Official HUD Fair Market Rents for all 41 Texas metro FMR areas. Median 3-bedroom benchmark across the state's metros: $1,647/mo. FMRs are 40th-percentile gross rents — treat them as floor benchmarks, not asking rents.
| Metro | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | $944 | $950 | $1,207 | $1,571 | $1,899 |
| Amarillo | $813 | $952 | $1,158 | $1,592 | $1,848 |
| Atascosa County | $879 | $1,068 | $1,182 | $1,482 | $1,567 |
| Austin | $1,549 | $1,650 | $1,949 | $2,484 | $2,882 |
| Austin County | $802 | $891 | $1,001 | $1,403 | $1,635 |
| Beaumont | $915 | $920 | $1,113 | $1,460 | $1,676 |
| Brazoria County | $951 | $1,138 | $1,260 | $1,683 | $2,116 |
| Brownsville | $666 | $757 | $948 | $1,264 | $1,310 |
| College Station | $1,034 | $1,089 | $1,206 | $1,690 | $1,863 |
| Corpus Christi | $1,051 | $1,128 | $1,390 | $1,816 | $2,119 |
| Dallas | $1,531 | $1,606 | $1,884 | $2,361 | $3,033 |
| El Paso | $821 | $1,020 | $1,192 | $1,647 | $2,002 |
| Falls County | $640 | $711 | $933 | $1,307 | $1,567 |
| Fort Worth | $1,371 | $1,461 | $1,705 | $2,256 | $2,752 |
| Harrison County | $820 | $912 | $1,196 | $1,441 | $1,586 |
| Houston | $1,226 | $1,279 | $1,529 | $2,038 | $2,568 |
| Hudspeth County | $726 | $902 | $1,054 | $1,270 | $1,770 |
| Kendall County | $1,285 | $1,408 | $1,728 | $2,282 | $2,291 |
| Killeen | $924 | $930 | $1,172 | $1,631 | $1,968 |
| Lampasas County | $781 | $787 | $1,032 | $1,360 | $1,733 |
| Laredo | $953 | $959 | $1,173 | $1,493 | $1,556 |
| Longview | $989 | $995 | $1,193 | $1,621 | $1,709 |
| Lubbock | $832 | $1,007 | $1,192 | $1,658 | $1,947 |
| Lynn County | $652 | $742 | $933 | $1,268 | $1,567 |
| Martin County | $1,579 | $1,589 | $1,868 | $2,352 | $3,024 |
| McAllen | $793 | $798 | $992 | $1,290 | $1,430 |
| Medina County | $885 | $908 | $1,191 | $1,573 | $1,579 |
| Midland | $1,582 | $1,591 | $1,867 | $2,398 | $2,963 |
| Odessa | $1,286 | $1,295 | $1,669 | $2,011 | $2,359 |
| Oldham County | $781 | $915 | $1,113 | $1,387 | $1,776 |
| Rusk County | $832 | $840 | $1,102 | $1,396 | $1,489 |
| San Angelo | $863 | $998 | $1,258 | $1,691 | $2,078 |
| San Antonio | $1,116 | $1,231 | $1,501 | $1,907 | $2,243 |
| Sherman | $1,068 | $1,113 | $1,342 | $1,872 | $2,254 |
| Sterling County | $863 | $998 | $1,258 | $1,687 | $2,078 |
| Texarkana | $848 | $853 | $1,071 | $1,327 | $1,677 |
| Tyler | $995 | $1,084 | $1,333 | $1,776 | $2,011 |
| Victoria | $1,092 | $1,099 | $1,392 | $1,678 | $1,846 |
| Waco | $944 | $1,106 | $1,377 | $1,776 | $1,826 |
| Wichita Falls | $823 | $896 | $1,102 | $1,506 | $1,709 |
| Wise County | $974 | $1,006 | $1,196 | $1,676 | $1,910 |
Source: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2025 Fair Market Rents for Texas metro FMR areas. Compiled by AgenticREI.ai. Free to cite with a link.
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