Least Expensive Metros for Rent in Texas — FY2026

U.S. metro areas with the lowest HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents in Texas. Lowest 2-bedroom FMR first, based on official HUD data. · View national rankings →

Most Expensive Metros for Rent Least Expensive Metros for Rent Biggest Rent Increases Highest Income Limits
# Metro Area State Studio 2BR 4BR
1 Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $681 $973 $1,606
2 Hudspeth County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $671 $973 $1,632
3 Hockley County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $848 $973 $1,632
4 Garza County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $681 $973 $1,569
5 Falls County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $671 $973 $1,632
6 Eagle Pass, TX MSA TX $814 $973 $1,499
7 Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $671 $973 $1,288
8 Lynn County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $705 $1,007 $1,465
9 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA TX $773 $1,047 $1,479
10 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA TX $842 $1,060 $1,522
11 Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $808 $1,067 $1,790
12 Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $885 $1,095 $1,837
13 Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $831 $1,098 $1,454
14 Oldham County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $774 $1,101 $1,734
15 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $892 $1,103 $1,732
16 Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $778 $1,106 $1,742
17 Wichita Falls, TX MSA TX $831 $1,136 $1,759
18 San Jacinto County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $935 $1,149 $1,928
19 Laredo, TX MSA TX $956 $1,161 $1,551
20 Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $818 $1,175 $1,940
21 Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $890 $1,175 $1,606
22 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA TX $1,025 $1,186 $1,928
23 El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $821 $1,191 $1,998
24 Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $905 $1,196 $1,584
25 Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,007 $1,199 $1,694
26 Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $912 $1,205 $2,021
27 Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $983 $1,233 $2,068
28 Waco, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $850 $1,240 $1,644
29 Harrison County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $869 $1,260 $1,668
30 Abilene, TX MSA TX $1,010 $1,276 $1,987
31 Tyler, TX MSA TX $984 $1,338 $1,981
32 San Angelo, TX MSA TX $923 $1,339 $2,043
33 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA TX $1,088 $1,351 $2,157
34 Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,080 $1,359 $2,280
35 Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,031 $1,366 $2,054
36 Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,059 $1,407 $2,116
37 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,077 $1,426 $2,132
38 Victoria, TX MSA TX $1,146 $1,442 $1,909
39 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,280 $1,573 $2,639
40 Odessa, TX MSA TX $1,245 $1,595 $2,213
41 Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,301 $1,650 $2,185
42 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,427 $1,723 $2,815
43 Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,422 $1,772 $2,722
44 Midland, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,424 $1,780 $2,667
45 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA TX $1,474 $1,852 $2,760
46 Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,582 $1,931 $3,091