Last updated August 17, 2026

Average Rent in Houston, TX & Rent Trends

Rent prices and market trends across 105 apartment communities in Houston, TX. Updated daily.

Beds All Bedrooms Studio 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed

Market Average

$2,156/mo

▼ 1.8% from last month

Lowest Available

$658/mo

cheapest unit on market

Communities

105

tracked daily

Units Listed

1989

available now

Price Cuts This Week in Houston, TX

247 listed units across 40 buildings in Houston, TX dropped their asking rent in the past 7 days, an average cut of $120/mo. These are the largest cuts, tracked unit by unit with daily price checks.

Apartment	Unit	Last Week	Now	Cut
Market Square Tower	Unit 5	$6,000	$3,050	$2,950
713 APTS	Unit 14	$5,460	$3,155	$2,305
713 APTS	Unit 5	$3,081	$1,560	$1,521
713 APTS	Unit 6	$3,163	$1,695	$1,468
713 APTS	Unit 3	$2,497	$1,409	$1,088
Hadley Midtown Apartments	Unit 9	$2,227	$1,208	$1,019
713 APTS	Unit 2	$2,214	$1,300	$914
The Vic at Interpose	Unit 5	$1,981	$1,394	$587

See today's prices on all 1989 listed units

Rent by Neighborhood in Houston, TX

Compare average rent across Houston, TX neighborhoods. Click any area to see detailed trends. View these neighborhoods on the rent map

Neighborhood	Avg Rent	30d Change	From	Properties	Units
Houston 77010	$4,553	▲ $37	$2,980	1	16
Houston 77027	$3,447	▲ $46	$1,553	2	42
Houston 77005	$2,866	▲ $1,825	$1,300	3	41
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park	$2,393	▼ $53	$1,399	9	214
River Oaks	$2,312	▲ $62	$1,264	10	142
Central Business District	$2,299	▼ $20	$1,049	19	440
Montrose	$2,290	▼ $3,156	$1,075	16	203
Greenway / Upper Kirby Area	$2,249	▼ $769	$1,280	2	18
Northside	$2,103	-	$1,199	10	147
South Central Houston	$2,005	-	$1,155	7	230
Central Northwest	$1,962	-	$1,804	1	41
Houston 77009	$1,945	-	$1,361	2	62
South Side	$1,856	▲ $76	$1,075	6	139
Houston 77021	$1,786	-	$1,235	2	60
Clear Lake	$1,670	▲ $68	$1,246	1	20
West Hampton Estates	$1,653	▲ $76	$1,508	1	5
East Downtown	$1,579	▼ $56	$1,171	2	21
Gulfton	$1,464	▼ $96	$1,224	1	10
Houston 77089	$1,393	▼ $172	$1,248	1	6
Meadowbrook / Allendale	$1,362	▼ $8	$1,049	2	41
Southeast Houston	$1,253	▲ $24	$875	2	19
Champions Bend Estates	$1,243	▲ $31	$955	1	12
Westside	$1,207	▼ $17	$1,071	1	4
Glencairn	$1,153	▲ $24	$658	2	35
Houston 77092	$1,077	-	$900	1	21

Is Rent Going Up or Down in Houston, TX?

As of August 2026, the average rent in Houston, TX is $2,156 per month across 105 apartment communities and 1989 available units. Rents have decreased $37 (1.8%) over the past month.

The most affordable option is The Place at Barker Cypress starting at $658/mo. By unit type, a studio averages $1,972/mo, a 1-bedroom averages $1,891/mo, a 2-bedroom averages $2,656/mo, a 3-bedroom averages $3,273/mo, a 4-bedroom averages $1,118/mo.

Prices range from $658 to $12,100 per month. The most common price point is the $1,600 range, where 330 units are currently listed.

Houston, TX Rent Price History

Timeframe

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Month	Avg Rent	Change	Properties
April 2026	$1,851	-	46
May 2026	$2,032	+$181	63
June 2026	$2,045	+$13	67
July 2026	$2,047	+$2	80
August 2026	$2,023	-$24	102

The trend line and monthly averages track each building's average listed price, recorded daily with outliers trimmed. The current month is a month-to-date figure, so it can sit above or below today's live market average shown at the top of this page.

Average Rent by Bedroom

Rent Price Distribution

Rent by Bedroom Type in Houston, TX

Studio

$1,972

from $1,071 · 279 units

1 Bed

$1,891

from $658 · 1034 units

2 Bed

$2,656

from $875 · 601 units

3 Bed

$3,273

from $899 · 48 units

4 Bed

$1,118

from $1,075 · 27 units

Rent Prices by Apartment in Houston, TX

Property	Starting at	Average	Units	Rating
The Place at Barker Cypress	$658/mo	$1,111/mo	29	4.3
Cypress Creek at Fayridge	$875/mo	$1,074/mo	9	3.8
The Park at Malaga	$900/mo	$1,077/mo	21	4.6
Marquis Champions Forest	$955/mo	$1,243/mo	12	3.9
Warehouse District	$1,049/mo	$1,254/mo	17	4.1
Allendale Village Apartments	$1,049/mo	$1,205/mo	16	4.4
Marquis on Westheimer	$1,071/mo	$1,207/mo	4	3.8
UNITI Montrose	$1,075/mo	$1,467/mo	15	4.6
Haven At Elgin	$1,075/mo	$1,464/mo	53	3.7
Marquis on Park Row	$1,089/mo	$1,353/mo	6	4.2
4001 Midtown	$1,121/mo	$1,898/mo	23	4.3
The Lanesborough	$1,155/mo	$1,475/mo	82	3.1
Canal Street Flats	$1,171/mo	$1,684/mo	11	3.5
3800 Main	$1,185/mo	$1,549/mo	14	3.9
The Dawson at Stratford Apartments	$1,199/mo	$1,526/mo	7	4
CO/OP Heights	$1,199/mo	$1,411/mo	21	4.4
Marquis on Pin Oak	$1,224/mo	$1,464/mo	10	4.4
Cypress Creek Wayside Drive	$1,229/mo	$1,415/mo	10	3.3
Hermann Park Lofts	$1,235/mo	$1,747/mo	30	3.7
2222 Smith Street	$1,237/mo	$1,465/mo	12	3.7
The Palms at Clear Lake Apartments	$1,246/mo	$1,670/mo	20	4.1
Advenir at Boulder Creek	$1,248/mo	$1,393/mo	6	4.1
Smart Living Allen Genoa	$1,250/mo	$1,462/mo	25	4.1
MAA 510	$1,255/mo	$1,579/mo	17	4.7
Marquis Enclave	$1,264/mo	$1,580/mo	24	3.9
Hadley Midtown Apartments	$1,264/mo	$1,488/mo	7	4.2
District at Greenbriar Apartments	$1,280/mo	$1,564/mo	7	3.4
The Rice	$1,293/mo	$1,953/mo	42	4.4
10X 15th Street Flats	$1,298/mo	$1,645/mo	11	4.2
The Block at Montrose	$1,299/mo	$1,299/mo	1	4.1
SoDo on Main	$1,300/mo	$1,808/mo	69	3.8
713 APTS	$1,300/mo	$1,778/mo	22	4.8
City Place Montrose	$1,315/mo	$1,736/mo	33	4.4
Pearl @ the Mix	$1,328/mo	$1,463/mo	7	4.3
1810 Main Apartments	$1,348/mo	$1,348/mo	1	4
The Hamilton	$1,349/mo	$1,463/mo	10	4
Villas at Hermann Park Apartments	$1,350/mo	$1,825/mo	30	3.6
Midtown Grove Apartments	$1,354/mo	$1,524/mo	9	4.3
Calais Midtown	$1,355/mo	$1,564/mo	27	4
Ainsley Heights	$1,361/mo	$1,829/mo	33	4.1
Greenbriar Park	$1,361/mo	$1,598/mo	15	4.3
Pearl Marketplace	$1,366/mo	$1,532/mo	6	4.4
Caroline West Gray	$1,380/mo	$1,794/mo	14	4.3
1711 Caroline Apartments	$1,399/mo	$1,823/mo	12	3.9
The Oliver	$1,399/mo	$2,167/mo	20	4.2
Midtown on the Rail	$1,443/mo	$1,443/mo	1	4.4
Stonewood	$1,444/mo	$1,641/mo	18	4.3
Elan Med Center	$1,478/mo	$1,829/mo	20	4.2
Ashton on West Dallas Apartments	$1,480/mo	$1,480/mo	1	4.2
State Street Apartments	$1,481/mo	$1,764/mo	12	4.6
The Core Apartments	$1,486/mo	$1,793/mo	30	4.6
Eighteen25 Downtown	$1,503/mo	$1,849/mo	28	4.3
Marquis at Westchase	$1,508/mo	$1,653/mo	5	4.6
1414 Texas Downtown	$1,508/mo	$2,201/mo	35	4.4
The Sovereign at Regent Square Apartments	$1,509/mo	$2,501/mo	11	4.4
Drewery Place	$1,515/mo	$2,530/mo	40	3.9
Taylor Heights Apartments	$1,546/mo	$2,094/mo	45	4.6
Marq 31	$1,553/mo	$2,067/mo	11	4.4
Revl Heights	$1,554/mo	$2,078/mo	29	4.4
Adenine	$1,564/mo	$1,891/mo	20	4.6
Latitude Med Center Apartments	$1,585/mo	$2,319/mo	34	4
Sabine Street Lofts	$1,589/mo	$1,835/mo	12	4.3
Durham Heights	$1,592/mo	$1,964/mo	9	4
Rye Heights	$1,593/mo	$2,159/mo	13	4.9
Avenue Grove	$1,627/mo	$2,685/mo	11	4.3
500 Crawford Downtown Apartments	$1,640/mo	$2,180/mo	32	4.4
299 West Gray	$1,645/mo	$1,645/mo	1	4.7
Block 334 Apartments	$1,647/mo	$1,647/mo	1	4
Pearl Rosemont	$1,665/mo	$2,502/mo	23	4.9
The Plaza Museum District Apartments	$1,669/mo	$2,122/mo	21	4.7
The Star	$1,684/mo	$2,182/mo	23	4.3
Allure Hermann Park at Med Center	$1,684/mo	$2,248/mo	25	4.4
Camden McGowen Station Apartments	$1,708/mo	$1,915/mo	23	4.4
The Travis	$1,709/mo	$3,327/mo	27	3.4
2900 West Dallas	$1,743/mo	$2,303/mo	21	4.7
Emeline Heights, A Broadstone Community	$1,743/mo	$2,386/mo	19	4.5
Cortland River Oaks	$1,744/mo	$2,147/mo	23	4.4
2125 Yale Apartments	$1,750/mo	$2,077/mo	5	4.5
Foundry on 19th	$1,790/mo	$2,205/mo	21	3.9
27Seventy Lower Heights	$1,793/mo	$2,518/mo	31	4.4
The Rosslyn at Garden Oaks	$1,804/mo	$1,962/mo	41	4.7
Alexan Junction Heights	$1,846/mo	$2,221/mo	38	4.5
Midtown Arbor Place Apartments in Houston	$1,848/mo	$1,934/mo	7	4.3
South Main Building	$1,874/mo	$2,975/mo	14	4.5
Hanover Montrose	$1,906/mo	$3,090/mo	13	4.8
Alta River Oaks	$1,915/mo	$2,558/mo	14	4.6
Lenox Heights	$1,917/mo	$2,553/mo	15	4.5
Aris Market Square	$1,932/mo	$3,485/mo	25	4.6
Montrose at Buffalo Bayou	$1,963/mo	$2,500/mo	19	4.1
The Vic at Interpose	$1,999/mo	$2,123/mo	2	4.1
The Carter	$1,999/mo	$2,633/mo	12	4.5
Vantage Med Center	$2,003/mo	$2,698/mo	45	4.6
The Susanne - Montrose Apartments	$2,105/mo	$2,404/mo	4	4.5
Hanover Rice Village	$2,105/mo	$2,838/mo	9	4.9
Ellison Heights	$2,175/mo	$3,054/mo	15	4
Parkside Residences	$2,179/mo	$3,721/mo	27	4.2
One Hermann Place Apartments	$2,243/mo	$2,783/mo	8	4.8
Market Square Tower	$2,500/mo	$3,355/mo	11	4.3
The Driscoll at River Oaks	$2,642/mo	$3,830/mo	14	4.9
Hanover Southampton	$2,655/mo	$5,286/mo	10	4.9
The Westcott	$2,658/mo	$4,620/mo	24	4.7
NOVEL River Oaks by Crescent Communities	$2,846/mo	$3,937/mo	31	4.6
One Park Place	$2,980/mo	$4,553/mo	16	4.5
The Residences at La Colombe d'Or	$3,248/mo	$5,254/mo	23	4.6
APT Locator - Central	$10,800/mo	$10,800/mo	1	5

Frequently Asked Questions About Rent in Houston, TX

What is the average rent in Houston, TX?

The average rent in Houston, TX is $2,156 per month as of August 2026, based on 1989 units across 105 apartment communities.

Is rent going up or down in Houston, TX?

Rent in Houston, TX has decreased $37 (1.8%) over the past month. The current average is $2,156/mo.

What is the cheapest apartment in Houston, TX?

The most affordable apartment in Houston, TX is The Place at Barker Cypress with units starting at $658/mo.

How much is a 1-bedroom apartment in Houston, TX?

A 1-bedroom apartment in Houston, TX averages $1,891/mo, with prices starting at $658/mo across 1034 available units.

How many apartments are available in Houston, TX?

There are 1989 units available across 105 apartment communities in Houston, TX.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Houston, TX?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$86,000/year

Based on the 30 percent rule, using our tracked average rent of $2,156/mo.

Comfortable income

$103,000/year

Based on the 25 percent rule, leaving more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($658/mo), you need to earn at least $26,000/year.

Median household income in Houston, TX is $62,894 , about 39% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX matches the national average by about 0% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 99.7, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Houston, TX's regional price parities.

Category	Monthly estimate	Source
Rent (market average)	$2,156	daily refresh
Utilities	$457	BLS × BEA RPP
Groceries	$549	BLS × BEA RPP
Transportation	$1,089	BLS × BEA RPP
Healthcare	$531	BLS × BEA RPP
Other goods and services	$850	BLS × BEA RPP
Estimated total	$5,633/mo	$67,590/year

Population

2,300,419

Median household income

$62,894

Census median rent

$1,313/mo

Rent as % of income

31.6%

Median age

34.3

Mean commute

27 min

Methodology

Rent data

Sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living

Estimates combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably

Applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures

Median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, and rent as percentage of income come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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