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.
Top 40 cities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helotes, TX | 91.8 | +10.4 pts |
| 2 | Red Oak, TX | 85.2 | +7.7 pts |
| 3 | Murphy, TX | 81.3 | -6.4 pts |
| 4 | Roma, TX | 68.9 | +7.3 pts |
| 5 | DeSoto, TX | 68 | +8.8 pts |
| 6 | Katy, TX | 68 | +9.6 pts |
| 7 | Royse City, TX | 67.6 | +20.1 pts |
| 8 | Duncanville, TX | 66.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 9 | Lago Vista, TX | 66.3 | +13.6 pts |
| 10 | Cedar Hill, TX | 66.2 | +6.1 pts |
| 11 | Forest Hill, TX | 66.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 12 | Providence Village, TX | 66.1 | +4.5 pts |
| 13 | Seagoville, TX | 65.8 | +8.3 pts |
| 14 | Mercedes, TX | 65.6 | +6 pts |
| 15 | Lancaster, TX | 65.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 16 | San Marcos, TX | 65.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 17 | San Benito, TX | 64.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 18 | Richmond, TX | 64.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 19 | Huntsville, TX | 64.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 20 | Bellmead, TX | 64.1 | +3.9 pts |
| 21 | Horizon City, TX | 64 | +4.1 pts |
| 22 | Glenn Heights, TX | 63.8 | -3.5 pts |
| 23 | College Station, TX | 63.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 24 | Corinth, TX | 63.1 | +3.4 pts |
| 25 | Alice, TX | 63 | +2.7 pts |
| 26 | Manvel, TX | 62.7 | +6 pts |
| 27 | Humble, TX | 62.2 | +5.6 pts |
| 28 | Melissa, TX | 62.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 29 | Rio Grande City, TX | 61.6 | +5.5 pts |
| 30 | Missouri City, TX | 61.3 | +4.3 pts |
| 31 | Belton, TX | 60.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 32 | Kyle, TX | 60.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 33 | Haltom City, TX | 60.1 | +9.1 pts |
| 34 | Donna, TX | 60 | +3 pts |
| 35 | Weatherford, TX | 59.9 | +5.7 pts |
| 36 | Celina, TX | 59.8 | +3.2 pts |
| 37 | Ingleside, TX | 59.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 38 | Marshall, TX | 59.6 | -3.5 pts |
| 39 | Nacogdoches, TX | 59.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 40 | Hidalgo, TX | 59.3 | -3.4 pts |
| 41 | Denton, TX | 59.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 42 | Granbury, TX | 59.2 | -7.3 pts |
| 43 | Deer Park, TX | 59 | +1.1 pts |
| 44 | Palestine, TX | 58.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 45 | Benbrook, TX | 58.7 | +4.8 pts |
| 46 | Terrell, TX | 58.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 47 | Saginaw, TX | 58.4 | +9.6 pts |
| 48 | Manor, TX | 58.2 | +22.1 pts |
| 49 | Tomball, TX | 58.1 | -2.8 pts |
| 50 | Palmview, TX | 58 | +10.8 pts |
| 51 | La Porte, TX | 57.9 | +4.9 pts |
| 52 | Arlington, TX | 57.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 53 | Dickinson, TX | 57.7 | +5 pts |
| 54 | Texarkana, TX | 57.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 55 | Port Arthur, TX | 57.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 56 | Boerne, TX | 57.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 57 | Anna, TX | 57.3 | +12.3 pts |
| 58 | La Marque, TX | 57 | -8.6 pts |
| 59 | Converse, TX | 57 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | South Houston, TX | 56.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 61 | Keller, TX | 56.7 | +5.3 pts |
| 61 | Rockport, TX | 56.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 63 | Bryan, TX | 56.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 64 | Grand Prairie, TX | 56.5 | +5.1 pts |
| 65 | Waco, TX | 56.4 | 0 pts |
| 66 | Brownwood, TX | 56.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 67 | Bay City, TX | 56.3 | -7.4 pts |
| 68 | Mansfield, TX | 56.1 | +4.8 pts |
| 69 | Robinson, TX | 55.9 | +3 pts |
| 70 | Leon Valley, TX | 55.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 71 | Georgetown, TX | 55.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 72 | Galveston, TX | 55.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 73 | Mesquite, TX | 55.5 | +3 pts |
| 74 | Fort Worth, TX | 55.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 75 | Alvin, TX | 55.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 76 | Dayton, TX | 55.3 | +3.9 pts |
| 77 | Garland, TX | 54.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 78 | Stephenville, TX | 54.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 79 | Balch Springs, TX | 54.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 80 | Azle, TX | 54.3 | +9.9 pts |
| 81 | Odessa, TX | 54.3 | +5.1 pts |
| 82 | Pearland, TX | 54 | +0.1 pts |
| 83 | San Juan, TX | 53.8 | +6.3 pts |
| 84 | Robstown, TX | 53.8 | +13.3 pts |
| 85 | Lubbock, TX | 53.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 86 | Watauga, TX | 53.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 87 | Lufkin, TX | 53.7 | +5.9 pts |
| 88 | Jacksonville, TX | 53.6 | +3 pts |
| 89 | White Settlement, TX | 53.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 90 | Highland Village, TX | 53.5 | +3.2 pts |
| 91 | Texas City, TX | 53.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 92 | Wylie, TX | 53.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 93 | Bellaire, TX | 53.2 | +4.9 pts |
| 94 | Houston, TX | 53 | +0.8 pts |
| 95 | San Antonio, TX | 52.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 96 | Hurst, TX | 52.7 | +4.9 pts |
| 97 | El Paso, TX | 52.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 98 | Fairview, TX | 52.6 | +8.1 pts |
| 99 | Laredo, TX | 52.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 100 | Canyon, TX | 52.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 101 | Alamo, TX | 52.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 102 | Cleburne, TX | 52.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 103 | Killeen, TX | 52.4 | +4 pts |
| 104 | Pampa, TX | 52.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 105 | Taylor, TX | 52.2 | -6.8 pts |
| 106 | Cedar Park, TX | 52.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 107 | Athens, TX | 52.1 | -5.1 pts |
| 107 | Midlothian, TX | 52.1 | +3 pts |
| 109 | University Park, TX | 52 | -0.5 pts |
| 110 | Beeville, TX | 51.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 111 | Mineral Wells, TX | 51.9 | +4.8 pts |
| 112 | Conroe, TX | 51.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 113 | Corpus Christi, TX | 51.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 114 | Levelland, TX | 51.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 115 | Fate, TX | 51.6 | -7.6 pts |
| 116 | Allen, TX | 51.4 | +5.3 pts |
| 117 | Temple, TX | 51.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 118 | Princeton, TX | 51.1 | -4.9 pts |
| 119 | Fredericksburg, TX | 51.1 | -3.4 pts |
| 120 | Sanger, TX | 51.1 | +3.8 pts |
| 121 | Midland, TX | 51 | +2 pts |
| 122 | Kingsville, TX | 50.7 | -5.7 pts |
| 123 | Brenham, TX | 50.6 | -5.8 pts |
| 123 | Dallas, TX | 50.6 | +1 pts |
| 125 | Ennis, TX | 50.6 | +3.7 pts |
| 126 | Clute, TX | 50.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 127 | Longview, TX | 50.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 128 | Round Rock, TX | 50.4 | +1 pts |
| 129 | Lakeway, TX | 50.3 | -3 pts |
| 130 | Beaumont, TX | 50.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 131 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 50.1 | +6.2 pts |
| 132 | Forney, TX | 50.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 133 | McAllen, TX | 50 | -2.2 pts |
| 134 | Abilene, TX | 50 | +0.7 pts |
| 135 | San Angelo, TX | 49.9 | +2 pts |
| 136 | Kennedale, TX | 49.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 137 | Kerrville, TX | 49.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 138 | Baytown, TX | 49.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 139 | Victoria, TX | 49.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 140 | Friendswood, TX | 49.6 | +6.5 pts |
| 141 | Galena Park, TX | 49.6 | -11 pts |
| 142 | Waxahachie, TX | 49.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 143 | McKinney, TX | 49.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 144 | Sugar Land, TX | 49.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 145 | Gainesville, TX | 49.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 146 | Weslaco, TX | 49.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 147 | Richardson, TX | 49.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 148 | Lewisville, TX | 49 | +0.8 pts |
| 149 | Hewitt, TX | 49 | -2.7 pts |
| 150 | Bedford, TX | 48.9 | +4.1 pts |
| 151 | Harker Heights, TX | 48.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 152 | Brownsville, TX | 48.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 153 | Eagle Pass, TX | 48.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 154 | Edinburg, TX | 48.7 | -2 pts |
| 155 | Rockwall, TX | 48.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 155 | Rosenberg, TX | 48.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 157 | Pasadena, TX | 48.6 | +3 pts |
| 158 | Tyler, TX | 48.4 | +3 pts |
| 159 | Sherman, TX | 48.4 | -2 pts |
| 160 | Raymondville, TX | 48.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 161 | Webster, TX | 48.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 162 | Pflugerville, TX | 48.1 | +6.7 pts |
| 163 | Corsicana, TX | 48.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 164 | Southlake, TX | 47.9 | -0 pts |
| 165 | Dripping Springs, TX | 47.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 165 | Portland, TX | 47.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 167 | Paris, TX | 47.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 168 | Austin, TX | 47.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 169 | Harlingen, TX | 47 | -2.6 pts |
| 170 | Kilgore, TX | 46.9 | +3.4 pts |
| 171 | Lockhart, TX | 46.9 | -4.3 pts |
| 172 | North Richland Hills, TX | 46.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 173 | New Braunfels, TX | 46.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 174 | Carrollton, TX | 46.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 175 | Bastrop, TX | 46.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 176 | Greenville, TX | 46.2 | -5.1 pts |
| 177 | Amarillo, TX | 45.7 | -0 pts |
| 178 | Freeport, TX | 45.6 | -17.2 pts |
| 179 | Pharr, TX | 45.5 | -4.3 pts |
| 180 | Flower Mound, TX | 45.4 | +4.2 pts |
| 181 | Denison, TX | 45.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 182 | Borger, TX | 45.3 | +3.5 pts |
| 183 | Sweetwater, TX | 45.3 | +7.2 pts |
| 184 | Little Elm, TX | 45.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 185 | Big Spring, TX | 45.1 | +3.5 pts |
| 186 | Orange, TX | 45.1 | -4.3 pts |
| 187 | Schertz, TX | 45 | -1 pts |
| 188 | Plainview, TX | 44.8 | +3.3 pts |
| 189 | Fulshear, TX | 44.8 | +9.7 pts |
| 190 | Town of Pecos, TX | 44.5 | +9.9 pts |
| 191 | Wichita Falls, TX | 44.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 192 | Sachse, TX | 44.3 | +4.5 pts |
| 193 | Frisco, TX | 44.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 194 | Del Rio, TX | 44.1 | +3.2 pts |
| 195 | Grapevine, TX | 44.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 196 | Seguin, TX | 44.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 197 | League City, TX | 44 | +3.2 pts |
| 198 | Nederland, TX | 43.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 199 | Euless, TX | 43.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 200 | Leander, TX | 43.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 201 | Uvalde, TX | 43.4 | -6.3 pts |
| 202 | Lake Jackson, TX | 43.1 | +5 pts |
| 203 | Bonham, TX | 43 | -10.1 pts |
| 204 | Universal City, TX | 43 | +0.8 pts |
| 205 | Mission, TX | 42.9 | -2.5 pts |
| 206 | Farmers Branch, TX | 42.8 | +5.2 pts |
| 207 | Irving, TX | 42.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 208 | Plano, TX | 42.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 209 | Rowlett, TX | 42.3 | +1 pts |
| 210 | Burkburnett, TX | 42.3 | +4.6 pts |
| 211 | Cibolo, TX | 42.2 | +9.3 pts |
| 212 | Socorro, TX | 42.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 213 | Lumberton, TX | 42 | +7.7 pts |
| 214 | Kaufman, TX | 41.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 215 | Trophy Club, TX | 41.6 | +13.7 pts |
| 216 | Roanoke, TX | 41.4 | +11.4 pts |
| 217 | El Campo, TX | 41.3 | +8.1 pts |
| 218 | Henderson, TX | 41.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 219 | Hutto, TX | 41.1 | -7.8 pts |
| 220 | Addison, TX | 41.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 221 | Burleson, TX | 41 | +1.7 pts |
| 222 | Alton, TX | 40.4 | -8.3 pts |
| 223 | Port Neches, TX | 40.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 224 | Gatesville, TX | 40.2 | -8 pts |
| 225 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 40.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 226 | Pleasanton, TX | 39.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 227 | Crowley, TX | 39.1 | -5.7 pts |
| 228 | Copperas Cove, TX | 39.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 229 | Live Oak, TX | 38.2 | +6.6 pts |
| 230 | Groves, TX | 38.1 | -9.3 pts |
| 231 | Elgin, TX | 37.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 232 | Seabrook, TX | 37.9 | -6.8 pts |
| 233 | Coppell, TX | 37.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 234 | Mount Pleasant, TX | 37.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 235 | Colleyville, TX | 35.7 | -8.1 pts |
| 236 | Santa Fe, TX | 35.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 237 | Port Lavaca, TX | 35 | +11.1 pts |
| 238 | Prosper, TX | 35 | -2 pts |
| 239 | Hereford, TX | 34.8 | +6 pts |
| 240 | Selma, TX | 34.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 241 | Dumas, TX | 33.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 242 | Stafford, TX | 33.4 | +5.3 pts |
| 243 | The Colony, TX | 33.4 | +2.6 pts |
| 244 | San Elizario, TX | 32 | -12.7 pts |
| 245 | Buda, TX | 31.4 | -10.1 pts |
| 246 | Angleton, TX | 30.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 247 | Northlake, TX | 30.5 | -11.7 pts |
| 248 | Josephine, TX | 29.7 | -15.8 pts |
| 249 | Andrews, TX | 26.7 | -16.2 pts |
| 250 | West University Place, TX | 24.6 | -9.7 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/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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Questions
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.
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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