Metro area · CBSA 26420
Houston
The Houston, TX metro area has 7,442,788 people. Median rent is $1,430, 20.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Fort Bend County at $1,497. Of the 144 places we track here, Hunters Creek Village has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$82,168
Median home value
$298,000
Unemployment
6.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,497
HUD, Fort Bend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 2,328,253 | $1,361 | 25.2% |
| Pasadena | 149,433 | $1,213 | 22.4% |
| Pearland | 127,514 | $1,860 | 18.8% |
| The Woodlands | 121,002 | $1,822 | 15.5% |
| League City | 116,215 | $1,684 | 16.7% |
| Sugar Land | 110,016 | $1,957 | 17.2% |
| Conroe | 102,360 | $1,393 | 21.9% |
| Atascocita | 99,354 | $1,849 | 18.8% |
| Baytown | 85,205 | $1,307 | 26.2% |
| Missouri City | 76,558 | $1,931 | 24.5% |
| Spring | 68,580 | $1,711 | 23.1% |
| Texas City | 55,364 | $1,307 | 22.8% |
| Galveston | 53,424 | $1,298 | 28.0% |
| Channelview | 43,605 | $1,279 | 23.8% |
| Friendswood | 41,030 | $1,688 | 16.0% |
| Rosenberg | 40,646 | $1,379 | 25.2% |
| La Porte | 36,730 | $1,378 | 20.5% |
| Mission Bend | 36,586 | $1,747 | 31.2% |
| Fulshear | 34,868 | $1,807 | 11.6% |
| Deer Park | 33,967 | $1,318 | 15.8% |
| Alvin | 28,333 | $1,215 | 20.4% |
| Lake Jackson | 27,974 | $1,478 | 19.5% |
| Katy | 25,184 | $1,602 | 16.7% |
| Sienna | 24,992 | $2,837 | 19.1% |
| Fresno | 24,560 | $2,028 | 26.7% |
| Pecan Grove | 24,272 | $1,507 | 13.7% |
| Cloverleaf | 24,063 | $1,155 | 25.2% |
| Dickinson | 21,753 | $1,231 | 16.1% |
| Angleton | 19,972 | $1,141 | 15.8% |
| La Marque | 19,268 | $1,443 | 24.4% |
| Cinco Ranch | 18,611 | $1,986 | 14.7% |
| Stafford | 17,401 | $1,519 | 20.8% |
| Bellaire | 17,206 | $2,672 | 13.1% |
| Aldine | 17,167 | $1,428 | 38.5% |
| Humble | 16,521 | $1,330 | 28.0% |
| South Houston | 16,033 | $1,212 | 27.2% |
| West University Place | 14,982 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Manvel | 14,758 | $2,209 | 22.3% |
| Seabrook | 13,768 | $1,476 | 17.2% |
| Tomball | 13,655 | $1,226 | 18.7% |
| Santa Fe | 12,901 | $1,240 | 15.0% |
| Iowa Colony | 12,891 | $1,454 | 12.1% |
| Richmond | 12,582 | $1,319 | 31.4% |
| Webster | 12,366 | $1,393 | 27.3% |
| Four Corners | 11,692 | $1,519 | 23.8% |
| Clute | 10,715 | $1,130 | 19.3% |
| Freeport | 10,621 | $1,176 | 23.1% |
| Galena Park | 10,487 | $1,184 | 27.7% |
| Bacliff | 9,541 | $1,498 | 34.9% |
| Jacinto City | 9,432 | $1,242 | 31.5% |
| Dayton | 9,058 | $1,045 | 21.0% |
| Mont Belvieu | 9,020 | $1,701 | 15.4% |
| Cleveland | 8,984 | $930 | 20.5% |
| Liberty | 8,650 | $1,060 | 23.6% |
| Prairie View | 8,431 | $1,002 | 57.1% |
| Jersey Village | 7,817 | $1,458 | 21.9% |
| Hitchcock | 7,563 | $1,380 | 22.3% |
| Sealy | 7,053 | $1,185 | 25.2% |
| Willis | 6,878 | $1,268 | 22.2% |
| San Leon | 6,458 | $989 | 15.7% |
| Highlands | 6,335 | $1,223 | 28.1% |
| Hempstead | 6,137 | $1,234 | 24.7% |
| Brookshire | 5,495 | $1,264 | 23.0% |
| Nassau Bay | 5,230 | $1,331 | 22.3% |
| Richwood | 4,791 | $1,250 | 17.0% |
| Meadows Place | 4,689 | $1,600 | 21.3% |
| Crosby | 4,617 | $1,223 | 24.8% |
| Hunters Creek Village | 4,390 | $1,401 | 6.7% |
| Spring Valley Village | 4,290 | $1,401 | 6.9% |
| Pinehurst | 4,266 | $731 | 14.2% |
| Bellville | 4,221 | $1,134 | 22.8% |
| Weston Lakes | 4,217 | $1,807 | 14.9% |
| Magnolia | 4,068 | $1,121 | 17.1% |
| Bunker Hill Village | 3,829 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Taylor Lake Village | 3,721 | $2,555 | 18.5% |
| Shenandoah | 3,705 | $1,418 | 27.5% |
| West Columbia | 3,621 | $964 | 26.6% |
| Sweeny | 3,591 | $1,203 | 19.7% |
| Beach City | 3,309 | $1,669 | 13.5% |
| Winnie | 3,290 | $1,417 | 21.0% |
| Barrett | 3,273 | $1,330 | 21.3% |
| Waller | 3,108 | $1,022 | 30.7% |
| Piney Point Village | 3,097 | $1,401 | 6.7% |
| Needville | 3,094 | $1,506 | 25.5% |
| Oak Ridge North | 3,034 | $2,315 | 25.4% |
| El Lago | 2,997 | $1,374 | 17.2% |
| Bolivar Peninsula | 2,951 | $1,404 | 22.3% |
| Anahuac | 2,892 | $1,566 | 24.2% |
| Brazoria | 2,880 | $1,049 | 15.8% |
| Cumings | 2,535 | $1,807 | 15.9% |
| Panorama Village | 2,525 | $1,494 | 23.2% |
| Wild Peach Village | 2,502 | $1,454 | 25.9% |
| Montgomery | 2,489 | $1,417 | 23.3% |
| Old River-Winfree | 2,448 | $1,430 | 23.8% |
| Deerwood | 2,366 | $1,532 | 29.9% |
| Pleak | 2,344 | $1,066 | 17.8% |
| Jones Creek | 2,343 | $1,086 | 17.9% |
| Roman Forest | 2,336 | $1,750 | 15.1% |
| Hedwig Village | 2,291 | $1,558 | 8.4% |
| Sheldon | 2,208 | $1,756 | 30.7% |
| Shepherd | 2,189 | $1,060 | 23.7% |
| Kemah | 2,168 | $1,775 | 25.0% |
| Danbury | 2,161 | $1,425 | 18.6% |
| Splendora | 2,131 | $1,190 | 16.7% |
| Arcola | 1,911 | $1,130 | 18.1% |
| Plum Grove | 1,832 | $1,159 | 21.0% |
| Stowell | 1,823 | $842 | 57.7% |
| Bayou Vista | 1,754 | $1,404 | 14.0% |
| Rosharon | 1,737 | $904 | 10.6% |
| Woodbranch | 1,719 | $1,438 | 20.2% |
| Southside Place | 1,706 | $1,856 | 13.7% |
| Wallis | 1,701 | $744 | 20.7% |
| Patton Village | 1,629 | $1,532 | 23.7% |
| Shoreacres | 1,580 | $1,176 | 10.8% |
| Brookside Village | 1,565 | $1,488 | 16.1% |
| Fifth Street | 1,453 | $1,807 | 19.0% |
| San Felipe | 1,334 | $1,375 | 21.8% |
| Pine Island | 1,321 | $929 | 13.9% |
| Oyster Creek | 1,288 | $1,454 | 47.3% |
| Coldspring | 1,274 | $777 | 21.3% |
| Hilshire Village | 1,220 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Tiki Island | 1,210 | $1,639 | 15.2% |
| Ames | 1,142 | $1,044 | 34.6% |
| Clear Lake Shores | 1,140 | $1,808 | 19.4% |
| Daisetta | 1,016 | $1,278 | 23.4% |
| Beasley | 999 | $1,215 | 19.4% |
| Porter Heights | 987 | $1,074 | 14.7% |
| Jamaica Beach | 967 | $1,732 | 22.0% |
| Grangerland | 920 | $1,532 | 19.2% |
| Simonton | 914 | $1,807 | 19.0% |
| Kenefick | 898 | $1,632 | 26.6% |
| Cut and Shoot | 864 | $1,134 | 18.8% |
| Holiday Lakes | 862 | $1,243 | 33.5% |
| Point Blank | 837 | $1,060 | 18.3% |
| Fairchilds | 815 | $995 | 17.2% |
| Hillcrest Village | 760 | $1,454 | 17.1% |
| Bailey's Prairie | 708 | $1,091 | 14.9% |
| Pattison | 706 | $1,036 | 12.5% |
| Surfside Beach | 677 | $1,600 | 19.1% |
| Stagecoach | 637 | $721 | 8.1% |
| Hardin | 621 | $1,425 | 32.1% |
| Brazos Country | 619 | $1,344 | 10.7% |
| Big Thicket Lake Estates | 596 | $636 | 11.1% |
| Cape Royale | 574 | $1,060 | 17.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.