FMRFinder

Texas fair market rent by county

Texas · FY2027 · 254 listed places · 215 HUD FMR areas

$1,104median 2BR

From $1,014 in Zavala County to $1,817 in Bastrop County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +4.2% · 204 up, 49 down, 1 unchanged · largest Dallam County +18.0% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $72,680 a year in Bastrop County and $40,560 in Zavala County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$826$33,040$15.88
1 bedroom$902$36,080$17.35
2 bedrooms$1,104$44,160$21.23
3 bedrooms$1,418$56,720$27.27
4 bedrooms$1,630$65,200$31.35

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Texas places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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