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

Helotes, TX had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 256 cities in 2023, at 91.8%. Iowa Colony, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Texas was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest91.8Helotes, TX
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Helotes, TX: 91.8 %Helotes, TX91.8Red Oak, TX: 85.2 %Red Oak, TX85.2Murphy, TX: 81.3 %Murphy, TX81.3Roma, TX: 68.9 %Roma, TX68.9DeSoto, TX: 68 %DeSoto, TX68Katy, TX: 68 %Katy, TX68Royse City, TX: 67.6 %Royse City, TX67.6Duncanville, TX: 66.5 %Duncanville, TX66.5Lago Vista, TX: 66.3 %Lago Vista, TX66.3Cedar Hill, TX: 66.2 %Cedar Hill, TX66.2Forest Hill, TX: 66.1 %Forest Hill, TX66.1Providence Village, TX: 66.1 %Providence Village, TX66.1Seagoville, TX: 65.8 %Seagoville, TX65.8Mercedes, TX: 65.6 %Mercedes, TX65.6Lancaster, TX: 65.5 %Lancaster, TX65.5San Marcos, TX: 65.2 %San Marcos, TX65.2San Benito, TX: 64.6 %San Benito, TX64.6Richmond, TX: 64.5 %Richmond, TX64.5Huntsville, TX: 64.2 %Huntsville, TX64.2Bellmead, TX: 64.1 %Bellmead, TX64.1Horizon City, TX: 64 %Horizon City, TX64Glenn Heights, TX: 63.8 %Glenn Heights, TX63.8College Station, TX: 63.3 %College Station, TX63.3Corinth, TX: 63.1 %Corinth, TX63.1Alice, TX: 63 %Alice, TX63Manvel, TX: 62.7 %Manvel, TX62.7Humble, TX: 62.2 %Humble, TX62.2Melissa, TX: 62.2 %Melissa, TX62.2Rio Grande City, TX: 61.6 %Rio Grande City, TX61.6Missouri City, TX: 61.3 %Missouri City, TX61.3Belton, TX: 60.3 %Belton, TX60.3Kyle, TX: 60.2 %Kyle, TX60.2Haltom City, TX: 60.1 %Haltom City, TX60.1Donna, TX: 60 %Donna, TX60Weatherford, TX: 59.9 %Weatherford, TX59.9Celina, TX: 59.8 %Celina, TX59.8Ingleside, TX: 59.7 %Ingleside, TX59.7Marshall, TX: 59.6 %Marshall, TX59.6Nacogdoches, TX: 59.4 %Nacogdoches, TX59.4Hidalgo, TX: 59.3 %Hidalgo, TX59.3Helotes, TX: 91.8 %Helotes, TX91.8Red Oak, TX: 85.2 %Red Oak, TX85.2Murphy, TX: 81.3 %Murphy, TX81.3Roma, TX: 68.9 %Roma, TX68.9DeSoto, TX: 68 %DeSoto, TX68Katy, TX: 68 %Katy, TX68Royse City, TX: 67.6 %Royse City, TX67.6Duncanville, TX: 66.5 %Duncanville, TX66.5Lago Vista, TX: 66.3 %Lago Vista, TX66.3Cedar Hill, TX: 66.2 %Cedar Hill, TX66.2Forest Hill, TX: 66.1 %Forest Hill, TX66.1Providence Village, TX: 66.1 %Providence Village, TX66.1Seagoville, TX: 65.8 %Seagoville, TX65.8Mercedes, TX: 65.6 %Mercedes, TX65.6Lancaster, TX: 65.5 %Lancaster, TX65.5San Marcos, TX: 65.2 %San Marcos, TX65.2San Benito, TX: 64.6 %San Benito, TX64.6Richmond, TX: 64.5 %Richmond, TX64.5Huntsville, TX: 64.2 %Huntsville, TX64.2Bellmead, TX: 64.1 %Bellmead, TX64.1Horizon City, TX: 64 %Horizon City, TX64Glenn Heights, TX: 63.8 %Glenn Heights, TX63.8College Station, TX: 63.3 %College Station, TX63.3Corinth, TX: 63.1 %Corinth, TX63.1Alice, TX: 63 %Alice, TX63Manvel, TX: 62.7 %Manvel, TX62.7Humble, TX: 62.2 %Humble, TX62.2Melissa, TX: 62.2 %Melissa, TX62.2Rio Grande City, TX: 61.6 %Rio Grande City, TX61.6Missouri City, TX: 61.3 %Missouri City, TX61.3Belton, TX: 60.3 %Belton, TX60.3Kyle, TX: 60.2 %Kyle, TX60.2Haltom City, TX: 60.1 %Haltom City, TX60.1Donna, TX: 60 %Donna, TX60Weatherford, TX: 59.9 %Weatherford, TX59.9Celina, TX: 59.8 %Celina, TX59.8Ingleside, TX: 59.7 %Ingleside, TX59.7Marshall, TX: 59.6 %Marshall, TX59.6Nacogdoches, TX: 59.4 %Nacogdoches, TX59.4Hidalgo, TX: 59.3 %Hidalgo, TX59.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Helotes, TX91.8+10.4 pts
2Red Oak, TX85.2+7.7 pts
3Murphy, TX81.3-6.4 pts
4Roma, TX68.9+7.3 pts
5DeSoto, TX68+8.8 pts
6Katy, TX68+9.6 pts
7Royse City, TX67.6+20.1 pts
8Duncanville, TX66.5+2.6 pts
9Lago Vista, TX66.3+13.6 pts
10Cedar Hill, TX66.2+6.1 pts
11Forest Hill, TX66.1-0.9 pts
12Providence Village, TX66.1+4.5 pts
13Seagoville, TX65.8+8.3 pts
14Mercedes, TX65.6+6 pts
15Lancaster, TX65.5+2.5 pts
16San Marcos, TX65.2-1.4 pts
17San Benito, TX64.6+0.5 pts
18Richmond, TX64.5-2.7 pts
19Huntsville, TX64.2-2.3 pts
20Bellmead, TX64.1+3.9 pts
21Horizon City, TX64+4.1 pts
22Glenn Heights, TX63.8-3.5 pts
23College Station, TX63.3+1.5 pts
24Corinth, TX63.1+3.4 pts
25Alice, TX63+2.7 pts
26Manvel, TX62.7+6 pts
27Humble, TX62.2+5.6 pts
28Melissa, TX62.2-0.5 pts
29Rio Grande City, TX61.6+5.5 pts
30Missouri City, TX61.3+4.3 pts
31Belton, TX60.3+0.4 pts
32Kyle, TX60.2+1.9 pts
33Haltom City, TX60.1+9.1 pts
34Donna, TX60+3 pts
35Weatherford, TX59.9+5.7 pts
36Celina, TX59.8+3.2 pts
37Ingleside, TX59.7-0.5 pts
38Marshall, TX59.6-3.5 pts
39Nacogdoches, TX59.4-2.2 pts
40Hidalgo, TX59.3-3.4 pts
41Denton, TX59.2+2.2 pts
42Granbury, TX59.2-7.3 pts
43Deer Park, TX59+1.1 pts
44Palestine, TX58.7+1.4 pts
45Benbrook, TX58.7+4.8 pts
46Terrell, TX58.4+1.6 pts
47Saginaw, TX58.4+9.6 pts
48Manor, TX58.2+22.1 pts
49Tomball, TX58.1-2.8 pts
50Palmview, TX58+10.8 pts
51La Porte, TX57.9+4.9 pts
52Arlington, TX57.8+1.9 pts
53Dickinson, TX57.7+5 pts
54Texarkana, TX57.6+1.7 pts
55Port Arthur, TX57.5+2.7 pts
56Boerne, TX57.5+0.1 pts
57Anna, TX57.3+12.3 pts
58La Marque, TX57-8.6 pts
59Converse, TX57-0.1 pts
60South Houston, TX56.8+0.3 pts
61Keller, TX56.7+5.3 pts
61Rockport, TX56.7-2.6 pts
63Bryan, TX56.6+0.4 pts
64Grand Prairie, TX56.5+5.1 pts
65Waco, TX56.40 pts
66Brownwood, TX56.4-0.9 pts
67Bay City, TX56.3-7.4 pts
68Mansfield, TX56.1+4.8 pts
69Robinson, TX55.9+3 pts
70Leon Valley, TX55.8+1.7 pts
71Georgetown, TX55.7+1.6 pts
72Galveston, TX55.6+0.8 pts
73Mesquite, TX55.5+3 pts
74Fort Worth, TX55.4+1.6 pts
75Alvin, TX55.4+2.3 pts
76Dayton, TX55.3+3.9 pts
77Garland, TX54.9-0.2 pts
78Stephenville, TX54.7-3.3 pts
79Balch Springs, TX54.7-0.5 pts
80Azle, TX54.3+9.9 pts
81Odessa, TX54.3+5.1 pts
82Pearland, TX54+0.1 pts
83San Juan, TX53.8+6.3 pts
84Robstown, TX53.8+13.3 pts
85Lubbock, TX53.7+0.1 pts
86Watauga, TX53.7+1.9 pts
87Lufkin, TX53.7+5.9 pts
88Jacksonville, TX53.6+3 pts
89White Settlement, TX53.6-0.7 pts
90Highland Village, TX53.5+3.2 pts
91Texas City, TX53.5+2.1 pts
92Wylie, TX53.3+0.5 pts
93Bellaire, TX53.2+4.9 pts
94Houston, TX53+0.8 pts
95San Antonio, TX52.9+0.6 pts
96Hurst, TX52.7+4.9 pts
97El Paso, TX52.7+1.3 pts
98Fairview, TX52.6+8.1 pts
99Laredo, TX52.6+2.2 pts
100Canyon, TX52.6+2.5 pts
101Alamo, TX52.5-1.6 pts
102Cleburne, TX52.5-0.3 pts
103Killeen, TX52.4+4 pts
104Pampa, TX52.4-1.8 pts
105Taylor, TX52.2-6.8 pts
106Cedar Park, TX52.2+2.2 pts
107Athens, TX52.1-5.1 pts
107Midlothian, TX52.1+3 pts
109University Park, TX52-0.5 pts
110Beeville, TX51.9+1.3 pts
111Mineral Wells, TX51.9+4.8 pts
112Conroe, TX51.8-1.5 pts
113Corpus Christi, TX51.7+0.9 pts
114Levelland, TX51.6+1.5 pts
115Fate, TX51.6-7.6 pts
116Allen, TX51.4+5.3 pts
117Temple, TX51.3+0.1 pts
118Princeton, TX51.1-4.9 pts
119Fredericksburg, TX51.1-3.4 pts
120Sanger, TX51.1+3.8 pts
121Midland, TX51+2 pts
122Kingsville, TX50.7-5.7 pts
123Brenham, TX50.6-5.8 pts
123Dallas, TX50.6+1 pts
125Ennis, TX50.6+3.7 pts
126Clute, TX50.4-0.4 pts
127Longview, TX50.4+2.4 pts
128Round Rock, TX50.4+1 pts
129Lakeway, TX50.3-3 pts
130Beaumont, TX50.2-0.4 pts
131Mont Belvieu, TX50.1+6.2 pts
132Forney, TX50.1+1.1 pts
133McAllen, TX50-2.2 pts
134Abilene, TX50+0.7 pts
135San Angelo, TX49.9+2 pts
136Kennedale, TX49.8+2.3 pts
137Kerrville, TX49.8-0.8 pts
138Baytown, TX49.7+0.9 pts
139Victoria, TX49.7-0.3 pts
140Friendswood, TX49.6+6.5 pts
141Galena Park, TX49.6-11 pts
142Waxahachie, TX49.5+0.7 pts
143McKinney, TX49.3-0.1 pts
144Sugar Land, TX49.3+2.8 pts
145Gainesville, TX49.2+0.8 pts
146Weslaco, TX49.2-2.2 pts
147Richardson, TX49.2+2.3 pts
148Lewisville, TX49+0.8 pts
149Hewitt, TX49-2.7 pts
150Bedford, TX48.9+4.1 pts
151Harker Heights, TX48.8+3.1 pts
152Brownsville, TX48.7-1.3 pts
153Eagle Pass, TX48.7-1.8 pts
154Edinburg, TX48.7-2 pts
155Rockwall, TX48.6+1.6 pts
155Rosenberg, TX48.6+2.3 pts
157Pasadena, TX48.6+3 pts
158Tyler, TX48.4+3 pts
159Sherman, TX48.4-2 pts
160Raymondville, TX48.3-0.4 pts
161Webster, TX48.2+0.5 pts
162Pflugerville, TX48.1+6.7 pts
163Corsicana, TX48.1-2.9 pts
164Southlake, TX47.9-0 pts
165Dripping Springs, TX47.8+1.8 pts
165Portland, TX47.8-1.3 pts
167Paris, TX47.6-2.2 pts
168Austin, TX47.5+0.4 pts
169Harlingen, TX47-2.6 pts
170Kilgore, TX46.9+3.4 pts
171Lockhart, TX46.9-4.3 pts
172North Richland Hills, TX46.8+1.2 pts
173New Braunfels, TX46.7+1.7 pts
174Carrollton, TX46.5+1.3 pts
175Bastrop, TX46.2-0.8 pts
176Greenville, TX46.2-5.1 pts
177Amarillo, TX45.7-0 pts
178Freeport, TX45.6-17.2 pts
179Pharr, TX45.5-4.3 pts
180Flower Mound, TX45.4+4.2 pts
181Denison, TX45.4+1.5 pts
182Borger, TX45.3+3.5 pts
183Sweetwater, TX45.3+7.2 pts
184Little Elm, TX45.3-2.5 pts
185Big Spring, TX45.1+3.5 pts
186Orange, TX45.1-4.3 pts
187Schertz, TX45-1 pts
188Plainview, TX44.8+3.3 pts
189Fulshear, TX44.8+9.7 pts
190Town of Pecos, TX44.5+9.9 pts
191Wichita Falls, TX44.3-0.5 pts
192Sachse, TX44.3+4.5 pts
193Frisco, TX44.1+1.4 pts
194Del Rio, TX44.1+3.2 pts
195Grapevine, TX44.1-0.9 pts
196Seguin, TX44.1-0.5 pts
197League City, TX44+3.2 pts
198Nederland, TX43.9-0.8 pts
199Euless, TX43.6+0.6 pts
200Leander, TX43.5+0.4 pts
201Uvalde, TX43.4-6.3 pts
202Lake Jackson, TX43.1+5 pts
203Bonham, TX43-10.1 pts
204Universal City, TX43+0.8 pts
205Mission, TX42.9-2.5 pts
206Farmers Branch, TX42.8+5.2 pts
207Irving, TX42.7+1.8 pts
208Plano, TX42.5+1.6 pts
209Rowlett, TX42.3+1 pts
210Burkburnett, TX42.3+4.6 pts
211Cibolo, TX42.2+9.3 pts
212Socorro, TX42.2-2.5 pts
213Lumberton, TX42+7.7 pts
214Kaufman, TX41.7+2.3 pts
215Trophy Club, TX41.6+13.7 pts
216Roanoke, TX41.4+11.4 pts
217El Campo, TX41.3+8.1 pts
218Henderson, TX41.2-1.5 pts
219Hutto, TX41.1-7.8 pts
220Addison, TX41.1-1.5 pts
221Burleson, TX41+1.7 pts
222Alton, TX40.4-8.3 pts
223Port Neches, TX40.4-0.4 pts
224Gatesville, TX40.2-8 pts
225Sulphur Springs, TX40.1+0.4 pts
226Pleasanton, TX39.7+1.6 pts
227Crowley, TX39.1-5.7 pts
228Copperas Cove, TX39.1+0.3 pts
229Live Oak, TX38.2+6.6 pts
230Groves, TX38.1-9.3 pts
231Elgin, TX37.9+3.3 pts
232Seabrook, TX37.9-6.8 pts
233Coppell, TX37.3+0.9 pts
234Mount Pleasant, TX37.2-1.3 pts
235Colleyville, TX35.7-8.1 pts
236Santa Fe, TX35.6-1.6 pts
237Port Lavaca, TX35+11.1 pts
238Prosper, TX35-2 pts
239Hereford, TX34.8+6 pts
240Selma, TX34.6+0.7 pts
241Dumas, TX33.9+0.9 pts
242Stafford, TX33.4+5.3 pts
243The Colony, TX33.4+2.6 pts
244San Elizario, TX32-12.7 pts
245Buda, TX31.4-10.1 pts
246Angleton, TX30.8-0.3 pts
247Northlake, TX30.5-11.7 pts
248Josephine, TX29.7-15.8 pts
249Andrews, TX26.7-16.2 pts
250West University Place, TX24.6-9.7 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/texas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Helotes, TX, with 91.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Iowa Colony, TX, with 0% in 2023.

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