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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Texas:
$514 $559 $674 $891 $1,010
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Texas (TX) has the 24th highest rent in the country out of 54 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 $674 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Texas is around 20,851,820 people. So, there are around 3,127,773 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 $553 $580 $668 $879 $1,153 55,109
Andrews County $502 $516 $606 $811 $906 13,004
Angelina County $575 $654 $732 $947 $977 80,130
Aransas County Metro $460 $570 $679 $990 $1,020 22,497
Archer County Metro $566 $596 $709 $995 $1,025 8,854
Armstrong County Metro $514 $557 $696 $959 $1,075 2,148
Atascosa County Metro $405 $471 $622 $786 $809 38,628
Austin County Metro $556 $558 $671 $890 $919 23,590
Bailey County $678 $755 $879 $1,144 $1,449 6,594
Bandera County Metro $553 $616 $760 $980 $1,191 17,645
Bastrop County Metro $713 $812 $989 $1,331 $1,516 57,733
Baylor County $408 $484 $602 $767 $910 4,093
Bee County $508 $509 $610 $819 $917 32,359
Bell County Metro $484 $535 $680 $989 $1,192 237,974
Bexar County Metro $553 $616 $760 $980 $1,191 1,392,931
Blanco County $524 $563 $712 $935 $1,071 8,418
Borden County $524 $525 $634 $818 $844 729
Bosque County $508 $509 $612 $744 $891 17,204
Bowie County Metro $500 $505 $622 $759 $825 89,306
Brazoria County Metro $614 $684 $786 $1,084 $1,164 241,767
Brazos County Metro $538 $609 $743 $941 $970 152,415
Brewster County $595 $621 $817 $977 $1,059 8,866
Briscoe County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 1,790
Brooks County $485 $521 $584 $835 $929 7,976
Brown County $493 $536 $676 $859 $986 37,674
Burleson County Metro $538 $609 $743 $941 $970 16,470
Burnet County $446 $522 $686 $863 $888 34,147
Caldwell County Metro $713 $812 $989 $1,331 $1,516 32,194
Calhoun County Metro $438 $519 $665 $838 $1,122 20,647
Callahan County Metro $541 $569 $718 $935 $1,183 12,905
Cameron County Metro $463 $535 $613 $758 $856 335,227
Camp County $474 $475 $584 $797 $822 11,549
Carson County Metro $514 $557 $696 $959 $1,075 6,516
Cass County $381 $526 $584 $802 $944 30,438
Castro County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 8,285
Chambers County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 26,031
Cherokee County $477 $523 $587 $785 $817 46,659
Childress County $511 $514 $628 $836 $863 7,688
Clay County Metro $566 $596 $709 $995 $1,025 11,006
Cochran County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 3,730
Coke County $399 $459 $584 $840 $916 3,864
Coleman County $430 $462 $584 $767 $878 9,235
Collin County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 491,675
Collingsworth County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 3,206
Colorado County $535 $590 $669 $884 $909 20,390
Comal County Metro $553 $616 $760 $980 $1,191 78,021
Comanche County $460 $493 $584 $743 $811 14,026
Concho County $809 $811 $980 $1,264 $1,305 3,966
Cooke County $603 $604 $762 $940 $969 36,363
Coryell County Metro $484 $535 $680 $989 $1,192 74,978
Cottle County $430 $510 $634 $808 $959 1,904
Crane County $570 $603 $687 $892 $1,059 3,996
Crockett County $489 $490 $592 $764 $789 4,099
Crosby County Metro $478 $582 $735 $1,041 $1,074 7,072
Culberson County $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 2,975
Dallam County $451 $494 $652 $779 $799 6,222
Dallas County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 2,218,899
Dawson County $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 14,985
Deaf Smith County $421 $536 $647 $940 $1,071 18,561
Delta County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 5,327
Denton County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 432,976
DeWitt County $432 $448 $584 $763 $825 20,013
Dickens County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 2,762
Dimmit County $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 10,248
Donley County $526 $529 $646 $860 $888 3,828
Duval County $403 $506 $584 $778 $828 13,120
Eastland County $460 $493 $584 $743 $811 18,297
Ector County Metro $518 $549 $719 $1,036 $1,204 121,123
Edwards County $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 2,162
Ellis County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 111,360
El Paso County Metro $521 $559 $666 $955 $1,133 679,622
Erath County $490 $531 $663 $809 $833 33,001
Falls County $380 $519 $584 $745 $773 18,576
Fannin County $548 $552 $658 $821 $845 31,242
Fayette County $454 $515 $624 $775 $798 21,804
Fisher County $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 4,344
Floyd County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 7,771
Foard County $396 $470 $584 $744 $883 1,622
Fort Bend County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 354,452
Franklin County $448 $514 $621 $761 $915 9,458
Freestone County $458 $625 $704 $920 $948 17,867
Frio County $391 $480 $584 $739 $880 16,252
Gaines County $485 $517 $584 $758 $908 14,467
Galveston County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 250,158
Garza County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 4,872
Gillespie County $538 $629 $827 $1,145 $1,179 20,814
Glasscock County $524 $525 $634 $818 $844 1,406
Goliad County Metro $493 $568 $727 $905 $1,072 6,928
Gonzales County $400 $457 $584 $849 $874 18,628
Gray County $451 $453 $584 $733 $756 22,744
Grayson County Metro $572 $603 $708 $930 $1,076 110,595
Gregg County Metro $549 $577 $662 $906 $932 111,379
Grimes County $528 $579 $645 $840 $865 23,552
Guadalupe County Metro $553 $616 $760 $980 $1,191 89,023
Hale County $403 $509 $599 $734 $819 36,602
Hall County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 3,782
Hamilton County $430 $462 $584 $767 $878 8,229
Hansford County $496 $499 $609 $811 $837 5,369
Hardeman County $397 $470 $585 $745 $885 4,724
Hardin County Metro $515 $578 $691 $857 $888 48,073
Harris County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 3,400,578
Harrison County $477 $480 $632 $817 $841 62,110
Hartley County $506 $509 $622 $829 $855 5,537
Haskell County $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 6,093
Hays County Metro $713 $812 $989 $1,331 $1,516 97,589
Hemphill County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 3,351
Henderson County $512 $530 $697 $914 $942 73,277
Hidalgo County Metro $483 $532 $627 $752 $864 569,463
Hill County $435 $603 $668 $946 $1,032 32,321
Hockley County $523 $556 $672 $933 $962 22,716
Hood County $662 $717 $798 $1,054 $1,400 41,100
Hopkins County $484 $558 $681 $864 $1,195 31,960
Houston County $522 $560 $628 $752 $814 23,185
Howard County $526 $530 $634 $890 $915 33,627
Hudspeth County $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 3,344
Hunt County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 76,596
Hutchinson County $486 $487 $584 $699 $869 23,857
Irion County Metro $504 $581 $740 $1,058 $1,157 1,771
Jack County $450 $534 $664 $846 $1,004 8,763
Jackson County $432 $558 $663 $808 $1,166 14,391
Jasper County $504 $506 $607 $751 $868 35,604
Jeff Davis County $526 $557 $634 $823 $977 2,207
Jefferson County Metro $515 $578 $691 $857 $888 252,051
Jim Hogg County $485 $521 $584 $835 $929 5,281
Jim Wells County $448 $601 $669 $889 $917 39,326
Johnson County Metro $667 $709 $863 $1,153 $1,277 126,811
Jones County Metro $541 $569 $718 $935 $1,183 20,785
Karnes County $433 $446 $584 $764 $827 15,446
Kaufman County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 71,313
Kendall County Metro $661 $661 $796 $1,159 $1,398 23,743
Kenedy County $631 $678 $760 $1,086 $1,209 414
Kent County $594 $596 $770 $1,101 $1,196 859
Kerr County $644 $697 $784 $1,011 $1,043 43,653
Kimble County $532 $533 $644 $831 $858 4,468
King County $489 $545 $634 $825 $1,045 356
Kinney County $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 3,379
Kleberg County $591 $632 $710 $1,037 $1,250 31,549
Knox County $396 $470 $584 $744 $883 4,253
Lamar County $428 $496 $622 $784 $876 48,499
Lamb County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 14,709
Lampasas County Metro $380 $484 $584 $852 $998 17,762
La Salle County $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 5,866
Lavaca County $467 $515 $584 $771 $793 19,210
Lee County $477 $542 $602 $824 $849 15,657
Leon County $498 $547 $609 $793 $817 15,335
Liberty County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 70,154
Limestone County $421 $586 $647 $828 $857 22,051
Lipscomb County $513 $516 $630 $839 $866 3,057
Live Oak County $464 $583 $673 $896 $954 12,309
Llano County $534 $537 $707 $846 $871 17,044
Loving County $526 $557 $634 $823 $977 67
Lubbock County Metro $478 $582 $735 $1,041 $1,074 242,628
Lynn County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 6,550
McCulloch County $493 $495 $594 $865 $892 8,205
McLennan County Metro $605 $606 $754 $944 $975 213,517
McMullen County $437 $550 $634 $844 $899 851
Madison County $478 $524 $584 $760 $783 12,940
Marion County $530 $532 $653 $891 $919 10,941
Martin County $600 $601 $726 $937 $967 4,746
Mason County $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 3,738
Matagorda County $430 $564 $660 $962 $1,160 37,957
Maverick County $486 $488 $584 $849 $875 47,297
Medina County Metro $464 $516 $607 $726 $883 39,304
Menard County $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 2,360
Midland County Metro $552 $598 $787 $1,147 $1,358 116,009
Milam County $380 $470 $584 $756 $803 24,238
Mills County $430 $462 $584 $767 $878 5,151
Mitchell County $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 9,698
Montague County $467 $597 $665 $839 $1,166 19,117
Montgomery County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 293,768
Moore County $450 $554 $638 $929 $956 20,121
Morris County $421 $484 $584 $715 $860 13,048
Motley County $450 $502 $584 $760 $963 1,426
Nacogdoches County $510 $639 $754 $900 $1,234 59,203
Navarro County $593 $604 $729 $886 $914 45,124
Newton County $497 $498 $600 $780 $1,051 15,072
Nolan County $453 $454 $584 $753 $1,023 15,802
Nueces County Metro $645 $663 $823 $1,130 $1,231 313,645
Ochiltree County $481 $484 $591 $826 $850 9,006
Oldham County $554 $557 $680 $906 $934 2,185
Orange County Metro $515 $578 $691 $857 $888 84,966
Palo Pinto County $555 $556 $689 $952 $978 27,026
Panola County $486 $526 $584 $711 $1,026 22,756
Parker County Metro $667 $709 $863 $1,153 $1,277 88,495
Parmer County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 10,016
Pecos County $482 $526 $584 $708 $857 16,809
Polk County $537 $544 $646 $773 $796 41,133
Potter County Metro $514 $557 $696 $959 $1,075 113,546
Presidio County $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 7,304
Rains County $518 $519 $646 $871 $897 9,139
Randall County Metro $514 $557 $696 $959 $1,075 104,312
Reagan County $534 $535 $646 $833 $860 3,326
Real County $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 3,047
Red River County $421 $484 $584 $715 $860 14,314
Reeves County $485 $517 $584 $749 $908 13,137
Refugio County $457 $575 $663 $883 $940 7,828
Roberts County $516 $519 $634 $844 $871 887
Robertson County Metro $538 $609 $743 $941 $970 16,000
Rockwall County Metro $649 $719 $868 $1,130 $1,337 43,080
Runnels County $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 11,495
Rusk County Metro $486 $487 $584 $699 $719 47,372
Sabine County $484 $485 $584 $759 $1,023 10,469
San Augustine County $484 $485 $584 $759 $1,023 8,946
San Jacinto County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 22,246
San Patricio County Metro $645 $663 $823 $1,130 $1,231 67,138
San Saba County $462 $497 $628 $825 $945 6,186
Schleicher County $501 $503 $607 $783 $809 2,935
Scurry County $385 $456 $584 $850 $933 16,361
Shackelford County $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 3,302
Shelby County $485 $486 $584 $839 $1,023 25,224
Sherman County $519 $522 $637 $848 $875 3,186
Smith County Metro $582 $684 $770 $1,055 $1,153 174,706
Somervell County $460 $493 $584 $746 $811 6,809
Starr County $485 $528 $584 $851 $1,029 53,597
Stephens County $501 $512 $674 $928 $1,008 9,674
Sterling County $524 $525 $634 $818 $844 1,393
Stonewall County $451 $452 $584 $835 $907 1,693
Sutton County $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 4,077
Swisher County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 8,378
Tarrant County Metro $667 $709 $863 $1,153 $1,277 1,446,219
Taylor County Metro $541 $569 $718 $935 $1,183 126,555
Terrell County $484 $513 $584 $758 $900 1,081
Terry County $449 $500 $584 $767 $961 12,761
Throckmorton County $510 $512 $661 $945 $1,027 1,850
Titus County $434 $514 $610 $733 $1,071 28,118
Tom Green County Metro $504 $581 $740 $1,058 $1,157 104,010
Travis County Metro $713 $812 $989 $1,331 $1,516 812,280
Trinity County $485 $521 $584 $699 $757 13,779
Tyler County $555 $557 $669 $862 $1,116 20,871
Upshur County Metro $549 $577 $662 $906 $932 35,291
Upton County $482 $484 $584 $753 $778 3,404
Uvalde County $500 $681 $767 $999 $1,345 25,926
Val Verde County $418 $500 $590 $734 $855 44,856
Van Zandt County $559 $562 $687 $960 $989 48,140
Victoria County Metro $493 $568 $727 $905 $1,072 84,088
Walker County $605 $647 $782 $1,006 $1,303 61,758
Waller County Metro $694 $772 $937 $1,249 $1,570 32,663
Ward County $485 $491 $584 $728 $864 10,909
Washington County $611 $694 $769 $1,079 $1,114 30,373
Webb County Metro $531 $582 $696 $910 $1,192 193,117
Wharton County $530 $596 $661 $875 $901 41,188
Wheeler County $475 $478 $584 $778 $802 5,284
Wichita County Metro $566 $596 $709 $995 $1,025 131,664
Wilbarger County $448 $534 $690 $886 $988 14,676
Willacy County $530 $576 $639 $930 $1,035 20,082
Williamson County Metro $713 $812 $989 $1,331 $1,516 249,967
Wilson County Metro $553 $616 $760 $980 $1,191 32,408
Winkler County $554 $587 $668 $867 $1,029 7,173
Wise County Metro $592 $593 $713 $871 $968 48,793
Wood County $458 $462 $610 $889 $1,069 36,752
Yoakum County $517 $576 $671 $873 $1,106 7,322
Young County $457 $532 $701 $890 $1,035 17,943
Zapata County $485 $521 $584 $835 $929 12,182
Zavala County $479 $481 $584 $795 $943 11,600

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