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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Texas:
$449 $487 $585 $772 $870
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Texas (43) has the 94th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Texas ranges from $550 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Andrews County, TX to $935 for a 2-bedroom unit in Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA.

For FY 2008, the Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA (Bastrop County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $672 per month and $1,471 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 $585 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 $490 $514 $592 $779 $1,022 55,109
Andrews County, TX $456 $469 $550 $736 $822 13,004
Angelina County, TX $469 $535 $598 $774 $798 80,130
Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $412 $512 $609 $888 $915 22,497
Wichita Falls, TX MSA Metro $496 $522 $621 $872 $897 8,854
Amarillo, TX MSA Metro $462 $501 $625 $861 $965 2,148
Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $358 $417 $550 $695 $715 38,628
Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $549 $550 $662 $878 $906 23,590
Bailey County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 6,594
San Antonio, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $568 $632 $780 $1,006 $1,222 17,645
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA Metro $672 $766 $935 $1,272 $1,471 57,733
Baylor County, TX $373 $442 $550 $701 $832 4,093
Bee County, TX $458 $459 $550 $739 $827 32,359
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $493 $545 $692 $1,007 $1,213 237,974
Blanco County, TX $437 $470 $594 $780 $893 8,418
Borden County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 729
Bosque County, TX $457 $458 $550 $668 $801 17,204
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA Metro $476 $481 $592 $722 $786 89,306
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $537 $599 $688 $949 $1,019 241,767
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA Metro $563 $637 $778 $986 $1,016 152,415
Brewster County, TX $400 $418 $550 $658 $713 8,866
Briscoe County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 1,790
Brooks County, TX $457 $491 $550 $786 $875 7,976
Brown County, TX $437 $475 $599 $761 $874 37,674
Burnet County, TX $447 $523 $687 $864 $889 34,147
Calhoun County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $391 $463 $594 $748 $1,002 20,647
Abilene, TX MSA Metro $452 $476 $600 $781 $988 12,905
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA Metro $423 $488 $559 $691 $781 335,227
Camp County, TX $460 $462 $567 $774 $798 11,549
Cass County, TX $359 $495 $550 $755 $889 30,438
Castro County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 8,285
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $631 $702 $852 $1,136 $1,428 26,031
Cherokee County, TX $447 $490 $550 $735 $765 46,659
Childress County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 7,688
Cochran County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 3,730
Coke County, TX $429 $494 $628 $904 $985 3,864
Coleman County, TX $437 $470 $594 $780 $893 9,235
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $645 $718 $871 $1,156 $1,401 491,675
Collingsworth County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 3,206
Colorado County, TX $439 $485 $550 $727 $747 20,390
Comanche County, TX $445 $478 $566 $721 $786 14,026
Concho County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 3,966
Cooke County, TX $505 $507 $639 $789 $812 36,363
Cottle County, TX $373 $442 $550 $701 $832 1,904
Crane County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 3,996
Crockett County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 4,099
Lubbock, TX MSA Metro $437 $532 $672 $952 $982 7,072
Culberson County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 2,975
Dallam County, TX $410 $450 $594 $710 $728 6,222
Dawson County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 14,985
Deaf Smith County, TX $358 $456 $550 $799 $910 18,561
DeWitt County, TX $407 $422 $550 $718 $777 20,013
Dickens County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 2,762
Dimmit County, TX $451 $453 $550 $749 $888 10,248
Donley County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 3,828
Duval County, TX $380 $477 $550 $733 $780 13,120
Eastland County, TX $445 $478 $566 $721 $786 18,297
Odessa, TX MSA Metro $492 $521 $683 $984 $1,143 121,123
Edwards County, TX $451 $453 $550 $749 $888 2,162
El Paso, TX MSA Metro $444 $476 $567 $813 $964 679,622
Erath County, TX $443 $481 $600 $732 $754 33,001
Falls County, TX $362 $494 $556 $709 $736 18,576
Fannin County, TX $478 $482 $574 $716 $737 31,242
Fayette County, TX $454 $515 $624 $775 $798 21,804
Fisher County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 4,344
Floyd County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 7,771
Foard County, TX $373 $442 $550 $701 $832 1,622
Franklin County, TX $412 $474 $572 $701 $843 9,458
Freestone County, TX $362 $494 $556 $727 $749 17,867
Frio County, TX $442 $542 $659 $834 $992 16,252
Gaines County, TX $457 $487 $550 $714 $855 14,467
Garza County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 4,872
Gillespie County, TX $465 $543 $714 $989 $1,018 20,814
Glasscock County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 1,406
Victoria, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $452 $521 $667 $830 $983 6,928
Gonzales County, TX $377 $430 $550 $800 $823 18,628
Gray County, TX $425 $426 $550 $690 $712 22,744
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA Metro $555 $585 $687 $903 $1,044 110,595
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $504 $530 $608 $832 $856 111,379
Grimes County, TX $488 $535 $596 $776 $799 23,552
Hale County, TX $370 $468 $550 $674 $752 36,602
Hall County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 3,782
Hamilton County, TX $437 $470 $594 $780 $893 8,229
Hansford County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 5,369
Hardeman County, TX $373 $442 $550 $701 $832 4,724
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Metro $481 $539 $645 $800 $829 48,073
Harrison County, TX $440 $444 $584 $755 $777 62,110
Hartley County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 5,537
Haskell County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 6,093
Hemphill County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 3,351
Henderson County, TX $453 $468 $616 $808 $833 73,277
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA Metro $470 $516 $609 $730 $839 569,463
Hill County, TX $358 $496 $550 $779 $850 32,321
Hockley County, TX $428 $455 $550 $763 $787 22,716
Hood County, TX $548 $594 $661 $873 $1,159 41,100
Hopkins County, TX $410 $473 $578 $733 $1,014 31,960
Houston County, TX $529 $568 $637 $762 $826 23,185
Howard County, TX $456 $460 $550 $772 $794 33,627
Hudspeth County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 3,344
Hutchinson County, TX $458 $460 $551 $660 $820 23,857
San Angelo, TX MSA Metro $428 $494 $629 $899 $983 1,771
Jack County, TX $373 $442 $550 $701 $832 8,763
Jackson County, TX $358 $463 $550 $670 $967 14,391
Jasper County, TX $457 $458 $550 $680 $787 35,604
Jeff Davis County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 2,207
Jim Hogg County, TX $457 $491 $550 $786 $875 5,281
Jim Wells County, TX $368 $494 $550 $731 $754 39,326
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $653 $699 $861 $1,168 $1,312 126,811
Karnes County, TX $408 $420 $550 $720 $779 15,446
Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $729 $730 $878 $1,278 $1,542 23,743
Kenedy County, TX $457 $491 $550 $786 $875 414
Kent County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 859
Kerr County, TX $552 $597 $672 $867 $894 43,653
Kimble County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 4,468
King County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 356
Kinney County, TX $451 $453 $550 $749 $888 3,379
Kleberg County, TX $471 $504 $566 $826 $996 31,549
Knox County, TX $373 $442 $550 $701 $832 4,253
Lamar County, TX $412 $477 $599 $755 $843 48,499
Lamb County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 14,709
Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $358 $455 $550 $802 $940 17,762
La Salle County, TX $451 $453 $550 $749 $888 5,866
Lavaca County, TX $439 $485 $550 $727 $747 19,210
Lee County, TX $440 $501 $556 $761 $785 15,657
Leon County, TX $488 $535 $596 $776 $799 15,335
Limestone County, TX $358 $498 $550 $704 $729 22,051
Lipscomb County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 3,057
Live Oak County, TX $380 $477 $550 $733 $780 12,309
Llano County, TX $567 $571 $751 $898 $925 17,044
Loving County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 67
Lynn County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 6,550
McCulloch County, TX $457 $458 $550 $801 $826 8,205
Waco, TX MSA Metro $551 $552 $686 $859 $887 213,517
McMullen County, TX $380 $477 $550 $733 $780 851
Madison County, TX $488 $535 $596 $776 $799 12,940
Marion County, TX $460 $462 $567 $774 $798 10,941
Martin County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 4,746
Mason County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 3,738
Matagorda County, TX $358 $470 $550 $801 $966 37,957
Maverick County, TX $458 $459 $550 $799 $824 47,297
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $486 $540 $635 $759 $924 39,304
Menard County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 2,360
Midland, TX MSA Metro $541 $585 $770 $1,122 $1,329 116,009
Milam County, TX $358 $442 $550 $712 $756 24,238
Mills County, TX $437 $470 $594 $780 $893 5,151
Mitchell County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 9,698
Montague County, TX $416 $531 $592 $747 $1,038 19,117
Moore County, TX $388 $477 $550 $801 $824 20,121
Morris County, TX $412 $474 $572 $701 $843 13,048
Motley County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 1,426
Nacogdoches County, TX $445 $557 $657 $784 $1,075 59,203
Navarro County, TX $513 $522 $631 $767 $791 45,124
Newton County, TX $455 $457 $550 $715 $964 15,072
Nolan County, TX $427 $428 $550 $709 $964 15,802
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $595 $612 $759 $1,042 $1,135 313,645
Ochiltree County, TX $448 $450 $550 $768 $791 9,006
Oldham County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 2,185
Palo Pinto County, TX $465 $466 $578 $798 $821 27,026
Panola County, TX $458 $496 $550 $669 $966 22,756
Parmer County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 10,016
Pecos County, TX $454 $496 $550 $667 $807 16,809
Polk County, TX $457 $463 $550 $658 $678 41,133
Presidio County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 7,304
Rains County, TX $462 $463 $576 $776 $800 9,139
Reagan County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 3,326
Real County, TX $451 $453 $550 $749 $888 3,047
Red River County, TX $412 $474 $572 $701 $843 14,314
Reeves County, TX $457 $487 $550 $705 $855 13,137
Refugio County, TX $380 $477 $550 $733 $780 7,828
Roberts County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 887
Runnels County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 11,495
Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $471 $472 $566 $678 $697 47,372
Sabine County, TX $455 $457 $550 $715 $964 10,469
San Augustine County, TX $455 $457 $550 $715 $964 8,946
San Saba County, TX $437 $470 $594 $780 $893 6,186
Schleicher County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 2,935
Scurry County, TX $363 $430 $550 $800 $879 16,361
Shackelford County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 3,302
Shelby County, TX $457 $458 $550 $790 $964 25,224
Sherman County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 3,186
Tyler, TX MSA Metro $504 $592 $667 $914 $998 174,706
Somervell County, TX $445 $478 $566 $723 $786 6,809
Starr County, TX $457 $497 $550 $802 $969 53,597
Stephens County, TX $409 $418 $550 $757 $823 9,674
Sterling County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 1,393
Stonewall County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 1,693
Sutton County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 4,077
Swisher County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 8,378
Terrell County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 1,081
Terry County, TX $423 $471 $550 $723 $905 12,761
Throckmorton County, TX $425 $426 $550 $787 $854 1,850
Titus County, TX $430 $510 $605 $727 $1,062 28,118
Trinity County, TX $529 $568 $637 $762 $826 13,779
Tyler County, TX $457 $458 $550 $708 $917 20,871
Upton County, TX $454 $455 $550 $710 $733 3,404
Uvalde County, TX $359 $488 $550 $717 $964 25,926
Val Verde County, TX $391 $468 $552 $687 $800 44,856
Van Zandt County, TX $485 $488 $596 $833 $858 48,140
Walker County, TX $543 $581 $702 $903 $1,170 61,758
Ward County, TX $457 $463 $550 $685 $813 10,909
Washington County, TX $521 $592 $656 $920 $950 30,373
Laredo, TX MSA Metro $475 $521 $623 $814 $1,067 193,117
Wharton County, TX $441 $496 $550 $728 $750 41,188
Wheeler County, TX $448 $450 $550 $733 $756 5,284
Wilbarger County, TX $357 $426 $550 $706 $788 14,676
Willacy County, TX $457 $496 $550 $800 $891 20,082
Winkler County, TX $456 $483 $550 $714 $848 7,173
Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $502 $503 $605 $739 $822 48,793
Wood County, TX $413 $417 $550 $801 $964 36,752
Yoakum County, TX $424 $472 $550 $716 $907 7,322
Young County, TX $359 $417 $550 $698 $812 17,943
Zapata County, TX $457 $491 $550 $786 $875 12,182
Zavala County, TX $451 $453 $550 $749 $888 11,600

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