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.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Texas ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median 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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