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32.58° N · 97.24° W · GEOID 4861568

Rendon

Tarrant County, Texas · part of the Dallas, TX metro

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The short answer

Rendon is home to 14,632 people. Median household income is $117,888 a year and median rent is $1,354 a month, 13.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $362,600, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Rendon stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track. Also notable: Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

54OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Rendon scores better than 54% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 146th of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%84
Economy 20%68
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%11
Education 10%48
Commute 10%15
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,354
1% below the median place
Median household income
$117,888
47% above the median place
Median home value
$362,600
14% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Rendon

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 13.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Rendon

Tarrant County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in107,736
Moved out105,694
Net+2,042

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dallas County, TX25,21118,489+6,722
Denton County, TX8,3259,875−1,550
Johnson County, TX4,1457,555−3,410
Parker County, TX3,1155,618−2,503
Collin County, TX3,2583,280−22
Ellis County, TX1,4563,027−1,571
Harris County, TX2,2842,069+215

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$70K
Leavers$74K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tarrant County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tarrant County report $70,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,800.
Income you would need
$54,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,354 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,319 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $362,600.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 12.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jefferson, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
1.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$73,824
5% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRendonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%3% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$70,4180% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$73,8245% above
02

What it costs to live here

25% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Rendon13.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$54,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.8%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$101,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rendon, $1,354 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Rendon, but easier on the budget

Places that match Rendon on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Jefferson, GA9111.7% vs 13.8%n/aCompare
Broussard, LA8510.4% vs 13.8%$10,300Compare
Eucalyptus Hills, CA8411.7% vs 13.8%$28,100Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
25.2%
50% below the median place
Homeownership1
84.8%
28% above the median place
Median year built1
1996
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRendonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3541% below
Rent to income113.8%32% below
Property tax rate11.2%31% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7458% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,33233% above
Median home value1$362,60014% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.5%12% below
Homeownership184.8%28% above
Renters paying 30%+125.2%50% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,31924% above
Vacant homes110.7%52% above
Median year built119961% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
3.7%
66% below the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
28% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$117,888 +47%
Income per person$50,741 +27%
Works from home12.6% +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRendonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$117,88847% above
Income per person1$50,74127% above
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay5County figure$74,95014% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure1,017,941above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate13.7%66% below
Mean commute132 min28% above
Works from home112.6%1% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.0, 22% above the median place.

Household size1
3.0
22% above the median place
No health insurance1
12.2%
91% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.6%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher88.7% −4%
Born abroad5.8% −35%
Median age39.4 +1%
Bachelor's or higher31.0% −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRendonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population114,6323043rd largest
Median age139.41% above
Bachelor's or higher131.0%3% below
High school or higher188.7%4% below
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad15.8%35% below
No health insurance112.2%91% above
Homes with broadband194.6%3% above
05

Life in Rendon

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

128 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.8 −39%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 67 miles
  • Chickasaw National Recreation Area 134 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 160 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops29.4 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.0 +14%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
67.4
119% above the median place
Public schools11
605
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
384,099
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRendonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure605above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure384,099above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k7County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.014% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k86.839% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site967.4119% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure128above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.9, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Rendon. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.9
23% above the median place
July average high12
96°F
10% above the median place
Heat wave risk13
99.5
10% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRendonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure96°F10% above
January average low12County figure35°F40% above
Average temperature12County figure66°F20% above
Annual precipitation12County figure36.7 in16% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.17% above
Hurricane risk13County figure72.32% above
Tornado risk13County figure99.923% above
Wildfire risk13County figure91.549% above
Heat wave risk13County figure99.510% above
Median air quality index14County figure5630% above
Good air days14County figure31.8%54% below
08

Rendon in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Rendon does better than 84% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 44%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,354/mo (2024)$1,760/mo$1,450 to $2,150/mo+4.5%
Median household income$117,888 (2024)$151,500$128,000 to $179,000+4.3%
Median home value$362,600 (2024)$518,000$376,000 to $713,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Rendon

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hidden Valley, IN$1,380$121,208Compare
Belle Chasse, LA$1,485$115,012Compare
Steele Creek, AK$1,223$121,364Compare
Manchester, MD$1,358$121,676Compare
Manchester, MDSteele Creek, AKBelle Chasse, LAHidden Valley, INRendon, TXRendonHidden ValleyBelle ChasseSteele CreekManchesterRendonHidden ValleyBelle ChasseSteele CreekManchester

Places built like Rendon

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Rendon performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Rendon, TX13.8%8.2%/yrn/a
East End, AR14.6%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Mustang, OK17.6%3.5%/yr23.4%Compare
Newcastle, OK14.2%2.8%/yr38.3%Compare
Robinson, TX17.1%4.4%/yr4.8%Compare
Crowley, TX21.8%4.4%/yr16.0%Compare
Choctaw, OK14.4%5.2%/yr2.6%Compare

Common questions

Is Rendon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 54 out of 100, better than 54% of the places we rate and 146th of 407 in Texas. The median rent takes 13.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 100 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rendon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $362,600.

What salary do you need to live in Rendon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rendon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hidden Valley, IN, Belle Chasse, LA, Steele Creek, AK and Manchester, MD.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Rendon with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rendon itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rendon-texas

Citytistics. “Rendon, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rendon-texas/

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