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Counties in Texas by median gross rent (monthly)

Rockwall County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 248 counties in 2022, at $1,779. Cottle County had the lowest, at $375. The median was $896 and the figure for Texas was $1,251. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,779Rockwall County
Lowest375Cottle County
Median896248 counties
Texas1,251History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 1,779 USD1,779Collin CountyCollin County: 1,689 USD1,689Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 1,669 USD1,669Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 1,597 USD1,597Travis CountyTravis County: 1,561 USD1,561Denton CountyDenton County: 1,496 USD1,496Kendall CountyKendall County: 1,455 USD1,455Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,416 USD1,416Comal CountyComal County: 1,390 USD1,390Midland CountyMidland County: 1,375 USD1,375Dallas CountyDallas County: 1,374 USD1,374Hays CountyHays County: 1,355 USD1,355Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 1,352 USD1,352Andrews CountyAndrews County: 1,345 USD1,345Ellis CountyEllis County: 1,345 USD1,345Chambers CountyChambers County: 1,339 USD1,339Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 1,333 USD1,333Galveston CountyGalveston County: 1,301 USD1,301Parker CountyParker County: 1,291 USD1,291Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 1,286 USD1,286Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 1,278 USD1,278Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 1,275 USD1,275Johnson CountyJohnson County: 1,271 USD1,271Harris CountyHarris County: 1,269 USD1,269San Patricio CountySan Patricio County: 1,265 USD1,265Hood CountyHood County: 1,255 USD1,255Burnet CountyBurnet County: 1,232 USD1,232Ector CountyEctor County: 1,232 USD1,232Bexar CountyBexar County: 1,212 USD1,212Bastrop CountyBastrop County: 1,195 USD1,195Nueces CountyNueces County: 1,175 USD1,175Irion CountyIrion County: 1,145 USD1,145Wise CountyWise County: 1,137 USD1,137Smith CountySmith County: 1,129 USD1,129Brazos CountyBrazos County: 1,120 USD1,120Hunt CountyHunt County: 1,120 USD1,120Oldham CountyOldham County: 1,120 USD1,120Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 1,113 USD1,113Waller CountyWaller County: 1,109 USD1,109Dallam CountyDallam County: 1,105 USD1,105
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Rockwall County1,779+20.3%
2Collin County1,689+11%
3Fort Bend County1,669+9.4%
4Williamson County1,597+12%
5Travis County1,561+9.8%
6Denton County1,496+10.7%
7Kendall County1,455+10.8%
8Montgomery County1,416+9.9%
9Comal County1,390+9%
10Midland County1,375+7.6%
11Dallas County1,374+11.4%
12Hays County1,355+9.7%
13Tarrant County1,352+11.1%
14Andrews County1,345+9.4%
14Ellis County1,345+13%
16Chambers County1,339+21.3%
17Brazoria County1,333+6.5%
18Galveston County1,301+10.7%
19Parker County1,291+15.1%
20Kaufman County1,286+10.2%
21Guadalupe County1,278+7.4%
22Gillespie County1,275+18.6%
23Johnson County1,271+12.1%
24Harris County1,269+9%
25San Patricio County1,265+11.6%
26Hood County1,255+13.6%
27Burnet County1,232+13.7%
27Ector County1,232+8.6%
29Bexar County1,212+8.8%
30Bastrop County1,195+4.1%
31Nueces County1,175+7.4%
32Irion County1,145+15.1%
33Wise County1,137+6%
34Smith County1,129+10.9%
35Brazos County1,120+10%
35Hunt County1,120+9.8%
35Oldham County1,120+12%
38Jeff Davis County1,113+4.8%
39Waller County1,109+8.6%
40Dallam County1,105+9%
41Hartley County1,102+16.2%
42Grayson County1,096+10.7%
43Bell County1,095+10.6%
44Lubbock County1,087+9.9%
45Caldwell County1,084+6.7%
45Victoria County1,084+8.3%
47Aransas County1,076+17.7%
48Randall County1,072+7.3%
49Erath County1,070+6.9%
50Cooke County1,064+5.6%
51Taylor County1,063+10.3%
52Ward County1,061+9%
53Reagan County1,057+15.6%
54Wilson County1,054+10.3%
55Garza County1,048+23.7%
55Kerr County1,048+6.4%
55McLennan County1,048+10.5%
58Austin County1,046+15.2%
58Coryell County1,046+10.2%
60Medina County1,038+10.8%
61Lee County1,037+8.2%
62Hemphill County1,025+19.7%
62Scurry County1,025+28.9%
62Washington County1,025-2.1%
65Tom Green County1,024+11.7%
66Uvalde County1,014+16.8%
67Martin County1,009+57.7%
68Gregg County1,008+10%
69Jefferson County1,004+9.4%
70San Jacinto County992+18%
71Pecos County986+26.1%
72Angelina County985+9.3%
72Bee County985+10.7%
74Yoakum County983+10.8%
75Howard County981+10.1%
75Van Zandt County981+6.6%
77Fannin County979+11.5%
78El Paso County978+7.7%
78Kleberg County978+7%
78Liberty County978+12%
78Navarro County978+13.2%
82Atascosa County977+10.4%
82Burleson County977+25.6%
84Walker County976+6.4%
85Llano County974+8.7%
85Montague County974+13.4%
85Orange County974+10.4%
88Anderson County972+12.6%
89Sherman County969+15.6%
90Calhoun County968+11%
91Webb County964+7.6%
92Palo Pinto County963+14.4%
92Rusk County963+5.1%
94Matagorda County960+6.5%
95Henderson County958+14.3%
95Hopkins County958+9.9%
95Upshur County958+9.5%
98Live Oak County957+20.4%
99Hardin County955+11.2%
100Jones County954+22%
101Franklin County951+9.2%
101Reeves County951+13.5%
103Potter County943+7.6%
104Armstrong County942+2.4%
105Wichita County937+8.4%
106Carson County933+6.8%
107DeWitt County931+10.7%
108Bandera County927-3.7%
108Concho County927+12.5%
108Tyler County927+17.9%
111Kent County921+11.9%
112Polk County920+7.7%
113Culberson County918+12.8%
113San Saba County918+16.8%
115Crane County913+5.1%
115Val Verde County913+10.4%
117Harrison County912+7.8%
118Milam County911+14.4%
119Grimes County910+16.8%
120Winkler County902+1%
121Bowie County900+11.4%
121Leon County900+25%
123Runnels County897+7.8%
124Jackson County896+6.7%
124Rains County896+7.3%
124Wheeler County896+6.5%
127Gonzales County895+6%
128Wharton County894+6.2%
129Hill County893+11.2%
130Colorado County892+5.6%
131Jack County889+13.4%
132Callahan County888+12.4%
133Lynn County887+0.3%
134Bosque County886+7%
135Fayette County885+9%
136Cherokee County883+9.4%
137Sterling County882-2.6%
137Wood County882+5.9%
139Hutchinson County881+11.4%
140Moore County879+6.2%
141Newton County876+18.9%
142Delta County875+14.7%
142Hidalgo County875+9.5%
144Lavaca County871+7%
145Duval County870+29.9%
146Karnes County868+10.9%
147Lampasas County867+8.5%
148Hamilton County865+11.3%
149Blanco County8630%
149Nacogdoches County863+6.3%
151Brown County862+4.2%
151Haskell County862+12.2%
153Childress County858+10%
153Ochiltree County858-4.8%
155Marion County857+9.6%
156Cameron County855+8.9%
157Somervell County853-0.6%
158La Salle County851-5.8%
159Briscoe County850+43.1%
160Jim Wells County849+7.3%
161Lamar County847+9.9%
162Gray County846+7.5%
163Deaf Smith County842+11.1%
164Castro County841+14.1%
165Parmer County839+1.6%
166Zavala County838+30.7%
167Lipscomb County836+8.2%
167Real County836+7.5%
169Cass County834+12.7%
170Shelby County833+14.9%
171Hansford County823+6.9%
171Young County823+13.8%
173Houston County819+11.4%
174Mason County818+14.1%
175McCulloch County816+1.7%
176Madison County814+9.4%
177Nolan County810+0.9%
178Titus County808+10.1%
179Dawson County805+6.5%
180Panola County799+7.4%
181Frio County797+5.3%
182Lamb County796+8%
183Comanche County795+31.2%
183Wilbarger County795+6.4%
185Goliad County788+22.2%
186Clay County787+9.2%
187Freestone County785+10.1%
188Limestone County784+9.7%
189Morris County783+7.6%
190Robertson County781-1.3%
191Brewster County780+7.1%
192Jasper County777+2.9%
193Trinity County776+10.2%
194Camp County767+5.5%
195Hockley County765+1.9%
196Mitchell County764+8.1%
197Swisher County763+8.7%
197Terry County763+4.8%
199Hale County757+8.3%
199Maverick County757+5.9%
199Stonewall County757+7.1%
202Jim Hogg County754+16.5%
203Eastland County745+13.9%
204McMullen County732-24.9%
204Motley County732+10.1%
206Kinney County728+5.1%
207Sabine County725+5.7%
208Menard County720+16.9%
208Refugio County720+12.9%
210Archer County718+3%
210San Augustine County718+4.2%
212Kimble County716+11%
213Donley County711+1.9%
213Gaines County711+11.1%
215Cochran County702+2.3%
216Sutton County701+6.4%
217Floyd County697-2.2%
218Willacy County695+1.2%
219Falls County691+22.1%
220Red River County688+14.3%
220Stephens County688-8.4%
222Upton County687+12.8%
223Coleman County684-4.1%
224Coke County681+18.4%
225Edwards County680+9.1%
226Starr County670+11.9%
227Bailey County665+7.1%
228Dimmit County664+8%
229Mills County655+0.6%
230Collingsworth County651+21.9%
231Crosby County649+5.7%
232Schleicher County645+31.9%
233Knox County628-23.7%
234Hardeman County612+0.7%
235Fisher County605+14.2%
236Crockett County583+6.6%
237Baylor County568+7.4%
238Zapata County557+10.1%
239Hall County554+2%
239Roberts County554+7.2%
241Foard County537+0.8%
242Throckmorton County536+6.6%
243Dickens County533-13.2%
244Hudspeth County531-32.6%
245Shackelford County486n/a
246Brooks County391-3.5%
246Presidio County391-11.9%
248Cottle County375-10.7%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Rockwall County, with $1,779 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Cottle County, with $375 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09. 1 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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