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Texas Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Texas by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Texas based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Texas is $978.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Texas are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Texas compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Texas is $1,626 in Bastrop County, Caldwell County, and 3 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $826 in Houston County.

Texas ($978) has a 10.8% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Texas is rank 27th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 29 other States and territories. Texas is the 27th most expensive State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Texas

27th
Rank
$733
Studio
$795
1-person
$978
2-person
$1,284
3-person
$1,493
4-person
Counties in Texas (254)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Bastrop County 1st $1,253 $1,386 $1,626 $2,088 $2,416
Caldwell County 1st $1,253 $1,386 $1,626 $2,088 $2,416
Hays County 1st $1,253 $1,386 $1,626 $2,088 $2,416
Travis County 1st $1,253 $1,386 $1,626 $2,088 $2,416
Williamson County 1st $1,253 $1,386 $1,626 $2,088 $2,416
Collin County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Dallas County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Denton County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Ellis County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Hunt County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Kaufman County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Rockwall County 6th $1,259 $1,326 $1,565 $1,972 $2,572
Johnson County 13th $1,101 $1,234 $1,456 $1,927 $2,385
Parker County 13th $1,101 $1,234 $1,456 $1,927 $2,385
Tarrant County 13th $1,101 $1,234 $1,456 $1,927 $2,385
Kendall County 16th $1,004 $1,216 $1,502 $1,828 $2,299
Midland County 17th $1,111 $1,118 $1,330 $1,681 $2,265
Chambers County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Fort Bend County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Galveston County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Harris County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Liberty County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Montgomery County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Waller County 18th $1,030 $1,095 $1,307 $1,722 $2,226
Brazoria County 25th $836 $1,108 $1,251 $1,612 $2,131
Bandera County 26th $918 $1,057 $1,282 $1,631 $1,987
Bexar County 26th $918 $1,057 $1,282 $1,631 $1,987
Comal County 26th $918 $1,057 $1,282 $1,631 $1,987
Guadalupe County 26th $918 $1,057 $1,282 $1,631 $1,987
Wilson County 26th $918 $1,057 $1,282 $1,631 $1,987
Nueces County 31st $950 $1,034 $1,262 $1,647 $1,927
San Patricio County 31st $950 $1,034 $1,262 $1,647 $1,927
Hood County 33rd $831 $992 $1,210 $1,473 $1,780
Andrews County 34th $874 $1,006 $1,159 $1,506 $1,705
Smith County 35th $923 $927 $1,133 $1,460 $1,787
Goliad County 36th $876 $949 $1,180 $1,503 $1,696
Victoria County 36th $876 $949 $1,180 $1,503 $1,696
Ector County 38th $909 $915 $1,205 $1,467 $1,688
Wise County 39th $925 $946 $1,068 $1,517 $1,544
Gillespie County 40th $835 $841 $1,107 $1,573 $1,628
Walker County 41st $730 $917 $1,092 $1,329 $1,860
Grayson County 42nd $733 $900 $1,050 $1,419 $1,753
Aransas County 43rd $798 $930 $1,059 $1,505 $1,558
Howard County 44th $755 $883 $1,074 $1,307 $1,829
Sterling County 45th $714 $853 $1,068 $1,396 $1,803
Irion County 46th $713 $851 $1,066 $1,395 $1,801
Tom Green County 46th $713 $851 $1,066 $1,395 $1,801
Brazos County 48th $839 $904 $1,024 $1,455 $1,571
Burleson County 48th $839 $904 $1,024 $1,455 $1,571
Robertson County 48th $839 $904 $1,024 $1,455 $1,571
Hartley County 51st $826 $872 $1,095 $1,466 $1,471
Lee County 52nd $814 $896 $1,079 $1,313 $1,587
Crosby County 53rd $726 $838 $1,017 $1,425 $1,672
Lubbock County 53rd $726 $838 $1,017 $1,425 $1,672
Kleberg County 55th $756 $822 $1,082 $1,317 $1,630
Kerr County 56th $777 $848 $1,031 $1,367 $1,579
Gregg County 57th $771 $848 $1,009 $1,406 $1,561
Upshur County 57th $771 $848 $1,009 $1,406 $1,561
Bee County 59th $794 $800 $1,053 $1,395 $1,551
Matagorda County 60th $760 $765 $1,007 $1,328 $1,715
Blanco County 61st $817 $862 $1,083 $1,318 $1,479
Llano County 62nd $804 $810 $1,066 $1,297 $1,577
Hemphill County 63rd $803 $809 $1,065 $1,296 $1,567
Atascosa County 64th $725 $897 $1,013 $1,233 $1,670
Callahan County 65th $732 $779 $1,006 $1,360 $1,649
Jones County 65th $732 $779 $1,006 $1,360 $1,649
Taylor County 65th $732 $779 $1,006 $1,360 $1,649
Concho County 68th $777 $821 $1,031 $1,352 $1,517
El Paso County 68th $672 $824 $977 $1,361 $1,664
Cooke County 70th $794 $799 $1,013 $1,356 $1,506
Washington County 71st $817 $850 $971 $1,341 $1,480
Bell County 72nd $749 $754 $957 $1,360 $1,630
Coryell County 72nd $749 $754 $957 $1,360 $1,630
Ward County 74th $775 $865 $1,028 $1,251 $1,512
Hardin County 75th $792 $849 $1,027 $1,343 $1,402
Jefferson County 75th $792 $849 $1,027 $1,343 $1,402
Orange County 75th $792 $849 $1,027 $1,343 $1,402
Austin County 78th $639 $826 $955 $1,357 $1,627
Yoakum County 79th $761 $855 $1,009 $1,228 $1,484
Erath County 80th $766 $771 $949 $1,349 $1,485
Armstrong County 81st $670 $778 $972 $1,322 $1,542
Carson County 81st $670 $778 $972 $1,322 $1,542
Potter County 81st $670 $778 $972 $1,322 $1,542
Randall County 81st $670 $778 $972 $1,322 $1,542
Montague County 85th $765 $771 $1,015 $1,358 $1,364
Frio County 86th $711 $835 $943 $1,177 $1,606
Webb County 87th $791 $796 $995 $1,276 $1,380
Somervell County 88th $722 $785 $957 $1,360 $1,408
Reagan County 89th $750 $792 $995 $1,211 $1,464
Oldham County 90th $678 $788 $984 $1,198 $1,561
Brewster County 91st $726 $787 $963 $1,172 $1,533
DeWitt County 92nd $731 $828 $969 $1,200 $1,446
Archer County 93rd $712 $771 $943 $1,274 $1,459
Clay County 93rd $712 $771 $943 $1,274 $1,459
Wichita County 93rd $712 $771 $943 $1,274 $1,459
Medina County 96th $720 $763 $1,005 $1,318 $1,350
McLennan County 97th $710 $787 $996 $1,307 $1,354
Burnet County 98th $657 $793 $983 $1,352 $1,357
Scurry County 99th $679 $797 $900 $1,222 $1,532
Jackson County 100th $703 $825 $932 $1,293 $1,371
Lampasas County 101st $681 $685 $902 $1,272 $1,536
Harrison County 102nd $738 $760 $1,000 $1,217 $1,343
Moore County 103rd $733 $738 $971 $1,182 $1,428
Real County 104th $698 $737 $926 $1,316 $1,362
Hansford County 105th $724 $755 $960 $1,168 $1,412
Pecos County 106th $623 $813 $918 $1,305 $1,350
Hudspeth County 107th $631 $774 $918 $1,117 $1,564
Anderson County 108th $684 $755 $907 $1,223 $1,434
Jim Wells County 109th $680 $728 $902 $1,142 $1,536
Franklin County 110th $734 $739 $973 $1,184 $1,353
Uvalde County 111th $663 $778 $879 $1,220 $1,435
Nacogdoches County 112th $682 $769 $905 $1,176 $1,439
Deaf Smith County 113th $718 $722 $951 $1,160 $1,409
Trinity County 114th $688 $724 $913 $1,111 $1,520
Reeves County 115th $688 $726 $912 $1,265 $1,342
Hopkins County 116th $612 $732 $916 $1,302 $1,370
Wharton County 117th $658 $713 $873 $1,241 $1,439
Childress County 118th $712 $720 $944 $1,149 $1,389
McCulloch County 118th $707 $747 $938 $1,142 $1,380
Angelina County 120th $787 $790 $932 $1,151 $1,252
Navarro County 121st $595 $672 $885 $1,252 $1,507
Fayette County 122nd $688 $726 $912 $1,253 $1,330
Van Zandt County 123rd $613 $716 $917 $1,303 $1,350
Hutchinson County 124th $709 $714 $940 $1,192 $1,341
Winkler County 125th $688 $726 $912 $1,226 $1,342
Karnes County 126th $647 $778 $879 $1,234 $1,340
Ochiltree County 127th $700 $739 $928 $1,139 $1,365
Bowie County 128th $704 $709 $890 $1,109 $1,444
Fannin County 128th $661 $666 $877 $1,246 $1,406
Wood County 130th $633 $719 $947 $1,153 $1,393
Crane County 131st $692 $731 $918 $1,117 $1,350
Gonzales County 132nd $633 $711 $839 $1,192 $1,429
Val Verde County 133rd $679 $684 $900 $1,207 $1,324
Martin County 134th $690 $694 $826 $1,174 $1,407
Henderson County 135th $691 $696 $906 $1,203 $1,294
San Saba County 136th $692 $697 $918 $1,117 $1,350
Nolan County 137th $637 $642 $845 $1,201 $1,439
Hockley County 138th $623 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,407
Rusk County 138th $692 $697 $917 $1,153 $1,302
Floyd County 140th $690 $695 $915 $1,114 $1,346
Jasper County 141st $688 $701 $913 $1,222 $1,226
San Augustine County 142nd $688 $694 $913 $1,111 $1,343
Lavaca County 143rd $700 $720 $929 $1,151 $1,248
Madison County 144th $666 $769 $884 $1,121 $1,300
Hale County 145th $623 $721 $826 $1,160 $1,407
Palo Pinto County 146th $636 $696 $916 $1,199 $1,288
Sabine County 147th $623 $700 $826 $1,174 $1,407
Brown County 148th $609 $692 $911 $1,186 $1,326
Young County 149th $630 $731 $835 $1,104 $1,422
Borden County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Culberson County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Edwards County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Foard County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Glasscock County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Jeff Davis County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Kenedy County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Kent County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
King County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Kinney County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Loving County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
McMullen County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Roberts County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Schleicher County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Shackelford County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Stonewall County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Terrell County 150th $667 $705 $885 $1,161 $1,302
Hill County 167th $590 $695 $882 $1,171 $1,373
Polk County 168th $653 $763 $862 $1,183 $1,249
Jack County 169th $623 $658 $826 $1,174 $1,407
Cameron County 170th $632 $702 $893 $1,156 $1,304
Falls County 171st $589 $687 $826 $1,174 $1,407
Lynn County 172nd $591 $681 $826 $1,174 $1,407
Colorado County 173rd $672 $677 $891 $1,115 $1,311
Hidalgo County 174th $689 $693 $877 $1,141 $1,257
Parmer County 175th $632 $725 $838 $1,040 $1,421
Leon County 176th $662 $667 $878 $1,136 $1,292
Lamar County 177th $562 $655 $841 $1,136 $1,433
Shelby County 178th $623 $698 $826 $1,174 $1,299
Dallam County 179th $623 $731 $826 $1,164 $1,272
Cass County 180th $623 $628 $826 $1,125 $1,407
Eastland County 181st $552 $731 $826 $1,082 $1,407
Comanche County 182nd $623 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,231
Coleman County 183rd $680 $685 $902 $1,098 $1,212
Castro County 184th $623 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,215
La Salle County 184th $623 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Mitchell County 184th $623 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Presidio County 184th $623 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Limestone County 188th $590 $670 $882 $1,073 $1,353
Grimes County 189th $665 $702 $882 $1,073 $1,239
Milam County 189th $623 $631 $826 $1,074 $1,407
Sherman County 191st $623 $658 $826 $1,174 $1,277
Gray County 192nd $610 $693 $912 $1,110 $1,227
Kimble County 193rd $650 $718 $862 $1,049 $1,268
Delta County 194th $623 $707 $826 $1,168 $1,215
Cherokee County 195th $570 $647 $852 $1,211 $1,253
Rains County 196th $623 $728 $826 $1,139 $1,215
Mason County 197th $636 $672 $844 $1,134 $1,242
Refugio County 198th $634 $713 $841 $1,024 $1,315
Lipscomb County 199th $650 $686 $862 $1,059 $1,268
Cottle County 200th $623 $658 $826 $1,005 $1,407
Runnels County 201st $670 $675 $889 $1,082 $1,194
Morris County 202nd $552 $628 $826 $1,174 $1,324
Calhoun County 203rd $557 $731 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Marion County 204th $623 $687 $826 $1,148 $1,215
Camp County 205th $623 $628 $826 $1,174 $1,247
Live Oak County 206th $627 $632 $832 $1,182 $1,224
Briscoe County 207th $623 $658 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Haskell County 207th $623 $658 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Jim Hogg County 207th $623 $658 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Zavala County 210th $623 $658 $826 $1,172 $1,215
Dimmit County 211th $623 $651 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Tyler County 212th $623 $731 $826 $1,093 $1,215
Swisher County 213th $623 $649 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Menard County 214th $623 $658 $826 $1,161 $1,215
Stephens County 215th $623 $644 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Upton County 216th $623 $731 $826 $1,084 $1,215
Baylor County 217th $623 $636 $826 $1,174 $1,215
Garza County 217th $626 $661 $830 $1,064 $1,293
Hamilton County 219th $663 $674 $880 $1,071 $1,182
Newton County 220th $623 $658 $826 $1,143 $1,215
Hardeman County 221st $623 $628 $826 $1,157 $1,215
Donley County 222nd $623 $628 $826 $1,151 $1,215
Panola County 223rd $651 $656 $864 $1,052 $1,216
Collingsworth County 224th $623 $731 $826 $1,039 $1,215
Sutton County 225th $623 $670 $826 $1,084 $1,215
Starr County 226th $623 $628 $826 $1,125 $1,215
Crockett County 227th $623 $658 $826 $1,084 $1,215
Dickens County 227th $623 $658 $826 $1,084 $1,215
Duval County 229th $623 $658 $826 $1,147 $1,151
Hall County 230th $623 $628 $826 $1,106 $1,215
Maverick County 231st $671 $676 $844 $1,071 $1,134
San Jacinto County 232nd $623 $731 $826 $1,105 $1,110
Motley County 233rd $623 $658 $826 $1,062 $1,215
Bosque County 234th $623 $628 $826 $1,143 $1,162
Fisher County 235th $623 $628 $826 $1,083 $1,215
Dawson County 236th $623 $706 $826 $1,105 $1,110
Red River County 237th $623 $696 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Zapata County 238th $623 $667 $826 $1,031 $1,215
Wilbarger County 239th $632 $637 $838 $1,020 $1,233
Lamb County 240th $623 $628 $826 $1,110 $1,171
Titus County 241st $636 $640 $830 $1,108 $1,124
Gaines County 242nd $624 $659 $828 $1,008 $1,218
Throckmorton County 243rd $623 $658 $826 $1,009 $1,215
Terry County 244th $628 $633 $833 $1,115 $1,119
Bailey County 245th $623 $658 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Brooks County 245th $623 $658 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Knox County 245th $623 $658 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Mills County 245th $623 $658 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Freestone County 249th $623 $628 $826 $1,017 $1,215
Coke County 250th $623 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Wheeler County 250th $623 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,215
Willacy County 252nd $623 $628 $826 $1,105 $1,110
Cochran County 253rd $623 $658 $826 $1,005 $1,110
Houston County 254th $623 $635 $826 $1,007 $1,110

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