Metro area · CBSA 37300

Palestine

The Palestine, TX metro area has 58,439 people. Median rent is $1,041, 20.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Anderson County at $1,201. Of the 3 places we track here, Frankston has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$62,068

Median home value

$185,300

Unemployment

6.0%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,201

HUD, Anderson 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
Palestine	19,136	$1,062	28.3%
Elkhart	1,701	$1,041	23.6%
Frankston	1,088	$923	19.5%

Nearby metro areas

Tyler
Longview
College Station
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Dallas
Shreveport
Killeen
Sherman
Texarkana
Houston
Beaumont
Austin

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.