Metro area · CBSA 23620
Gainesville
The Gainesville, TX metro area has 43,046 people. Median rent is $1,047, 17.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cooke County at $1,314. Of the 8 places we track here, Lindsay has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$73,932
Median home value
$240,400
Unemployment
4.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,314
HUD, Cooke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | 17,883 | $1,038 | 21.2% |
| Sanger | 9,641 | $1,504 | 19.8% |
| Pilot Point | 5,332 | $1,430 | 17.5% |
| Lake Kiowa | 2,476 | $1,815 | 17.3% |
| Muenster | 1,329 | $1,424 | 19.3% |
| Lindsay | 1,142 | $1,212 | 12.6% |
| Road Runner | 1,021 | $793 | 22.0% |
| Valley View | 702 | $1,125 | 20.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.