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33.67° N · 95.48° W · GEOID 4861592

Reno

Lamar County, Texas · part of the Paris, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Reno is home to 3,500 people. Median household income is $72,420 a year and median rent is $949 a month, 15.7% 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 $235,600, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$949
30% below the median place
Median household income
$72,420
10% below the median place
Median home value
$235,600
26% below the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
17% 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 Reno

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 1.7% a year while rent rose -6.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 33.8 years old, younger than in 85% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 1995, newer housing than in 84% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.86 people, larger than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Reno

Lamar County gains about 3.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,065
Moved out1,917
Net+148

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$56K
Leavers$47K

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

Who moves here
6.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lamar County report $56,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$38,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $949 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,865 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $235,600.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 9.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Minot, ND matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$47,224
33% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$56,244
20% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
3.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.6%15% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.7%16% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure3.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$56,24420% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$47,22433% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Reno15.7%
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
$37,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.7%
23% below the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
14% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$60,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Reno, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Headland, AL12.5% vs 15.7%n/aCompare
Ellettsville, IN11.4% vs 15.7%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median year built1
1995
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
77.5%
17% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureRenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$94930% below
Rent to income115.7%23% below
Property tax rate11.2%34% above
Home price to income13.3x14% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,03636% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,87412% below
Median home value1$235,60026% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure4.9%55% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure61.6%20% above
Homeownership177.5%17% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure45.3%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8650% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119951% 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%)
Mean commute1
20 min
22% below the median place
Income per person1
$31,493
21% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,42010% below
Income per person1$31,49321% below
Unemployment1County figure4.0%17% below
Average annual pay4County figure$53,74719% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure2.4%35% below
Jobs4County figure22,22785% below
Poverty rate1County figure19.0%76% above
Mean commute120 min22% below
Works from home1County figure9.0%28% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 18.8%, 194% above the median place.

No health insurance1
18.8%
194% above the median place
Median age1
33.8
13% below the median place
Household size1
2.9
14% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband91.0% −1%
High school or higher93.6% +1%
Bachelor's or higher32.5% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureRenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,5006646th largest
Population change since 202053.4%191% above
Median age133.813% below
Bachelor's or higher132.5%1% above
High school or higher193.6%1% above
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad1County figure4.5%49% below
No health insurance118.8%194% above
Homes with broadband191.0%1% below
05

Life in Reno

43 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.4 +12%
Playgrounds per 10k5.7 −39%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.9 −74%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −5%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.1 −8%
Shops42.4 +40%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics27.4 +36%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Shops per 10k7
42.4
40% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
27.4
36% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.8
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure20122% above
Public school students10County figure8,51674% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.09% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.18% below
Shops per 10k7County figure42.440% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure27.436% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k811.412% above
Playgrounds per 10k85.739% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k82.974% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails81.95% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure43231% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 8% 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 Reno. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
94°F
8% above the median place
Average temperature11
64°F
16% above the median place
Tornado risk12
95.7
18% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureRenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure94°F8% above
January average low11County figure33°F29% above
Average temperature11County figure64°F16% above
Annual precipitation11County figure47.7 in9% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure79.514% below
Hurricane risk12County figure55.921% below
Tornado risk12County figure95.718% above
Wildfire risk12County figure86.141% above
Heat wave risk12County figure87.63% below
08

Reno in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, down from 15% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$889/mo (2024)$1,080/mo$890 to $1,320/mo+3.3%
Median household income$72,420 (2024)$91,500$77,500 to $108,500+4.0%
Median home value$235,600 (2024)$338,000$246,000 to $466,000+6.2%
Population3,575 (2025)3,6603,520 to 3,820+0.5%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

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

09

Places like Reno

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

PlaceRentIncome
Minot, ND$973$73,219Compare
Valley Center, KS$883$77,020Compare
Ozark, MO$1,097$74,182Compare
Kearney, NE$949$69,724Compare
Kearney, NEOzark, MOValley Center, KSMinot, NDReno, TXRenoMinotValley CenterOzarkKearneyRenoMinotValley CenterOzarkKearney

Common questions

Is Reno a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 1.7% a year while rent rose -6.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 33.8 years old, younger than in 85% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Reno expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.7% 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 $235,600.

What salary do you need to live in Reno?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Reno?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Minot, ND, Valley Center, KS, Ozark, MO and Kearney, NE.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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 Reno with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Reno itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/reno-lamar-county-texas

Citytistics. “Reno, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/reno-lamar-county-texas/

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