Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Texas
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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 | Cottle County | $323 | $664 | $54,100 |
| 2 | Presidio County | $445 | $1,246 | $123,100 |
| 3 | Mitchell County | $481 | $968 | $85,700 |
| 4 | Shackelford County | $485 | $1,641 | $176,900 |
| 5 | Brooks County | $487 | $894 | $82,700 |
| 6 | Zavala County | $544 | $949 | $88,100 |
| 7 | Throckmorton County | $548 | $898 | $84,200 |
| 8 | Zapata County | $569 | $925 | $88,800 |
| 9 | Foard County | $577 | $800 | $71,400 |
| 10 | Crockett County | $585 | $1,238 | $140,000 |
| 11 | Floyd County | $587 | $1,023 | $101,000 |
| 12 | Hall County | $610 | $871 | $80,200 |
| 13 | Collingsworth County | $619 | $1,098 | $108,400 |
| 14 | Stonewall County | $620 | $678 | $54,700 |
| 15 | Schleicher County | $627 | $1,152 | $113,400 |
| 16 | Fisher County | $629 | $883 | $77,600 |
| 17 | Crosby County | $637 | $870 | $75,500 |
| 18 | Knox County | $661 | $802 | $66,800 |
| 19 | Hudspeth County | $664 | $691 | $57,400 |
| 20 | Baylor County | $685 | $977 | $93,300 |
| 21 | Donley County | $686 | $945 | $90,500 |
| 22 | Coke County | $687 | $1,125 | $112,900 |
| 23 | Hardeman County | $688 | $840 | $76,500 |
| 24 | Upton County | $689 | $1,068 | $106,300 |
| 25 | Briscoe County | $692 | $883 | $82,900 |
| 26 | Mills County | $713 | $1,757 | $200,200 |
| 27 | Coleman County | $714 | $969 | $91,200 |
| 28 | Edwards County | $714 | $846 | $78,300 |
| 29 | Starr County | $715 | $967 | $93,300 |
| 30 | Goliad County | $724 | $1,649 | $182,800 |
| 31 | Motley County | $725 | $870 | $81,100 |
| 32 | Swisher County | $729 | $981 | $89,200 |
| 33 | Duval County | $737 | $910 | $86,400 |
| 34 | Cochran County | $738 | $693 | $57,700 |
| 35 | Sabine County | $738 | $1,253 | $131,900 |
| 36 | San Augustine County | $741 | $869 | $83,500 |
| 37 | Bailey County | $744 | $1,083 | $104,400 |
| 38 | Falls County | $747 | $1,026 | $97,300 |
| 39 | Mason County | $751 | $2,305 | $274,600 |
| 40 | Dickens County | $753 | $760 | $65,000 |
| 41 | Dimmit County | $753 | $867 | $80,300 |
| 42 | Archer County | $766 | $1,633 | $175,300 |
| 43 | Brewster County | $768 | $1,938 | $216,000 |
| 44 | Roberts County | $769 | $1,598 | $176,800 |
| 45 | Hansford County | $770 | $1,325 | $132,100 |
| 46 | Sutton County | $770 | $1,364 | $140,600 |
| 47 | Kinney County | $771 | $951 | $88,500 |
| 48 | Robertson County | $773 | $1,554 | $172,700 |
| 49 | Camp County | $774 | $1,477 | $159,900 |
| 50 | Gaines County | $788 | $1,735 | $185,300 |
| 51 | Maverick County | $789 | $1,453 | $151,500 |
| 52 | Jasper County | $790 | $1,211 | $125,900 |
| 53 | Kimble County | $795 | $1,606 | $173,100 |
| 54 | Garza County | $797 | $894 | $79,300 |
| 55 | Hale County | $798 | $1,090 | $106,100 |
| 56 | Leon County | $798 | $1,566 | $177,400 |
| 57 | Stephens County | $802 | $1,113 | $105,700 |
| 58 | Eastland County | $803 | $1,195 | $121,700 |
| 59 | Reagan County | $806 | $1,513 | $163,700 |
| 60 | Lipscomb County | $807 | $1,265 | $128,400 |
| 61 | Menard County | $810 | $1,107 | $105,300 |
| 62 | Panola County | $810 | $1,349 | $146,000 |
| 63 | Hockley County | $813 | $1,151 | $112,700 |
| 64 | Terry County | $813 | $1,139 | $111,200 |
| 65 | Titus County | $817 | $1,479 | $157,900 |
| 66 | Jim Hogg County | $820 | $1,248 | $125,600 |
| 67 | Cass County | $821 | $1,273 | $133,500 |
| 68 | Comanche County | $823 | $1,357 | $137,800 |
| 69 | Trinity County | $823 | $1,096 | $110,100 |
| 70 | Haskell County | $824 | $956 | $92,000 |
| 71 | Morris County | $824 | $1,103 | $110,200 |
| 72 | Clay County | $825 | $1,527 | $161,300 |
| 73 | Madison County | $832 | $1,404 | $149,100 |
| 74 | Shelby County | $832 | $1,101 | $111,700 |
| 75 | Limestone County | $835 | $1,450 | $154,400 |
| 76 | Gonzales County | $837 | $1,490 | $158,900 |
| 77 | McCulloch County | $838 | $1,075 | $104,400 |
| 78 | Refugio County | $842 | $998 | $94,400 |
| 79 | Freestone County | $844 | $1,508 | $164,400 |
| 80 | Hamilton County | $847 | $1,255 | $124,800 |
| 81 | Young County | $849 | $1,539 | $165,300 |
| 82 | Wood County | $851 | $1,727 | $195,100 |
| 83 | Hutchinson County | $852 | $1,067 | $102,200 |
| 84 | Marion County | $854 | $1,070 | $110,500 |
| 85 | Kent County | $856 | $1,069 | $108,900 |
| 86 | Delta County | $857 | $1,384 | $149,400 |
| 87 | Wilbarger County | $862 | $1,039 | $98,800 |
| 88 | Nolan County | $866 | $1,038 | $98,300 |
| 89 | Willacy County | $868 | $755 | $60,800 |
| 90 | Karnes County | $872 | $1,290 | $136,900 |
| 91 | Dawson County | $873 | $993 | $90,800 |
| 92 | Houston County | $873 | $1,421 | $155,100 |
| 93 | Newton County | $877 | $881 | $83,100 |
| 94 | Lavaca County | $879 | $1,928 | $220,900 |
| 95 | Cherokee County | $880 | $1,499 | $160,300 |
| 96 | Callahan County | $881 | $1,364 | $144,800 |
| 97 | Sherman County | $881 | $1,304 | $125,500 |
| 98 | Crane County | $883 | $1,192 | $119,900 |
| 99 | Jim Wells County | $885 | $1,067 | $104,800 |
| 100 | Brown County | $887 | $1,410 | $149,900 |
| 101 | Moore County | $894 | $1,339 | $135,400 |
| 102 | Runnels County | $894 | $1,077 | $103,700 |
| 103 | San Saba County | $894 | $1,483 | $161,800 |
| 104 | Rains County | $895 | $1,906 | $214,900 |
| 105 | Lamar County | $897 | $1,580 | $175,500 |
| 106 | Gray County | $898 | $1,048 | $100,400 |
| 107 | Cameron County | $899 | $1,224 | $120,000 |
| 108 | Lamb County | $900 | $842 | $76,600 |
| 109 | Winkler County | $900 | $1,166 | $121,200 |
| 110 | Red River County | $902 | $1,266 | $133,800 |
| 111 | Ochiltree County | $905 | $1,340 | $137,200 |
| 112 | Burleson County | $909 | $1,582 | $174,000 |
| 113 | Fayette County | $909 | $2,322 | $271,100 |
| 114 | Castro County | $910 | $979 | $94,900 |
| 115 | Scurry County | $913 | $1,146 | $110,800 |
| 116 | Concho County | $919 | $1,098 | $105,800 |
| 117 | Deaf Smith County | $919 | $1,167 | $116,000 |
| 118 | Blanco County | $920 | $3,294 | $396,200 |
| 119 | Nacogdoches County | $923 | $1,445 | $158,200 |
| 120 | Hidalgo County | $925 | $1,272 | $124,000 |
| 121 | Bosque County | $926 | $1,658 | $184,500 |
| 122 | Somervell County | $927 | $2,179 | $253,600 |
| 123 | Hill County | $929 | $1,524 | $163,100 |
| 124 | Yoakum County | $931 | $1,642 | $183,000 |
| 125 | Carson County | $933 | $1,362 | $140,600 |
| 126 | Lynn County | $933 | $1,325 | $130,800 |
| 127 | Childress County | $934 | $1,170 | $115,100 |
| 128 | Jones County | $938 | $994 | $92,700 |
| 129 | Ward County | $939 | $1,260 | $138,800 |
| 130 | Hemphill County | $946 | $1,919 | $214,900 |
| 131 | Franklin County | $948 | $1,861 | $213,200 |
| 132 | Milam County | $948 | $1,545 | $168,900 |
| 133 | Live Oak County | $949 | $1,319 | $142,300 |
| 134 | Tyler County | $951 | $1,307 | $138,400 |
| 135 | DeWitt County | $955 | $1,504 | $167,200 |
| 136 | Val Verde County | $956 | $1,463 | $151,500 |
| 137 | Montague County | $957 | $1,686 | $189,400 |
| 138 | Lampasas County | $961 | $2,104 | $236,000 |
| 139 | Bowie County | $966 | $1,519 | $161,300 |
| 140 | Uvalde County | $966 | $1,417 | $144,400 |
| 141 | Jack County | $968 | $1,625 | $174,800 |
| 142 | Sterling County | $968 | $1,349 | $143,200 |
| 143 | Culberson County | $971 | $880 | $84,500 |
| 144 | Wichita County | $972 | $1,418 | $141,600 |
| 145 | Pecos County | $973 | $1,342 | $142,900 |
| 146 | Harrison County | $977 | $1,611 | $178,200 |
| 147 | Henderson County | $978 | $1,693 | $189,600 |
| 148 | Grimes County | $985 | $1,997 | $226,600 |
| 149 | Walker County | $986 | $1,855 | $207,900 |
| 150 | Wharton County | $986 | $1,720 | $182,700 |
| 151 | Reeves County | $988 | $1,131 | $113,700 |
| 152 | Potter County | $989 | $1,333 | $134,900 |
| 153 | Howard County | $993 | $1,406 | $150,300 |
| 154 | Fannin County | $994 | $1,897 | $213,500 |
| 155 | Llano County | $995 | $2,660 | $322,300 |
| 156 | Wheeler County | $995 | $1,027 | $97,600 |
| 157 | Atascosa County | $997 | $1,491 | $157,400 |
| 158 | Rusk County | $997 | $1,522 | $166,900 |
| 159 | Webb County | $997 | $1,741 | $178,900 |
| 160 | Bandera County | $998 | $2,145 | $249,800 |
| 161 | Matagorda County | $998 | $1,520 | $162,200 |
| 162 | Colorado County | $1,002 | $1,744 | $194,000 |
| 163 | Anderson County | $1,006 | $1,568 | $173,400 |
| 164 | Frio County | $1,006 | $1,140 | $110,100 |
| 165 | Polk County | $1,009 | $1,427 | $154,000 |
| 166 | Armstrong County | $1,010 | $1,734 | $185,700 |
| 167 | Van Zandt County | $1,010 | $1,789 | $199,500 |
| 168 | Hardin County | $1,011 | $1,709 | $188,200 |
| 169 | Jackson County | $1,011 | $1,595 | $175,500 |
| 170 | Parmer County | $1,015 | $1,278 | $127,300 |
| 171 | Upshur County | $1,015 | $1,587 | $171,200 |
| 172 | Orange County | $1,018 | $1,528 | $163,400 |
| 173 | San Jacinto County | $1,018 | $1,667 | $183,100 |
| 174 | Kleberg County | $1,022 | $1,487 | $152,200 |
| 175 | Hartley County | $1,023 | $1,916 | $213,200 |
| 176 | Palo Pinto County | $1,024 | $1,564 | $167,300 |
| 177 | Bee County | $1,028 | $1,066 | $102,800 |
| 178 | Irion County | $1,028 | $1,406 | $152,600 |
| 179 | Hopkins County | $1,038 | $1,735 | $193,200 |
| 180 | Liberty County | $1,038 | $1,558 | $167,100 |
| 181 | Navarro County | $1,039 | $1,511 | $159,900 |
| 182 | El Paso County | $1,045 | $1,676 | $167,300 |
| 183 | Lee County | $1,050 | $2,133 | $247,500 |
| 184 | Aransas County | $1,052 | $2,060 | $236,800 |
| 185 | Angelina County | $1,056 | $1,422 | $149,800 |
| 186 | Wilson County | $1,069 | $2,509 | $286,300 |
| 187 | Gregg County | $1,072 | $1,701 | $185,800 |
| 188 | Dallam County | $1,074 | $1,374 | $140,500 |
| 189 | Jefferson County | $1,079 | $1,542 | $159,600 |
| 190 | Kerr County | $1,079 | $2,450 | $285,100 |
| 191 | Cooke County | $1,088 | $2,010 | $224,600 |
| 192 | Medina County | $1,091 | $1,986 | $220,000 |
| 193 | Washington County | $1,091 | $2,347 | $270,100 |
| 194 | McLennan County | $1,106 | $2,019 | $219,200 |
| 195 | Austin County | $1,111 | $2,382 | $270,900 |
| 196 | Taylor County | $1,111 | $1,765 | $190,300 |
| 197 | Randall County | $1,119 | $2,096 | $227,500 |
| 198 | Coryell County | $1,120 | $1,663 | $177,400 |
| 199 | Calhoun County | $1,121 | $1,442 | $150,000 |
| 200 | Oldham County | $1,125 | $1,388 | $144,800 |
| 201 | Tom Green County | $1,125 | $1,728 | $186,700 |
| 202 | Erath County | $1,134 | $2,200 | $251,900 |
| 203 | Lubbock County | $1,134 | $1,866 | $199,600 |
| 204 | Caldwell County | $1,145 | $1,955 | $215,600 |
| 205 | Victoria County | $1,151 | $1,837 | $197,600 |
| 206 | Brazos County | $1,160 | $2,535 | $279,700 |
| 207 | Bell County | $1,168 | $2,037 | $221,100 |
| 208 | Martin County | $1,175 | $1,470 | $162,200 |
| 209 | Grayson County | $1,178 | $2,048 | $228,300 |
| 210 | Hunt County | $1,184 | $1,911 | $210,900 |
| 211 | Smith County | $1,197 | $1,980 | $220,800 |
| 212 | Waller County | $1,210 | $2,568 | $292,000 |
| 213 | Nueces County | $1,224 | $1,845 | $194,700 |
| 214 | San Patricio County | $1,239 | $1,704 | $180,400 |
| 215 | Wise County | $1,239 | $2,411 | $277,200 |
| 216 | Ector County | $1,284 | $1,747 | $190,500 |
| 217 | Bexar County | $1,290 | $2,279 | $244,100 |
| 218 | Jeff Davis County | $1,314 | $1,951 | $234,400 |
| 219 | Burnet County | $1,324 | $2,655 | $310,500 |
| 220 | Gillespie County | $1,331 | $3,563 | $432,300 |
| 221 | Bastrop County | $1,342 | $2,423 | $269,500 |
| 222 | Johnson County | $1,343 | $2,253 | $254,600 |
| 223 | Harris County | $1,349 | $2,350 | $255,000 |
| 224 | Galveston County | $1,360 | $2,542 | $284,900 |
| 225 | Andrews County | $1,364 | $1,736 | $188,200 |
| 226 | Midland County | $1,383 | $2,552 | $293,000 |
| 227 | Kaufman County | $1,408 | $2,649 | $290,800 |
| 228 | Brazoria County | $1,410 | $2,536 | $276,800 |
| 229 | Hood County | $1,414 | $2,434 | $281,300 |
| 230 | Hays County | $1,417 | $3,315 | $371,400 |
| 231 | Guadalupe County | $1,439 | $2,552 | $285,900 |
| 232 | Parker County | $1,440 | $3,005 | $343,600 |
| 233 | Tarrant County | $1,447 | $2,686 | $294,100 |
| 234 | Ellis County | $1,449 | $2,709 | $306,400 |
| 235 | Comal County | $1,460 | $3,369 | $398,800 |
| 236 | Dallas County | $1,469 | $2,530 | $277,900 |
| 237 | Montgomery County | $1,471 | $2,848 | $317,500 |
| 238 | Chambers County | $1,548 | $2,497 | $289,900 |
| 239 | Kendall County | $1,576 | $4,080 | $489,800 |
| 240 | Denton County | $1,642 | $3,577 | $403,400 |
| 241 | Travis County | $1,669 | $4,198 | $487,600 |
| 242 | Williamson County | $1,720 | $3,665 | $414,600 |
| 243 | Fort Bend County | $1,770 | $3,216 | $350,300 |
| 244 | Collin County | $1,792 | $3,920 | $447,600 |
| 245 | Rockwall County | $1,899 | $3,408 | $386,000 |
| 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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