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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Texas:
$497 $538 $647 $854 $961
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Texas (TX) has the 51st highest rent in the country out of 108 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Texas ranges from $584 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Briscoe County, TX to $989 for a 2-bedroom unit in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA.

For FY 2012, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA (Bastrop County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $713 per month and $1,516 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Texas is $647 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Texas is around 7,657,119 people. So, there are around 1,148,568 people in Texas who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Texas. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Texas Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Texas
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Anderson County, TX $553 $580 $668 $879 $1,153 55,109
Andrews County, TX $502 $516 $606 $811 $906 13,004
Angelina County, TX $575 $654 $732 $947 $977 80,130
Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $460 $570 $679 $990 $1,020 22,497
Wichita Falls, TX MSA Metro $566 $596 $709 $995 $1,025 8,854
Amarillo, TX MSA Metro $514 $557 $696 $959 $1,075 2,148
Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $405 $471 $622 $786 $809 38,628
Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $556 $558 $671 $890 $919 23,590
Bailey County, TX $678 $755 $879 $1,144 $1,449 6,594
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $553 $616 $760 $980 $1,191 17,645
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA Metro $713 $812 $989 $1,331 $1,516 57,733
Baylor County, TX $408 $484 $602 $767 $910 4,093
Bee County, TX $508 $509 $610 $819 $917 32,359
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $484 $535 $680 $989 $1,192 237,974
Blanco County, TX $524 $563 $712 $935 $1,071 8,418
Borden County, TX $524 $525 $634 $818 $844 729
Bosque County, TX $508 $509 $612 $744 $891 17,204
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA Metro $500 $505 $622 $759 $825 89,306
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $614 $684 $786 $1,084 $1,164 241,767
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA Metro $538 $609 $743 $941 $970 152,415
Brewster County, TX $595 $621 $817 $977 $1,059 8,866
Briscoe County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 1,790
Brooks County, TX $485 $521 $584 $835 $929 7,976
Brown County, TX $493 $536 $676 $859 $986 37,674
Burnet County, TX $446 $522 $686 $863 $888 34,147
Calhoun County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $438 $519 $665 $838 $1,122 20,647
Abilene, TX MSA Metro $541 $569 $718 $935 $1,183 12,905
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA Metro $463 $535 $613 $758 $856 335,227
Camp County, TX $474 $475 $584 $797 $822 11,549
Cass County, TX $381 $526 $584 $802 $944 30,438
Castro County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 8,285
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 26,031
Cherokee County, TX $477 $523 $587 $785 $817 46,659
Childress County, TX $511 $514 $628 $836 $863 7,688
Cochran County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 3,730
Coke County, TX $399 $459 $584 $840 $916 3,864
Coleman County, TX $430 $462 $584 $767 $878 9,235
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 491,675
Collingsworth County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 3,206
Colorado County, TX $535 $590 $669 $884 $909 20,390
Comanche County, TX $460 $493 $584 $743 $811 14,026
Concho County, TX $809 $811 $980 $1,264 $1,305 3,966
Cooke County, TX $603 $604 $762 $940 $969 36,363
Cottle County, TX $430 $510 $634 $808 $959 1,904
Crane County, TX $570 $603 $687 $892 $1,059 3,996
Crockett County, TX $489 $490 $592 $764 $789 4,099
Lubbock, TX MSA Metro $478 $582 $735 $1,041 $1,074 7,072
Culberson County, TX $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 2,975
Dallam County, TX $451 $494 $652 $779 $799 6,222
Dawson County, TX $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 14,985
Deaf Smith County, TX $421 $536 $647 $940 $1,071 18,561
DeWitt County, TX $432 $448 $584 $763 $825 20,013
Dickens County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 2,762
Dimmit County, TX $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 10,248
Donley County, TX $526 $529 $646 $860 $888 3,828
Duval County, TX $403 $506 $584 $778 $828 13,120
Eastland County, TX $460 $493 $584 $743 $811 18,297
Odessa, TX MSA Metro $518 $549 $719 $1,036 $1,204 121,123
Edwards County, TX $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 2,162
El Paso, TX MSA Metro $521 $559 $666 $955 $1,133 679,622
Erath County, TX $490 $531 $663 $809 $833 33,001
Falls County, TX $380 $519 $584 $745 $773 18,576
Fannin County, TX $548 $552 $658 $821 $845 31,242
Fayette County, TX $454 $515 $624 $775 $798 21,804
Fisher County, TX $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 4,344
Floyd County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 7,771
Foard County, TX $396 $470 $584 $744 $883 1,622
Franklin County, TX $448 $514 $621 $761 $915 9,458
Freestone County, TX $458 $625 $704 $920 $948 17,867
Frio County, TX $391 $480 $584 $739 $880 16,252
Gaines County, TX $485 $517 $584 $758 $908 14,467
Garza County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 4,872
Gillespie County, TX $538 $629 $827 $1,145 $1,179 20,814
Glasscock County, TX $524 $525 $634 $818 $844 1,406
Victoria, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $493 $568 $727 $905 $1,072 6,928
Gonzales County, TX $400 $457 $584 $849 $874 18,628
Gray County, TX $451 $453 $584 $733 $756 22,744
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA Metro $572 $603 $708 $930 $1,076 110,595
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $549 $577 $662 $906 $932 111,379
Grimes County, TX $528 $579 $645 $840 $865 23,552
Hale County, TX $403 $509 $599 $734 $819 36,602
Hall County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 3,782
Hamilton County, TX $430 $462 $584 $767 $878 8,229
Hansford County, TX $496 $499 $609 $811 $837 5,369
Hardeman County, TX $397 $470 $585 $745 $885 4,724
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Metro $515 $578 $691 $857 $888 48,073
Harrison County, TX $477 $480 $632 $817 $841 62,110
Hartley County, TX $506 $509 $622 $829 $855 5,537
Haskell County, TX $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 6,093
Hemphill County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 3,351
Henderson County, TX $512 $530 $697 $914 $942 73,277
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA Metro $483 $532 $627 $752 $864 569,463
Hill County, TX $435 $603 $668 $946 $1,032 32,321
Hockley County, TX $523 $556 $672 $933 $962 22,716
Hood County, TX $662 $717 $798 $1,054 $1,400 41,100
Hopkins County, TX $484 $558 $681 $864 $1,195 31,960
Houston County, TX $522 $560 $628 $752 $814 23,185
Howard County, TX $526 $530 $634 $890 $915 33,627
Hudspeth County, TX $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 3,344
Hutchinson County, TX $486 $487 $584 $699 $869 23,857
San Angelo, TX MSA Metro $504 $581 $740 $1,058 $1,157 1,771
Jack County, TX $450 $534 $664 $846 $1,004 8,763
Jackson County, TX $432 $558 $663 $808 $1,166 14,391
Jasper County, TX $504 $506 $607 $751 $868 35,604
Jeff Davis County, TX $526 $557 $634 $823 $977 2,207
Jim Hogg County, TX $485 $521 $584 $835 $929 5,281
Jim Wells County, TX $448 $601 $669 $889 $917 39,326
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $667 $709 $863 $1,153 $1,277 126,811
Karnes County, TX $433 $446 $584 $764 $827 15,446
Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $661 $661 $796 $1,159 $1,398 23,743
Kenedy County, TX $631 $678 $760 $1,086 $1,209 414
Kent County, TX $594 $596 $770 $1,101 $1,196 859
Kerr County, TX $644 $697 $784 $1,011 $1,043 43,653
Kimble County, TX $532 $533 $644 $831 $858 4,468
King County, TX $489 $545 $634 $825 $1,045 356
Kinney County, TX $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 3,379
Kleberg County, TX $591 $632 $710 $1,037 $1,250 31,549
Knox County, TX $396 $470 $584 $744 $883 4,253
Lamar County, TX $428 $496 $622 $784 $876 48,499
Lamb County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 14,709
Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $380 $484 $584 $852 $998 17,762
La Salle County, TX $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 5,866
Lavaca County, TX $467 $515 $584 $771 $793 19,210
Lee County, TX $477 $542 $602 $824 $849 15,657
Leon County, TX $498 $547 $609 $793 $817 15,335
Limestone County, TX $421 $586 $647 $828 $857 22,051
Lipscomb County, TX $513 $516 $630 $839 $866 3,057
Live Oak County, TX $464 $583 $673 $896 $954 12,309
Llano County, TX $534 $537 $707 $846 $871 17,044
Loving County, TX $526 $557 $634 $823 $977 67
Lynn County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 6,550
McCulloch County, TX $493 $495 $594 $865 $892 8,205
Waco, TX MSA Metro $605 $606 $754 $944 $975 213,517
McMullen County, TX $437 $550 $634 $844 $899 851
Madison County, TX $478 $524 $584 $760 $783 12,940
Marion County, TX $530 $532 $653 $891 $919 10,941
Martin County, TX $600 $601 $726 $937 $967 4,746
Mason County, TX $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 3,738
Matagorda County, TX $430 $564 $660 $962 $1,160 37,957
Maverick County, TX $486 $488 $584 $849 $875 47,297
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $464 $516 $607 $726 $883 39,304
Menard County, TX $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 2,360
Midland, TX MSA Metro $552 $598 $787 $1,147 $1,358 116,009
Milam County, TX $380 $470 $584 $756 $803 24,238
Mills County, TX $430 $462 $584 $767 $878 5,151
Mitchell County, TX $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 9,698
Montague County, TX $467 $597 $665 $839 $1,166 19,117
Moore County, TX $450 $554 $638 $929 $956 20,121
Morris County, TX $421 $484 $584 $715 $860 13,048
Motley County, TX $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 1,426
Nacogdoches County, TX $510 $639 $754 $900 $1,234 59,203
Navarro County, TX $593 $604 $729 $886 $914 45,124
Newton County, TX $497 $498 $600 $780 $1,051 15,072
Nolan County, TX $453 $454 $584 $753 $1,023 15,802
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $645 $663 $823 $1,130 $1,231 313,645
Ochiltree County, TX $481 $484 $591 $826 $850 9,006
Oldham County, TX $554 $557 $680 $906 $934 2,185
Palo Pinto County, TX $555 $556 $689 $952 $978 27,026
Panola County, TX $486 $526 $584 $711 $1,026 22,756
Parmer County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 10,016
Pecos County, TX $482 $526 $584 $708 $857 16,809
Polk County, TX $537 $544 $646 $773 $796 41,133
Presidio County, TX $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 7,304
Rains County, TX $518 $519 $646 $871 $897 9,139
Reagan County, TX $534 $535 $646 $833 $860 3,326
Real County, TX $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 3,047
Red River County, TX $421 $484 $584 $715 $860 14,314
Reeves County, TX $485 $517 $584 $749 $908 13,137
Refugio County, TX $457 $575 $663 $883 $940 7,828
Roberts County, TX $516 $519 $634 $844 $871 887
Runnels County, TX $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 11,495
Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $486 $487 $584 $699 $719 47,372
Sabine County, TX $484 $485 $584 $759 $1,023 10,469
San Augustine County, TX $484 $485 $584 $759 $1,023 8,946
San Saba County, TX $462 $497 $628 $825 $945 6,186
Schleicher County, TX $501 $503 $607 $783 $809 2,935
Scurry County, TX $385 $456 $584 $850 $933 16,361
Shackelford County, TX $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 3,302
Shelby County, TX $485 $486 $584 $839 $1,023 25,224
Sherman County, TX $519 $522 $637 $848 $875 3,186
Tyler, TX MSA Metro $582 $684 $770 $1,055 $1,153 174,706
Somervell County, TX $460 $493 $584 $746 $811 6,809
Starr County, TX $485 $528 $584 $851 $1,029 53,597
Stephens County, TX $501 $512 $674 $928 $1,008 9,674
Sterling County, TX $524 $525 $634 $818 $844 1,393
Stonewall County, TX $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 1,693
Sutton County, TX $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 4,077
Swisher County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 8,378
Terrell County, TX $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 1,081
Terry County, TX $449 $500 $584 $767 $961 12,761
Throckmorton County, TX $510 $512 $661 $945 $1,027 1,850
Titus County, TX $434 $514 $610 $733 $1,071 28,118
Trinity County, TX $485 $521 $584 $699 $757 13,779
Tyler County, TX $555 $557 $669 $862 $1,116 20,871
Upton County, TX $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 3,404
Uvalde County, TX $500 $681 $767 $999 $1,345 25,926
Val Verde County, TX $418 $500 $590 $734 $855 44,856
Van Zandt County, TX $559 $562 $687 $960 $989 48,140
Walker County, TX $605 $647 $782 $1,006 $1,303 61,758
Ward County, TX $485 $491 $584 $728 $864 10,909
Washington County, TX $611 $694 $769 $1,079 $1,114 30,373
Laredo, TX MSA Metro $531 $582 $696 $910 $1,192 193,117
Wharton County, TX $530 $596 $661 $875 $901 41,188
Wheeler County, TX $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 5,284
Wilbarger County, TX $448 $534 $690 $886 $988 14,676
Willacy County, TX $530 $576 $639 $930 $1,035 20,082
Winkler County, TX $554 $587 $668 $867 $1,029 7,173
Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $592 $593 $713 $871 $968 48,793
Wood County, TX $458 $462 $610 $889 $1,069 36,752
Yoakum County, TX $517 $576 $671 $873 $1,106 7,322
Young County, TX $457 $532 $701 $890 $1,035 17,943
Zapata County, TX $485 $521 $584 $835 $929 12,182
Zavala County, TX $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 11,600

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