
208 Falls County $747$1,026$97,300
209 Bailey County $744$1,083$104,400
210 San Augustine County $741$869$83,500
211 Cochran County $738$693$57,700
212 Sabine County $738$1,253$131,900
213 Duval County $737$910$86,400
214 Swisher County $729$981$89,200
215 Motley County $725$870$81,100
216 Goliad County $724$1,649$182,800
217 Starr County $715$967$93,300
218 Coleman County $714$969$91,200
219 Edwards County $714$846$78,300
220 Mills County $713$1,757$200,200
221 Briscoe County $692$883$82,900
222 Upton County $689$1,068$106,300
223 Hardeman County $688$840$76,500
224 Coke County $687$1,125$112,900
225 Donley County $686$945$90,500
226 Baylor County $685$977$93,300
227 Hudspeth County $664$691$57,400
228 Knox County $661$802$66,800
229 Crosby County $637$870$75,500
230 Fisher County $629$883$77,600
231 Schleicher County $627$1,152$113,400
232 Stonewall County $620$678$54,700
233 Collingsworth County $619$1,098$108,400
234 Hall County $610$871$80,200
235 Floyd County $587$1,023$101,000
236 Crockett County $585$1,238$140,000
237 Foard County $577$800$71,400
238 Zapata County $569$925$88,800
239 Throckmorton County $548$898$84,200
240 Zavala County $544$949$88,100
241 Brooks County $487$894$82,700
242 Shackelford County $485$1,641$176,900
243 Mitchell County $481$968$85,700
244 Presidio County $445$1,246$123,100
245 Cottle County $323$664$54,100
246 Borden County —$1,003$105,400
247 Glasscock County —$2,037$248,600
248 La Salle County —$1,064$101,000
249 McMullen County —$1,166$108,800
250 Terrell County —$1,384$152,200

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

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