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Updated May 3, 2026

Average Rent in Mckinney TX

13 apartment buildings, 220 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$1,464/mo

Cheapest

$955/mo

Properties

13

Units

220

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 13 properties in Mckinney TX.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

Rent by Bedroom Count

Price per Square Foot

Mckinney TX Rent Prices

All 13 properties ranked by lowest available rent.

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Mckinney TX Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in Mckinney TX is $1,464 per month, based on 220 units across 13 apartment communities. Prices range from $955 at Ashton Oaks to $1,485 at Elevate at Skyline Townhomes.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type Avg Rent Starting From Units
1 Bed $1,246/mo $955/mo 105
2 Bed $1,608/mo $1,249/mo 105
3 Bed $2,246/mo $1,976/mo 10

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

Market Context

Who rents in Mckinney TX, and what they pay

Tracked one-bedroom rent in Mckinney TX averages $1,246/mo, with two-bedroom units averaging $1,608/mo. At the local median household income of $120,273, that works out to 15% of gross income, well within the 25 percent comfortable-rent threshold.

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2023 release pegged median gross rent in Mckinney TX at $1,841/mo. The current tracked market average runs 20% below that benchmark, reflecting both two to three years of rent growth and the fact that the Census figure covers all renter-occupied housing in Mckinney TX while the tracked market average covers units currently listed in larger apartment communities.

Who employs renters in Dallas-Fort Worth

Demand in the Dallas-Fort Worth rental market is shaped by the metro's largest private and public employers. The following organizations anchor local hiring and influence what renters can pay:

  • Raytheon Technologies
  • Globe Life
  • Baylor Scott & White

Mean one-way commute in Mckinney TX is 27 minutes, per the Census ACS, useful context when weighing which properties sit inside reasonable reach of these employers.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Mckinney 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

$59,000/year

30 percent rule -- using our average rent of $1,464/mo.

Comfortable income

$70,000/year

25 percent rule -- leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($955/mo), you need to earn at least $38,000/year.

Median household income in Mckinney TX is $120,273 , about 71% above the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Mckinney TX

Overall prices in Mckinney TX runs above the national average by about 2% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 102.5, 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 Mckinney TX's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $1,464
Utilities $507
Groceries $560
Transportation $1,208
Healthcare $589
Other goods and services $943
Estimated total $5,270/mo

Population

202,314

Median household income

$120,273

Census median rent

$1,841/mo

Rent as % of income

29.7%

Median age

36.7

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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