Metro area · CBSA 10180
Abilene
The Abilene, TX metro area has 180,408 people. Median rent is $1,141, 20.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Jones County at $1,310. Of the 13 places we track here, Hawley has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$67,328
Median home value
$178,700
Unemployment
3.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,310
HUD, Jones County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 128,053 | $1,157 | 22.2% |
| Potosi | 4,322 | $1,438 | 14.2% |
| Clyde | 3,954 | $1,017 | 17.9% |
| Stamford | 2,917 | $896 | 22.9% |
| Merkel | 2,699 | $1,058 | 17.3% |
| Anson | 2,531 | $757 | 18.9% |
| Hamlin | 2,011 | $858 | 17.0% |
| Baird | 1,642 | $622 | 14.7% |
| Cross Plains | 1,019 | $720 | 18.3% |
| Tuscola | 990 | $1,581 | 22.3% |
| Tye | 936 | $940 | 23.3% |
| Hawley | 572 | $850 | 13.0% |
| Buffalo Gap | 534 | $1,179 | 13.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.