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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 120 largest places in Texas, West Odessa has the lowest median rent ($891), followed by Del Rio and Brownsville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 120 places in Texas that we cover, the median is $1,509 and the average $1,532; the figure runs from $891 (West Odessa) to $3,501 (Southlake). That is a spread of 3.9 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,403; 66 of the 120 places are above it and 54 at or below.
The first five are West Odessa, Del Rio, Brownsville, Harlingen, Mission. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Median rent a month ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Odessa (unincorporated) | Ector County | $891 | 32,594 | $65,234 |
| 2 | Del Rio | Val Verde County | $895 | 34,668 | $66,158 |
| 3 | Brownsville | Cameron County | $923 | 189,177 | $52,130 |
| 4 | Harlingen | Cameron County | $928 | 72,087 | $53,645 |
| 5 | Mission | Hidalgo County | $950 | 87,038 | $60,767 |
| 6 | San Juan | Hidalgo County | $961 | 36,149 | $56,562 |
| 7 | Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches County | $964 | 32,197 | $39,281 |
| 8 | Weslaco | Hidalgo County | $967 | 42,229 | $59,551 |
| 9 | Edinburg | Hidalgo County | $996 | 104,550 | $59,466 |
| 10 | Texarkana | Bowie County | $1,010 | 35,992 | $50,573 |
| 11 | Port Arthur | Orange County | $1,021 | 55,828 | $46,354 |
| 12 | Wichita Falls | Wichita County | $1,022 | 102,581 | $60,177 |
| 13 | Laredo | Webb County | $1,030 | 257,619 | $63,915 |
| 14 | Socorro | El Paso County | $1,032 | 37,123 | $54,744 |
| 15 | Huntsville | Walker County | $1,035 | 47,864 | $47,529 |
| 16 | Pharr | Hidalgo County | $1,037 | 80,333 | $52,814 |
| 17 | Copperas Cove | Coryell County | $1,043 | 37,947 | $71,225 |
| 18 | McAllen | Hidalgo County | $1,049 | 145,385 | $61,579 |
| 19 | El Paso | El Paso County | $1,073 | 680,130 | $59,745 |
| 20 | Lufkin | Angelina County | $1,079 | 34,251 | $57,048 |
| 21 | Amarillo | Potter County | $1,092 | 201,885 | $65,912 |
| 22 | Longview | Gregg County | $1,101 | 82,923 | $63,340 |
| 23 | Beaumont | Jefferson County | $1,121 | 113,279 | $56,997 |
| 24 | Harker Heights | Bell County | $1,146 | 34,128 | $81,190 |
| 25 | San Angelo | Tom Green County | $1,153 | 99,674 | $65,864 |
| 26 | Abilene | Taylor County | $1,157 | 128,053 | $62,648 |
| 27 | Waco | McLennan County | $1,165 | 143,570 | $54,365 |
| 28 | Victoria | Victoria County | $1,172 | 65,625 | $67,226 |
| 29 | Lubbock | Lubbock County | $1,182 | 264,814 | $60,895 |
| 30 | Seguin | Guadalupe County | $1,187 | 33,754 | $64,861 |
| 31 | College Station | Brazos County | $1,194 | 124,570 | $50,900 |
| 32 | Bryan | Brazos County | $1,195 | 87,939 | $59,289 |
| 33 | Killeen | Bell County | $1,208 | 158,159 | $60,977 |
| 34 | Pasadena | Harris County | $1,213 | 149,433 | $64,927 |
| 35 | Temple | Bell County | $1,231 | 89,602 | $68,204 |
| 36 | Tyler | Smith County | $1,252 | 109,215 | $67,486 |
| 37 | Channelview (unincorporated) | Harris County | $1,279 | 43,605 | $64,422 |
| 38 | Corpus Christi | Nueces County | $1,292 | 317,419 | $67,394 |
| 39 | Galveston | Galveston County | $1,298 | 53,424 | $55,631 |
| 40 | Baytown | Harris County | $1,307 | 85,205 | $59,910 |
| 41 | Texas City | Galveston County | $1,307 | 55,364 | $68,776 |
| 42 | Greenville | Hunt County | $1,311 | 31,222 | $62,781 |
| 43 | Odessa | Ector County | $1,315 | 115,322 | $73,472 |
| 44 | Deer Park | Harris County | $1,318 | 33,967 | $100,382 |
| 45 | San Marcos | Hays County | $1,322 | 70,897 | $51,281 |
| 46 | Cleburne | Johnson County | $1,322 | 34,344 | $70,656 |
| 47 | San Antonio | Bexar County | $1,324 | 1,479,835 | $65,056 |
| 48 | Sherman | Grayson County | $1,324 | 46,397 | $58,859 |
| 49 | Canyon Lake (unincorporated) | Comal County | $1,327 | 33,883 | $97,301 |
| 50 | Hurst | Tarrant County | $1,358 | 39,861 | $72,210 |
| 51 | Houston | Harris County | $1,361 | 2,328,253 | $64,813 |
| 52 | La Porte | Harris County | $1,378 | 36,730 | $80,753 |
| 53 | Rosenberg | Fort Bend County | $1,379 | 40,646 | $65,668 |
| 54 | Conroe | Montgomery County | $1,393 | 102,360 | $76,206 |
| 55 | Haltom City | Tarrant County | $1,415 | 45,767 | $59,057 |
| 56 | Denton | Denton County | $1,420 | 152,866 | $76,019 |
| 57 | Midland | Midland County | $1,434 | 136,640 | $89,585 |
| 58 | Arlington | Tarrant County | $1,470 | 397,742 | $75,171 |
| 59 | Dallas | Dallas County | $1,472 | 1,307,930 | $70,518 |
| 60 | Bedford | Tarrant County | $1,502 | 49,085 | $83,971 |
| 61 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County | $1,509 | 963,194 | $79,507 |
| 62 | Mesquite | Dallas County | $1,513 | 149,299 | $72,537 |
| 63 | Weatherford | Parker County | $1,527 | 35,788 | $81,516 |
| 64 | Waxahachie | Ellis County | $1,618 | 45,347 | $85,723 |
| 65 | Irving | Dallas County | $1,619 | 256,492 | $81,830 |
| 66 | Grand Prairie | Dallas County | $1,629 | 201,883 | $81,619 |
| 67 | Duncanville | Dallas County | $1,630 | 39,683 | $76,457 |
| 68 | Garland | Dallas County | $1,641 | 246,844 | $76,320 |
| 69 | New Braunfels | Comal County | $1,654 | 104,643 | $86,021 |
| 70 | Schertz | Guadalupe County | $1,659 | 44,050 | $99,948 |
| 71 | DeSoto | Dallas County | $1,666 | 56,211 | $82,782 |
| 72 | Lewisville | Denton County | $1,670 | 131,080 | $89,233 |
| 73 | League City | Galveston County | $1,684 | 116,215 | $121,099 |
| 74 | Burleson | Johnson County | $1,685 | 52,918 | $93,928 |
| 75 | Friendswood | Galveston County | $1,688 | 41,030 | $126,508 |
| 76 | Euless | Tarrant County | $1,690 | 60,421 | $82,167 |
| 77 | North Richland Hills | Tarrant County | $1,704 | 70,780 | $97,305 |
| 78 | Lancaster | Dallas County | $1,704 | 40,820 | $68,302 |
| 79 | Spring (unincorporated) | Harris County | $1,711 | 68,580 | $88,997 |
| 80 | Austin | Travis County | $1,729 | 979,539 | $93,658 |
| 81 | Carrollton | Denton County | $1,735 | 133,740 | $101,396 |
| 82 | Mission Bend (unincorporated) | Fort Bend County | $1,747 | 36,586 | $67,282 |
| 83 | Kyle | Hays County | $1,752 | 56,823 | $90,323 |
| 84 | Round Rock | Williamson County | $1,763 | 127,786 | $99,287 |
| 85 | Georgetown | Williamson County | $1,795 | 85,999 | $95,062 |
| 86 | Sachse | Dallas County | $1,798 | 30,491 | $131,808 |
| 87 | The Woodlands (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | $1,822 | 121,002 | $140,701 |
| 88 | Forney | Kaufman County | $1,828 | 31,532 | $104,112 |
| 89 | Plano | Collin County | $1,841 | 290,594 | $112,253 |
| 90 | Cedar Park | Williamson County | $1,846 | 78,301 | $129,545 |
| 91 | Atascocita (unincorporated) | Harris County | $1,849 | 99,354 | $118,226 |
| 92 | Richardson | Dallas County | $1,857 | 118,731 | $98,111 |
| 93 | Pearland | Brazoria County | $1,860 | 127,514 | $118,842 |
| 94 | Grapevine | Tarrant County | $1,863 | 51,139 | $111,376 |
| 95 | Farmers Branch | Dallas County | $1,864 | 36,645 | $91,186 |
| 96 | McKinney | Collin County | $1,901 | 210,600 | $124,215 |
| 97 | Missouri City | Fort Bend County | $1,931 | 76,558 | $94,390 |
| 98 | Allen | Collin County | $1,932 | 110,265 | $130,901 |
| 99 | Pflugerville | Travis County | $1,932 | 65,971 | $117,799 |
| 100 | Leander | Williamson County | $1,939 | 74,067 | $139,048 |
| 101 | Rockwall | Rockwall County | $1,947 | 51,168 | $115,580 |
| 102 | Fulshear | Fort Bend County | $1,952 | 34,868 | $187,035 |
| 103 | Little Elm | Denton County | $1,953 | 54,820 | $119,219 |
| 104 | Mansfield | Tarrant County | $1,954 | 77,510 | $121,126 |
| 105 | Sugar Land | Fort Bend County | $1,957 | 110,016 | $136,217 |
| 106 | The Colony | Denton County | $1,958 | 45,454 | $114,511 |
| 107 | Rowlett | Dallas County | $1,990 | 65,463 | $112,081 |
| 108 | Cedar Hill | Dallas County | $1,993 | 48,879 | $101,909 |
| 109 | Timberwood Park (unincorporated) | Bexar County | $1,998 | 35,413 | $157,100 |
| 110 | Midlothian | Ellis County | $2,013 | 39,356 | $126,641 |
| 111 | Frisco | Collin County | $2,014 | 219,304 | $150,212 |
| 112 | Coppell | Dallas County | $2,022 | 42,154 | $146,235 |
| 113 | Cibolo | Guadalupe County | $2,112 | 35,109 | $122,365 |
| 114 | Keller | Tarrant County | $2,144 | 45,976 | $174,950 |
| 115 | Prosper | Collin County | $2,176 | 37,869 | $195,281 |
| 116 | Wylie | Collin County | $2,189 | 60,334 | $119,522 |
| 117 | Flower Mound | Denton County | $2,231 | 78,389 | $161,235 |
| 118 | Hutto | Williamson County | $2,255 | 35,483 | $118,834 |
| 119 | Celina | Collin County | $2,379 | 34,268 | $170,894 |
| 120 | Southlake | Tarrant County | $3,501 | 31,137 | $250,001 |
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West Odessa, with $891 (among the 120 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 120 largest places in Texas by population.