Metro area · CBSA 15180
Brownsville
The Brownsville, TX metro area has 426,120 people. Median rent is $912, 20.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cameron County at $1,042. Of the 30 places we track here, Rice Tracts has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$52,601
Median home value
$136,500
Unemployment
5.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,042
HUD, Cameron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | 189,177 | $923 | 21.2% |
| Harlingen | 72,087 | $928 | 20.8% |
| San Benito | 24,709 | $839 | 23.1% |
| Los Fresnos | 8,291 | $989 | 19.2% |
| La Feria | 6,891 | $1,037 | 27.6% |
| Cameron Park | 5,955 | $760 | 25.3% |
| Primera | 5,344 | $1,293 | 19.4% |
| Port Isabel | 5,111 | $748 | 17.1% |
| Laureles | 4,224 | $873 | 19.9% |
| Laguna Vista | 3,673 | $912 | 17.2% |
| Santa Rosa | 3,215 | $919 | 30.0% |
| Combes | 3,178 | $782 | 20.6% |
| South Padre Island | 2,891 | $1,521 | 25.9% |
| Rancho Viejo | 2,849 | $1,392 | 18.4% |
| La Paloma | 2,797 | $912 | 18.3% |
| Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz | 2,552 | $912 | 24.1% |
| Palm Valley | 2,155 | $1,340 | 16.2% |
| Rio Hondo | 1,865 | $691 | 23.2% |
| Palmer | 1,435 | $912 | 20.8% |
| Rice Tracts | 1,384 | $912 | 8.2% |
| South Point | 1,054 | $912 | 22.0% |
| Indian Lake | 962 | $1,036 | 47.8% |
| Los Indios | 948 | $819 | 21.8% |
| Reid Hope King | 932 | $912 | 20.8% |
| Bayview | 887 | $2,250 | 19.9% |
| Olmito | 887 | $1,020 | 36.2% |
| Arroyo Colorado Estates | 856 | $912 | 32.0% |
| Las Palmas II | 808 | $858 | 19.6% |
| Santa Maria | 669 | $631 | 14.4% |
| Solis | 663 | $1,042 | 23.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.