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

All 256 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/texas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Murphy, TX | 85.9 |
| 2 | Lago Vista, TX | 81.5 |
| 3 | Red Oak, TX | 80.7 |
| 4 | Bellmead, TX | 77.4 |
| 5 | Royse City, TX | 76.3 |
| 6 | Roma, TX | 75.6 |
| 7 | Richmond, TX | 73.5 |
| 8 | Horizon City, TX | 71.8 |
| 9 | Glenn Heights, TX | 71 |
| 10 | DeSoto, TX | 69.5 |
| 11 | Manor, TX | 69.2 |
| 12 | Lancaster, TX | 68.9 |
| 13 | San Marcos, TX | 66.5 |
| 14 | Fairview, TX | 66.1 |
| 15 | Alice, TX | 65.3 |
| 16 | Converse, TX | 65.2 |
| 17 | El Campo, TX | 64.8 |
| 18 | Providence Village, TX | 64.8 |
| 19 | College Station, TX | 64.7 |
| 20 | Missouri City, TX | 64 |
| 21 | Katy, TX | 63.6 |
| 22 | Duncanville, TX | 63.1 |
| 23 | Belton, TX | 63 |
| 24 | Dayton, TX | 63 |
| 25 | Mercedes, TX | 62.8 |
| 26 | La Porte, TX | 62.7 |
| 27 | Weatherford, TX | 62.4 |
| 28 | Celina, TX | 62.4 |
| 29 | Manvel, TX | 62.3 |
| 30 | Cedar Hill, TX | 62.2 |
| 31 | Corinth, TX | 62.2 |
| 32 | Huntsville, TX | 62.1 |
| 33 | Terrell, TX | 62.1 |
| 34 | Deer Park, TX | 62.1 |
| 35 | Humble, TX | 61.7 |
| 36 | South Houston, TX | 61.7 |
| 37 | Keller, TX | 61.5 |
| 38 | Azle, TX | 61.4 |
| 39 | Forney, TX | 61.2 |
| 40 | La Marque, TX | 60.9 |
| 41 | San Benito, TX | 60.9 |
| 42 | Mesquite, TX | 60.9 |
| 43 | Denton, TX | 60.7 |
| 44 | White Settlement, TX | 60.6 |
| 45 | Tomball, TX | 59.9 |
| 46 | Forest Hill, TX | 59.8 |
| 47 | Arlington, TX | 59.6 |
| 48 | Nacogdoches, TX | 59.3 |
| 49 | Anna, TX | 59.2 |
| 50 | Grand Prairie, TX | 59.1 |
| 51 | Seagoville, TX | 58.8 |
| 52 | Fredericksburg, TX | 58.7 |
| 53 | Kyle, TX | 58.7 |
| 54 | Haltom City, TX | 58.3 |
| 55 | Waco, TX | 58.3 |
| 56 | Stephenville, TX | 58.2 |
| 57 | Beeville, TX | 58.1 |
| 58 | Garland, TX | 58.1 |
| 59 | Port Arthur, TX | 58.1 |
| 60 | Benbrook, TX | 58.1 |
| 61 | Palestine, TX | 57.9 |
| 62 | Galveston, TX | 57.6 |
| 63 | Kilgore, TX | 57.5 |
| 64 | Brownwood, TX | 57.4 |
| 65 | Bryan, TX | 57.1 |
| 66 | Balch Springs, TX | 57 |
| 66 | Texarkana, TX | 57 |
| 68 | Taylor, TX | 57 |
| 69 | Alamo, TX | 56.9 |
| 70 | Highland Village, TX | 56.6 |
| 71 | Sherman, TX | 56.5 |
| 72 | Donna, TX | 56.5 |
| 73 | Georgetown, TX | 56.4 |
| 74 | Friendswood, TX | 56.2 |
| 75 | Bedford, TX | 56.2 |
| 76 | Leon Valley, TX | 56.1 |
| 77 | Robstown, TX | 56.1 |
| 78 | Fort Worth, TX | 56 |
| 79 | Mansfield, TX | 55.7 |
| 80 | Lubbock, TX | 55.7 |
| 80 | San Juan, TX | 55.7 |
| 82 | Odessa, TX | 55.6 |
| 83 | Webster, TX | 55.6 |
| 84 | Sanger, TX | 55.5 |
| 85 | Boerne, TX | 55.2 |
| 86 | Town of Pecos, TX | 55.1 |
| 87 | Rockport, TX | 55 |
| 88 | Laredo, TX | 54.9 |
| 89 | Beaumont, TX | 54.5 |
| 90 | Clute, TX | 54.3 |
| 91 | Alvin, TX | 54.2 |
| 92 | Houston, TX | 54.1 |
| 93 | Watauga, TX | 54 |
| 94 | Allen, TX | 53.9 |
| 94 | Melissa, TX | 53.9 |
| 96 | Athens, TX | 53.8 |
| 97 | Rosenberg, TX | 53.7 |
| 98 | Ingleside, TX | 53.7 |
| 99 | San Antonio, TX | 53.7 |
| 100 | Palmview, TX | 53.6 |
| 101 | Colleyville, TX | 53.5 |
| 102 | El Paso, TX | 53.4 |
| 103 | Conroe, TX | 53.3 |
| 104 | Killeen, TX | 53.3 |
| 105 | Socorro, TX | 53.1 |
| 106 | Rio Grande City, TX | 53 |
| 107 | Midland, TX | 52.9 |
| 108 | Big Spring, TX | 52.9 |
| 109 | Jacksonville, TX | 52.8 |
| 110 | Cleburne, TX | 52.7 |
| 110 | Lufkin, TX | 52.7 |
| 112 | Saginaw, TX | 52.7 |
| 113 | Pasadena, TX | 52.6 |
| 114 | Abilene, TX | 52.5 |
| 115 | Hurst, TX | 52.4 |
| 116 | Marshall, TX | 52.2 |
| 117 | Fate, TX | 52.1 |
| 118 | Cedar Park, TX | 52 |
| 119 | Corpus Christi, TX | 52 |
| 120 | Sachse, TX | 52 |
| 121 | Rockwall, TX | 51.9 |
| 121 | Texas City, TX | 51.9 |
| 123 | Bellaire, TX | 51.9 |
| 124 | Kennedale, TX | 51.9 |
| 125 | Portland, TX | 51.9 |
| 126 | New Braunfels, TX | 51.8 |
| 127 | Wylie, TX | 51.8 |
| 128 | Dallas, TX | 51.7 |
| 129 | Sugar Land, TX | 51.6 |
| 130 | Longview, TX | 51.4 |
| 131 | Canyon, TX | 51.1 |
| 132 | Mineral Wells, TX | 51.1 |
| 133 | Rowlett, TX | 51.1 |
| 134 | League City, TX | 51 |
| 135 | Denison, TX | 51 |
| 136 | Pearland, TX | 50.9 |
| 137 | Baytown, TX | 50.9 |
| 138 | Greenville, TX | 50.9 |
| 138 | McAllen, TX | 50.9 |
| 140 | Round Rock, TX | 50.8 |
| 141 | Lockhart, TX | 50.8 |
| 142 | Lewisville, TX | 50.6 |
| 143 | Orange, TX | 50.6 |
| 144 | Pampa, TX | 50.5 |
| 145 | Nederland, TX | 50.5 |
| 146 | North Richland Hills, TX | 50.4 |
| 147 | Temple, TX | 50.3 |
| 148 | Richardson, TX | 50.2 |
| 149 | Victoria, TX | 49.9 |
| 150 | Dripping Springs, TX | 49.9 |
| 151 | Midlothian, TX | 49.6 |
| 152 | Pflugerville, TX | 49.5 |
| 153 | Addison, TX | 49.3 |
| 154 | Harker Heights, TX | 49.2 |
| 155 | Del Rio, TX | 49.1 |
| 156 | Tyler, TX | 49 |
| 157 | San Angelo, TX | 48.9 |
| 158 | Burkburnett, TX | 48.8 |
| 159 | Raymondville, TX | 48.5 |
| 160 | Helotes, TX | 48.5 |
| 161 | McKinney, TX | 48.5 |
| 162 | Ennis, TX | 48.4 |
| 163 | Robinson, TX | 48.4 |
| 164 | Kingsville, TX | 48.4 |
| 165 | Mount Pleasant, TX | 48.3 |
| 166 | Lakeway, TX | 48.3 |
| 167 | Seguin, TX | 48.3 |
| 168 | University Park, TX | 48.2 |
| 169 | Bay City, TX | 48.2 |
| 170 | Paris, TX | 48.1 |
| 171 | Eagle Pass, TX | 48 |
| 172 | Brownsville, TX | 48 |
| 173 | Plainview, TX | 48 |
| 174 | Carrollton, TX | 47.9 |
| 175 | Austin, TX | 47.8 |
| 176 | Hewitt, TX | 47.6 |
| 177 | Weslaco, TX | 47.5 |
| 178 | Kerrville, TX | 47.5 |
| 179 | Amarillo, TX | 47.4 |
| 180 | Harlingen, TX | 47.1 |
| 181 | Edinburg, TX | 47 |
| 182 | Bastrop, TX | 47 |
| 183 | Burleson, TX | 46.4 |
| 184 | Granbury, TX | 46.4 |
| 185 | Leander, TX | 46.2 |
| 186 | Bonham, TX | 46.1 |
| 187 | Euless, TX | 46.1 |
| 188 | Brenham, TX | 45.8 |
| 189 | Schertz, TX | 45.7 |
| 190 | Flower Mound, TX | 45.7 |
| 191 | Lake Jackson, TX | 45.6 |
| 192 | Dickinson, TX | 45.6 |
| 193 | Fulshear, TX | 45.4 |
| 194 | Roanoke, TX | 45.4 |
| 195 | Grapevine, TX | 45.3 |
| 196 | Kaufman, TX | 45.1 |
| 197 | Frisco, TX | 45.1 |
| 198 | Hidalgo, TX | 45 |
| 199 | Mission, TX | 44.9 |
| 200 | Sweetwater, TX | 44.9 |
| 201 | Levelland, TX | 44.8 |
| 202 | Port Lavaca, TX | 44.7 |
| 203 | Irving, TX | 44.6 |
| 204 | Wichita Falls, TX | 44.5 |
| 205 | Corsicana, TX | 44.2 |
| 206 | Little Elm, TX | 43.9 |
| 207 | Trophy Club, TX | 43.8 |
| 208 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 43.7 |
| 209 | Plano, TX | 43.5 |
| 210 | Josephine, TX | 43.4 |
| 211 | Cibolo, TX | 43.2 |
| 212 | Gainesville, TX | 43.2 |
| 213 | Seabrook, TX | 42.9 |
| 214 | Galena Park, TX | 42.8 |
| 215 | Pharr, TX | 42.7 |
| 216 | Henderson, TX | 42.7 |
| 217 | Farmers Branch, TX | 42.7 |
| 218 | Waxahachie, TX | 42.3 |
| 219 | Copperas Cove, TX | 42.2 |
| 219 | Hutto, TX | 42.2 |
| 221 | Prosper, TX | 41.9 |
| 222 | Andrews, TX | 41.9 |
| 223 | Princeton, TX | 41.8 |
| 224 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 41.4 |
| 225 | Borger, TX | 41.3 |
| 226 | Freeport, TX | 41.2 |
| 227 | Santa Fe, TX | 40.1 |
| 228 | Southlake, TX | 40 |
| 229 | Coppell, TX | 39.6 |
| 230 | Angleton, TX | 39.5 |
| 231 | Live Oak, TX | 39.4 |
| 231 | The Colony, TX | 39.4 |
| 233 | Groves, TX | 38.9 |
| 234 | Universal City, TX | 38.7 |
| 235 | Elgin, TX | 38.7 |
| 236 | Uvalde, TX | 38.4 |
| 237 | Hereford, TX | 37.8 |
| 238 | Pleasanton, TX | 37 |
| 239 | Selma, TX | 36.2 |
| 240 | Dumas, TX | 36.1 |
| 241 | Stafford, TX | 36 |
| 242 | Crowley, TX | 34.9 |
| 243 | Port Neches, TX | 33.7 |
| 244 | Gatesville, TX | 32.9 |
| 245 | Alton, TX | 32.7 |
| 246 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 32.4 |
| 247 | Lumberton, TX | 31.3 |
| 248 | Northlake, TX | 30.9 |
| 249 | San Elizario, TX | 30.6 |
| 250 | Snyder, TX | 29.5 |
| 251 | Buda, TX | 27.4 |
| 252 | Liberty Hill, TX | 25.3 |
| 253 | West University Place, TX | 22.4 |
| 254 | Lavon, TX | 20.1 |
| 255 | Heath, TX | 0 |
| 255 | Iowa Colony, TX | 0 |