Cities in Texas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Murphy, TX had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 256 cities in 2024, at 85.9%. Iowa Colony, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for Texas was 51.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.9Murphy, TX
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Top 40 cities, 2024

Murphy, TX: 85.9 %Murphy, TX85.9Lago Vista, TX: 81.5 %Lago Vista, TX81.5Red Oak, TX: 80.7 %Red Oak, TX80.7Bellmead, TX: 77.4 %Bellmead, TX77.4Royse City, TX: 76.3 %Royse City, TX76.3Roma, TX: 75.6 %Roma, TX75.6Richmond, TX: 73.5 %Richmond, TX73.5Horizon City, TX: 71.8 %Horizon City, TX71.8Glenn Heights, TX: 71 %Glenn Heights, TX71DeSoto, TX: 69.5 %DeSoto, TX69.5Manor, TX: 69.2 %Manor, TX69.2Lancaster, TX: 68.9 %Lancaster, TX68.9San Marcos, TX: 66.5 %San Marcos, TX66.5Fairview, TX: 66.1 %Fairview, TX66.1Alice, TX: 65.3 %Alice, TX65.3Converse, TX: 65.2 %Converse, TX65.2El Campo, TX: 64.8 %El Campo, TX64.8Providence Village, TX: 64.8 %Providence Village, TX64.8College Station, TX: 64.7 %College Station, TX64.7Missouri City, TX: 64 %Missouri City, TX64Katy, TX: 63.6 %Katy, TX63.6Duncanville, TX: 63.1 %Duncanville, TX63.1Belton, TX: 63 %Belton, TX63Dayton, TX: 63 %Dayton, TX63Mercedes, TX: 62.8 %Mercedes, TX62.8La Porte, TX: 62.7 %La Porte, TX62.7Weatherford, TX: 62.4 %Weatherford, TX62.4Celina, TX: 62.4 %Celina, TX62.4Manvel, TX: 62.3 %Manvel, TX62.3Cedar Hill, TX: 62.2 %Cedar Hill, TX62.2Corinth, TX: 62.2 %Corinth, TX62.2Huntsville, TX: 62.1 %Huntsville, TX62.1Terrell, TX: 62.1 %Terrell, TX62.1Deer Park, TX: 62.1 %Deer Park, TX62.1Humble, TX: 61.7 %Humble, TX61.7South Houston, TX: 61.7 %South Houston, TX61.7Keller, TX: 61.5 %Keller, TX61.5Azle, TX: 61.4 %Azle, TX61.4Forney, TX: 61.2 %Forney, TX61.2La Marque, TX: 60.9 %La Marque, TX60.9Murphy, TX: 85.9 %Murphy, TX85.9Lago Vista, TX: 81.5 %Lago Vista, TX81.5Red Oak, TX: 80.7 %Red Oak, TX80.7Bellmead, TX: 77.4 %Bellmead, TX77.4Royse City, TX: 76.3 %Royse City, TX76.3Roma, TX: 75.6 %Roma, TX75.6Richmond, TX: 73.5 %Richmond, TX73.5Horizon City, TX: 71.8 %Horizon City, TX71.8Glenn Heights, TX: 71 %Glenn Heights, TX71DeSoto, TX: 69.5 %DeSoto, TX69.5Manor, TX: 69.2 %Manor, TX69.2Lancaster, TX: 68.9 %Lancaster, TX68.9San Marcos, TX: 66.5 %San Marcos, TX66.5Fairview, TX: 66.1 %Fairview, TX66.1Alice, TX: 65.3 %Alice, TX65.3Converse, TX: 65.2 %Converse, TX65.2El Campo, TX: 64.8 %El Campo, TX64.8Providence Village, TX: 64.8 %Providence Village, TX64.8College Station, TX: 64.7 %College Station, TX64.7Missouri City, TX: 64 %Missouri City, TX64Katy, TX: 63.6 %Katy, TX63.6Duncanville, TX: 63.1 %Duncanville, TX63.1Belton, TX: 63 %Belton, TX63Dayton, TX: 63 %Dayton, TX63Mercedes, TX: 62.8 %Mercedes, TX62.8La Porte, TX: 62.7 %La Porte, TX62.7Weatherford, TX: 62.4 %Weatherford, TX62.4Celina, TX: 62.4 %Celina, TX62.4Manvel, TX: 62.3 %Manvel, TX62.3Cedar Hill, TX: 62.2 %Cedar Hill, TX62.2Corinth, TX: 62.2 %Corinth, TX62.2Huntsville, TX: 62.1 %Huntsville, TX62.1Terrell, TX: 62.1 %Terrell, TX62.1Deer Park, TX: 62.1 %Deer Park, TX62.1Humble, TX: 61.7 %Humble, TX61.7South Houston, TX: 61.7 %South Houston, TX61.7Keller, TX: 61.5 %Keller, TX61.5Azle, TX: 61.4 %Azle, TX61.4Forney, TX: 61.2 %Forney, TX61.2La Marque, TX: 60.9 %La Marque, TX60.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Murphy, TX85.9+4.6 pts
2Lago Vista, TX81.5+15.2 pts
3Red Oak, TX80.7-4.5 pts
4Bellmead, TX77.4+13.3 pts
5Royse City, TX76.3+8.7 pts
6Roma, TX75.6+6.7 pts
7Richmond, TX73.5+9 pts
8Horizon City, TX71.8+7.8 pts
9Glenn Heights, TX71+7.1 pts
10DeSoto, TX69.5+1.5 pts
11Manor, TX69.2+11 pts
12Lancaster, TX68.9+3.4 pts
13San Marcos, TX66.5+1.3 pts
14Fairview, TX66.1+13.4 pts
15Alice, TX65.3+2.3 pts
16Converse, TX65.2+8.2 pts
17El Campo, TX64.8+23.6 pts
18Providence Village, TX64.8-1.3 pts
19College Station, TX64.7+1.5 pts
20Missouri City, TX64+2.7 pts
21Katy, TX63.6-4.4 pts
22Duncanville, TX63.1-3.4 pts
23Belton, TX63+2.7 pts
24Dayton, TX63+7.7 pts
25Mercedes, TX62.8-2.8 pts
26La Porte, TX62.7+4.9 pts
27Weatherford, TX62.4+2.5 pts
28Celina, TX62.4+2.5 pts
29Manvel, TX62.3-0.4 pts
30Cedar Hill, TX62.2-3.9 pts
31Corinth, TX62.2-0.9 pts
32Huntsville, TX62.1-2 pts
33Terrell, TX62.1+3.7 pts
34Deer Park, TX62.1+3.1 pts
35Humble, TX61.7-0.6 pts
36South Houston, TX61.7+4.9 pts
37Keller, TX61.5+4.8 pts
38Azle, TX61.4+7 pts
39Forney, TX61.2+11.1 pts
40La Marque, TX60.9+3.9 pts
41San Benito, TX60.9-3.7 pts
42Mesquite, TX60.9+5.3 pts
43Denton, TX60.7+1.5 pts
44White Settlement, TX60.6+7 pts
45Tomball, TX59.9+1.9 pts
46Forest Hill, TX59.8-6.4 pts
47Arlington, TX59.6+1.8 pts
48Nacogdoches, TX59.3-0 pts
49Anna, TX59.2+1.9 pts
50Grand Prairie, TX59.1+2.6 pts
51Seagoville, TX58.8-7 pts
52Fredericksburg, TX58.7+7.6 pts
53Kyle, TX58.7-1.5 pts
54Haltom City, TX58.3-1.9 pts
55Waco, TX58.3+1.9 pts
56Stephenville, TX58.2+3.4 pts
57Beeville, TX58.1+6.3 pts
58Garland, TX58.1+3.2 pts
59Port Arthur, TX58.1+0.5 pts
60Benbrook, TX58.1-0.6 pts
61Palestine, TX57.9-0.8 pts
62Galveston, TX57.6+2 pts
63Kilgore, TX57.5+10.6 pts
64Brownwood, TX57.4+1 pts
65Bryan, TX57.1+0.4 pts
66Balch Springs, TX57+2.3 pts
66Texarkana, TX57-0.6 pts
68Taylor, TX57+4.7 pts
69Alamo, TX56.9+4.4 pts
70Highland Village, TX56.6+3 pts
71Sherman, TX56.5+8.1 pts
72Donna, TX56.5-3.5 pts
73Georgetown, TX56.4+0.7 pts
74Friendswood, TX56.2+6.6 pts
75Bedford, TX56.2+7.3 pts
76Leon Valley, TX56.1+0.4 pts
77Robstown, TX56.1+2.2 pts
78Fort Worth, TX56+0.5 pts
79Mansfield, TX55.7-0.4 pts
80Lubbock, TX55.7+2 pts
80San Juan, TX55.7+1.9 pts
82Odessa, TX55.6+1.3 pts
83Webster, TX55.6+7.4 pts
84Sanger, TX55.5+4.4 pts
85Boerne, TX55.2-2.3 pts
86Town of Pecos, TX55.1+10.5 pts
87Rockport, TX55-1.8 pts
88Laredo, TX54.9+2.3 pts
89Beaumont, TX54.5+4.3 pts
90Clute, TX54.3+3.9 pts
91Alvin, TX54.2-1.2 pts
92Houston, TX54.1+1.1 pts
93Watauga, TX54+0.3 pts
94Allen, TX53.9+2.5 pts
94Melissa, TX53.9-8.3 pts
96Athens, TX53.8+1.7 pts
97Rosenberg, TX53.7+5.1 pts
98Ingleside, TX53.7-6 pts
99San Antonio, TX53.7+0.8 pts
100Palmview, TX53.6-4.4 pts
101Colleyville, TX53.5+17.8 pts
102El Paso, TX53.4+0.7 pts
103Conroe, TX53.3+1.5 pts
104Killeen, TX53.3+0.8 pts
105Socorro, TX53.1+10.9 pts
106Rio Grande City, TX53-8.6 pts
107Midland, TX52.9+2 pts
108Big Spring, TX52.9+7.8 pts
109Jacksonville, TX52.8-0.8 pts
110Cleburne, TX52.7+0.3 pts
110Lufkin, TX52.7-0.9 pts
112Saginaw, TX52.7-5.7 pts
113Pasadena, TX52.6+4 pts
114Abilene, TX52.5+2.6 pts
115Hurst, TX52.4-0.4 pts
116Marshall, TX52.2-7.4 pts
117Fate, TX52.1+0.5 pts
118Cedar Park, TX52-0.2 pts
119Corpus Christi, TX52+0.4 pts
120Sachse, TX52+7.7 pts
121Rockwall, TX51.9+3.3 pts
121Texas City, TX51.9-1.6 pts
123Bellaire, TX51.9-1.3 pts
124Kennedale, TX51.9+2.1 pts
125Portland, TX51.9+4 pts
126New Braunfels, TX51.8+5.1 pts
127Wylie, TX51.8-1.6 pts
128Dallas, TX51.7+1.1 pts
129Sugar Land, TX51.6+2.3 pts
130Longview, TX51.4+1.1 pts
131Canyon, TX51.1-1.5 pts
132Mineral Wells, TX51.1-0.8 pts
133Rowlett, TX51.1+8.8 pts
134League City, TX51+7.1 pts
135Denison, TX51+5.6 pts
136Pearland, TX50.9-3.1 pts
137Baytown, TX50.9+1.1 pts
138Greenville, TX50.9+4.7 pts
138McAllen, TX50.9+0.9 pts
140Round Rock, TX50.8+0.4 pts
141Lockhart, TX50.8+3.9 pts
142Lewisville, TX50.6+1.6 pts
143Orange, TX50.6+5.5 pts
144Pampa, TX50.5-1.9 pts
145Nederland, TX50.5+6.6 pts
146North Richland Hills, TX50.4+3.6 pts
147Temple, TX50.3-1.1 pts
148Richardson, TX50.2+1.1 pts
149Victoria, TX49.9+0.2 pts
150Dripping Springs, TX49.9+2.1 pts
151Midlothian, TX49.6-2.5 pts
152Pflugerville, TX49.5+1.4 pts
153Addison, TX49.3+8.2 pts
154Harker Heights, TX49.2+0.4 pts
155Del Rio, TX49.1+5 pts
156Tyler, TX49+0.6 pts
157San Angelo, TX48.9-1 pts
158Burkburnett, TX48.8+6.5 pts
159Raymondville, TX48.5+0.2 pts
160Helotes, TX48.5-43.4 pts
161McKinney, TX48.5-0.9 pts
162Ennis, TX48.4-2.1 pts
163Robinson, TX48.4-7.5 pts
164Kingsville, TX48.4-2.4 pts
165Mount Pleasant, TX48.3+11.1 pts
166Lakeway, TX48.3-2 pts
167Seguin, TX48.3+4.2 pts
168University Park, TX48.2-3.7 pts
169Bay City, TX48.2-8.1 pts
170Paris, TX48.1+0.5 pts
171Eagle Pass, TX48-0.7 pts
172Brownsville, TX48-0.8 pts
173Plainview, TX48+3.2 pts
174Carrollton, TX47.9+1.4 pts
175Austin, TX47.8+0.3 pts
176Hewitt, TX47.6-1.4 pts
177Weslaco, TX47.5-1.7 pts
178Kerrville, TX47.5-2.3 pts
179Amarillo, TX47.4+1.7 pts
180Harlingen, TX47.1+0.1 pts
181Edinburg, TX47-1.7 pts
182Bastrop, TX47+0.8 pts
183Burleson, TX46.4+5.4 pts
184Granbury, TX46.4-12.8 pts
185Leander, TX46.2+2.7 pts
186Bonham, TX46.1+3.1 pts
187Euless, TX46.1+2.5 pts
188Brenham, TX45.8-4.8 pts
189Schertz, TX45.7+0.7 pts
190Flower Mound, TX45.7+0.3 pts
191Lake Jackson, TX45.6+2.6 pts
192Dickinson, TX45.6-12.2 pts
193Fulshear, TX45.4+0.6 pts
194Roanoke, TX45.4+4 pts
195Grapevine, TX45.3+1.2 pts
196Kaufman, TX45.1+3.4 pts
197Frisco, TX45.1+1 pts
198Hidalgo, TX45-14.3 pts
199Mission, TX44.9+2 pts
200Sweetwater, TX44.9-0.4 pts
201Levelland, TX44.8-6.8 pts
202Port Lavaca, TX44.7+9.7 pts
203Irving, TX44.6+1.9 pts
204Wichita Falls, TX44.5+0.2 pts
205Corsicana, TX44.2-3.9 pts
206Little Elm, TX43.9-1.4 pts
207Trophy Club, TX43.8+2.2 pts
208Mont Belvieu, TX43.7-6.4 pts
209Plano, TX43.5+1 pts
210Josephine, TX43.4+13.7 pts
211Cibolo, TX43.2+1 pts
212Gainesville, TX43.2-6.1 pts
213Seabrook, TX42.9+5 pts
214Galena Park, TX42.8-6.7 pts
215Pharr, TX42.7-2.8 pts
216Henderson, TX42.7+1.5 pts
217Farmers Branch, TX42.7-0.1 pts
218Waxahachie, TX42.3-7.2 pts
219Copperas Cove, TX42.2+3.2 pts
219Hutto, TX42.2+1.1 pts
221Prosper, TX41.9+6.9 pts
222Andrews, TX41.9+15.2 pts
223Princeton, TX41.8-9.3 pts
224Sulphur Springs, TX41.4+1.3 pts
225Borger, TX41.3-4 pts
226Freeport, TX41.2-4.4 pts
227Santa Fe, TX40.1+4.5 pts
228Southlake, TX40-8 pts
229Coppell, TX39.6+2.3 pts
230Angleton, TX39.5+8.7 pts
231Live Oak, TX39.4+1.2 pts
231The Colony, TX39.4+6 pts
233Groves, TX38.9+0.7 pts
234Universal City, TX38.7-4.2 pts
235Elgin, TX38.7+0.8 pts
236Uvalde, TX38.4-5 pts
237Hereford, TX37.8+3 pts
238Pleasanton, TX37-2.7 pts
239Selma, TX36.2+1.6 pts
240Dumas, TX36.1+2.2 pts
241Stafford, TX36+2.6 pts
242Crowley, TX34.9-4.3 pts
243Port Neches, TX33.7-6.6 pts
244Gatesville, TX32.9-7.3 pts
245Alton, TX32.7-7.7 pts
246Fair Oaks Ranch, TX32.4+25.2 pts
247Lumberton, TX31.3-10.7 pts
248Northlake, TX30.9+0.4 pts
249San Elizario, TX30.6-1.4 pts
250Snyder, TX29.5+7.5 pts

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Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/texas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/texas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Murphy, TX, with 85.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Iowa Colony, TX, with 0% in 2024.

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