Metro area · CBSA 31180
Lubbock
The Lubbock, TX metro area has 358,708 people. Median rent is $1,159, 21.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lubbock County at $1,241. Of the 19 places we track here, Sundown has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$63,629
Median home value
$202,700
Unemployment
5.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,241
HUD, Lubbock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock | 264,814 | $1,182 | 23.3% |
| Levelland | 12,466 | $846 | 17.5% |
| Wolfforth | 6,701 | $1,674 | 18.9% |
| Slaton | 5,761 | $994 | 21.0% |
| Post | 4,326 | $822 | 23.9% |
| Shallowater | 2,955 | $1,202 | 16.2% |
| Tahoka | 2,424 | $978 | 18.9% |
| Idalou | 2,151 | $678 | 13.9% |
| Crosbyton | 1,774 | $512 | 15.9% |
| Morton | 1,513 | $687 | 21.4% |
| Ralls | 1,463 | $777 | 16.2% |
| Sundown | 1,374 | $675 | 12.8% |
| Anton | 1,053 | $781 | 18.0% |
| Ransom Canyon | 1,041 | $1,390 | 14.6% |
| Lorenzo | 834 | $665 | 17.2% |
| New Deal | 668 | $1,178 | 14.6% |
| Ropesville | 594 | $850 | 14.6% |
| Buffalo Springs Lake | 571 | $2,096 | 24.7% |
| O'Donnell | 533 | $646 | 13.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.