Cities in Texas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)
Murphy, TX had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 256 cities in 2022, at 87.7%. Heath, TX had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Texas was 49.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murphy, TX | 87.7 | +13.9 pts |
| 2 | Helotes, TX | 81.4 | +14.1 pts |
| 3 | Red Oak, TX | 77.4 | +14.9 pts |
| 4 | Glenn Heights, TX | 67.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 5 | Richmond, TX | 67.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 6 | Forest Hill, TX | 67 | -3.1 pts |
| 7 | San Marcos, TX | 66.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 8 | Granbury, TX | 66.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 9 | Huntsville, TX | 66.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 10 | La Marque, TX | 65.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 11 | San Benito, TX | 64.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 12 | Duncanville, TX | 63.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 13 | Bay City, TX | 63.7 | +5.6 pts |
| 14 | Marshall, TX | 63.1 | -5.4 pts |
| 15 | Lancaster, TX | 63 | +1.4 pts |
| 16 | Freeport, TX | 62.7 | +7.8 pts |
| 17 | Hidalgo, TX | 62.7 | -5.4 pts |
| 17 | Melissa, TX | 62.7 | 0 pts |
| 19 | College Station, TX | 61.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 20 | Roma, TX | 61.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 21 | Providence Village, TX | 61.6 | +8.6 pts |
| 22 | Nacogdoches, TX | 61.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 23 | Tomball, TX | 60.9 | +7 pts |
| 24 | Galena Park, TX | 60.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 25 | Alice, TX | 60.3 | +4.7 pts |
| 26 | Bellmead, TX | 60.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 27 | Ingleside, TX | 60.2 | -2.8 pts |
| 28 | Cedar Hill, TX | 60 | +2.2 pts |
| 29 | Horizon City, TX | 59.9 | +16.7 pts |
| 30 | Belton, TX | 59.9 | +3.7 pts |
| 31 | Corinth, TX | 59.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 32 | Mercedes, TX | 59.6 | +6.6 pts |
| 33 | Rockport, TX | 59.4 | -4.7 pts |
| 34 | DeSoto, TX | 59.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 35 | Fate, TX | 59.2 | -3.5 pts |
| 36 | Taylor, TX | 59 | +3.4 pts |
| 37 | Katy, TX | 58.3 | +6.7 pts |
| 38 | Kyle, TX | 58.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 39 | Stephenville, TX | 58.1 | +3.3 pts |
| 40 | Deer Park, TX | 57.9 | +4.4 pts |
| 41 | Seagoville, TX | 57.5 | +4.2 pts |
| 42 | Boerne, TX | 57.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 43 | Palestine, TX | 57.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 44 | Brownwood, TX | 57.2 | +5.8 pts |
| 45 | Athens, TX | 57.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 46 | Donna, TX | 57.1 | +4.1 pts |
| 47 | Missouri City, TX | 57.1 | +4.6 pts |
| 48 | Converse, TX | 57 | +1.9 pts |
| 49 | Denton, TX | 57 | -1.5 pts |
| 50 | Terrell, TX | 56.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 51 | Manvel, TX | 56.7 | +16.2 pts |
| 52 | Celina, TX | 56.6 | -10.1 pts |
| 52 | Humble, TX | 56.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 54 | South Houston, TX | 56.5 | +6 pts |
| 55 | Kingsville, TX | 56.4 | +6.8 pts |
| 56 | Waco, TX | 56.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 57 | Brenham, TX | 56.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 58 | Bryan, TX | 56.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 59 | Rio Grande City, TX | 56.1 | -7.7 pts |
| 60 | Princeton, TX | 56 | +4.8 pts |
| 61 | Texarkana, TX | 56 | +1 pts |
| 62 | Arlington, TX | 56 | +1 pts |
| 63 | Balch Springs, TX | 55.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 64 | Garland, TX | 55.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 65 | Port Arthur, TX | 54.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 66 | Galveston, TX | 54.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 67 | Fredericksburg, TX | 54.5 | -3.7 pts |
| 68 | Weatherford, TX | 54.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 69 | White Settlement, TX | 54.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 70 | Pampa, TX | 54.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 71 | Alamo, TX | 54.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 72 | Georgetown, TX | 54 | +1.8 pts |
| 73 | Leon Valley, TX | 54 | -0 pts |
| 74 | Pearland, TX | 53.9 | +8.2 pts |
| 75 | Fort Worth, TX | 53.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 76 | Benbrook, TX | 53.9 | +5.2 pts |
| 77 | Lubbock, TX | 53.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 78 | Lakeway, TX | 53.4 | +16.6 pts |
| 79 | Conroe, TX | 53.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 80 | Bonham, TX | 53.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 81 | Alvin, TX | 53 | -3.3 pts |
| 82 | La Porte, TX | 53 | +4.5 pts |
| 83 | Robinson, TX | 52.9 | +5.9 pts |
| 84 | Wylie, TX | 52.8 | +5 pts |
| 85 | Dickinson, TX | 52.8 | +7.7 pts |
| 86 | Cleburne, TX | 52.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 87 | Lago Vista, TX | 52.7 | -6.5 pts |
| 88 | Mesquite, TX | 52.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 89 | University Park, TX | 52.5 | -3.8 pts |
| 90 | San Antonio, TX | 52.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 91 | Houston, TX | 52.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 92 | McAllen, TX | 52.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 93 | Watauga, TX | 51.9 | +5.8 pts |
| 94 | Hewitt, TX | 51.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 95 | Weslaco, TX | 51.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 96 | Keller, TX | 51.4 | +3 pts |
| 97 | Grand Prairie, TX | 51.4 | +3.5 pts |
| 98 | El Paso, TX | 51.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 99 | Dayton, TX | 51.4 | -4.4 pts |
| 100 | Texas City, TX | 51.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 101 | Mansfield, TX | 51.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 102 | Greenville, TX | 51.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 103 | Temple, TX | 51.2 | +2.6 pts |
| 104 | Lockhart, TX | 51.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 105 | Haltom City, TX | 51 | +3.5 pts |
| 106 | Corsicana, TX | 51 | +0.8 pts |
| 107 | Clute, TX | 50.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 108 | Corpus Christi, TX | 50.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 109 | Edinburg, TX | 50.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 110 | Jacksonville, TX | 50.7 | -5.8 pts |
| 111 | Beeville, TX | 50.6 | +7.1 pts |
| 112 | Beaumont, TX | 50.6 | +1 pts |
| 113 | Kerrville, TX | 50.5 | +3.8 pts |
| 114 | Eagle Pass, TX | 50.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 115 | Laredo, TX | 50.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 116 | Sherman, TX | 50.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 117 | Highland Village, TX | 50.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 118 | Canyon, TX | 50.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 118 | Levelland, TX | 50.1 | +3.5 pts |
| 120 | Brownsville, TX | 50.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 120 | Victoria, TX | 50.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 122 | Cedar Park, TX | 50 | +4.7 pts |
| 123 | Pharr, TX | 49.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 124 | Paris, TX | 49.8 | -3.4 pts |
| 125 | Uvalde, TX | 49.7 | +5.4 pts |
| 126 | Harlingen, TX | 49.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 127 | Dallas, TX | 49.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 128 | McKinney, TX | 49.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 129 | Orange, TX | 49.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 130 | Round Rock, TX | 49.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 131 | Abilene, TX | 49.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 132 | Odessa, TX | 49.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 133 | Portland, TX | 49.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 134 | Midlothian, TX | 49 | +9.4 pts |
| 135 | Forney, TX | 49 | -9.2 pts |
| 136 | Midland, TX | 48.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 137 | Baytown, TX | 48.9 | -0 pts |
| 137 | Hutto, TX | 48.9 | -7.3 pts |
| 139 | Saginaw, TX | 48.8 | +4.6 pts |
| 140 | Waxahachie, TX | 48.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 141 | Alton, TX | 48.7 | -5.2 pts |
| 141 | Raymondville, TX | 48.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 143 | Killeen, TX | 48.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 144 | Gainesville, TX | 48.4 | +4.3 pts |
| 145 | Bellaire, TX | 48.3 | -5.9 pts |
| 146 | Lewisville, TX | 48.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 147 | Gatesville, TX | 48.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 148 | Longview, TX | 48 | 0 pts |
| 148 | Southlake, TX | 48 | +5.5 pts |
| 150 | San Angelo, TX | 47.9 | +2 pts |
| 151 | Hurst, TX | 47.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 152 | Little Elm, TX | 47.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 153 | Lufkin, TX | 47.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 154 | Webster, TX | 47.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 155 | San Juan, TX | 47.6 | -5.5 pts |
| 156 | Royse City, TX | 47.5 | -7.1 pts |
| 157 | Groves, TX | 47.5 | +13.9 pts |
| 158 | Kennedale, TX | 47.5 | +5.7 pts |
| 159 | Sanger, TX | 47.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 160 | Palmview, TX | 47.2 | +4 pts |
| 161 | Austin, TX | 47.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 162 | Mineral Wells, TX | 47 | -3.5 pts |
| 162 | Rockwall, TX | 47 | +4.5 pts |
| 164 | Bastrop, TX | 47 | -0.8 pts |
| 165 | Ennis, TX | 46.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 166 | Richardson, TX | 46.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 167 | Sugar Land, TX | 46.5 | +4.4 pts |
| 168 | Rosenberg, TX | 46.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 169 | Allen, TX | 46.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 170 | Dripping Springs, TX | 46 | -6.6 pts |
| 170 | Schertz, TX | 46 | +3 pts |
| 172 | Harker Heights, TX | 45.7 | +3.2 pts |
| 173 | Amarillo, TX | 45.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 174 | North Richland Hills, TX | 45.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 175 | Pasadena, TX | 45.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 176 | Josephine, TX | 45.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 177 | Mission, TX | 45.4 | -1 pts |
| 178 | Tyler, TX | 45.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 179 | Carrollton, TX | 45.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 180 | Anna, TX | 45 | +1.6 pts |
| 180 | New Braunfels, TX | 45 | -0.3 pts |
| 182 | Grapevine, TX | 45 | +6.3 pts |
| 183 | Bedford, TX | 44.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 184 | Crowley, TX | 44.9 | -3.7 pts |
| 185 | Wichita Falls, TX | 44.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 186 | San Elizario, TX | 44.8 | +4.3 pts |
| 187 | Nederland, TX | 44.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 188 | Seabrook, TX | 44.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 189 | Socorro, TX | 44.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 190 | Fairview, TX | 44.6 | -5.7 pts |
| 191 | Seguin, TX | 44.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 192 | Azle, TX | 44.5 | +6.2 pts |
| 193 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 44 | -31.3 pts |
| 194 | Colleyville, TX | 43.9 | +4.3 pts |
| 194 | Denison, TX | 43.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 196 | Kilgore, TX | 43.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 197 | Friendswood, TX | 43.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 197 | Leander, TX | 43.1 | +3.5 pts |
| 199 | Euless, TX | 43.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 200 | Andrews, TX | 42.9 | -3.8 pts |
| 201 | Frisco, TX | 42.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 202 | Henderson, TX | 42.7 | +9.6 pts |
| 203 | Addison, TX | 42.6 | +3 pts |
| 204 | Northlake, TX | 42.2 | +17.1 pts |
| 205 | Universal City, TX | 42.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 206 | Borger, TX | 41.8 | +7 pts |
| 207 | Big Spring, TX | 41.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 208 | Plainview, TX | 41.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 209 | Buda, TX | 41.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 210 | Pflugerville, TX | 41.4 | -5.5 pts |
| 211 | Rowlett, TX | 41.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 212 | Flower Mound, TX | 41.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 213 | Irving, TX | 40.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 214 | Del Rio, TX | 40.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 215 | Plano, TX | 40.9 | +2.3 pts |
| 216 | League City, TX | 40.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 217 | Port Neches, TX | 40.7 | +5.5 pts |
| 218 | Robstown, TX | 40.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 219 | Sachse, TX | 39.8 | +11.6 pts |
| 220 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 39.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 221 | Kaufman, TX | 39.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 222 | Burleson, TX | 39.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 223 | Copperas Cove, TX | 38.8 | -6 pts |
| 224 | Mount Pleasant, TX | 38.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 225 | Sweetwater, TX | 38.1 | +4.2 pts |
| 226 | Pleasanton, TX | 38.1 | +10.4 pts |
| 227 | Lake Jackson, TX | 38.1 | 0 pts |
| 228 | Burkburnett, TX | 37.7 | -3 pts |
| 229 | Farmers Branch, TX | 37.6 | +1 pts |
| 230 | Santa Fe, TX | 37.2 | -10.5 pts |
| 231 | Prosper, TX | 37 | +2 pts |
| 232 | Coppell, TX | 36.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 233 | Manor, TX | 36 | +0.5 pts |
| 234 | Fulshear, TX | 35 | +2 pts |
| 235 | Elgin, TX | 34.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 236 | Town of Pecos, TX | 34.6 | |
| 237 | West University Place, TX | 34.4 | +4.6 pts |
| 238 | Lumberton, TX | 34.3 | -15.8 pts |
| 239 | Selma, TX | 33.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 240 | El Campo, TX | 33.2 | -3.7 pts |
| 241 | Dumas, TX | 32.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 242 | Cibolo, TX | 32.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 243 | Live Oak, TX | 31.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 244 | Angleton, TX | 31.1 | -10.3 pts |
| 245 | The Colony, TX | 30.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 246 | Roanoke, TX | 30 | +3.3 pts |
| 247 | Hereford, TX | 28.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 248 | Stafford, TX | 28.1 | -4.6 pts |
| 249 | Trophy Club, TX | 27.8 | +5.4 pts |
| 250 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 27.3 | +7.9 pts |
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About this ranking
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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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title = {{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), 2022}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?
Murphy, TX, with 87.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?
Heath, TX, with 10.2% 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 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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