Houston, TX Rental Market Trends
Highlights
The average rent for an apartment in Houston is $1,082, a 3% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $1,047.
Studio apartments in Houston rent for $784 a month, while 1-bedroom apartments ask on average $967 a month; the average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,205.
Average Rent in Houston, TX
Last updated Dec 2018
| All rentals | Studio | 1 Bed | 2 Beds | 3 Beds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Rent | $1,082 | $784 | $967 | $1,205 | $1,434 |
| Y-o-Y Change | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Average Apartment Size | 880 sq. ft. | 507 sq. ft. | 723 sq. ft. | 1,032 sq. ft. | 1,319 sq. ft. |
The average size for a Houston apartment is 880 square feet, but this number varies greatly depending on apartment type. A studio averages 507 sq. ft., while a one-bedroom apartment offers a more generous square footage: 723. 2-bedroom apartments in Houston have an average size of 1,032 sq. ft.
Houston, TX Apartment Rent Ranges
- < $5008%
- $501-$70053%
- $701-$1,00017%
- $1,001-$1,50018%
- $1,501-$2,0004%
Houston, TX Rent Trends
| Average Rent All rentals | Studio | 1 Bed | 2 Beds | 3 Beds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec / 2018 | $1,082 | $784 | $967 | $1,205 | $1,434 |
| Jan / 2018 | $1,082 | $782 | $966 | $1,205 | $1,434 |
| Sept / 2017 | $1,069 | $764 | $954 | $1,189 | $1,429 |
| May / 2017 | $1,047 | $757 | $936 | $1,161 | $1,408 |
| Jan / 2017 | $1,040 | $754 | $926 | $1,156 | $1,404 |
| Sept / 2016 | $1,050 | $763 | $938 | $1,165 | $1,412 |
| May / 2016 | $1,048 | $767 | $940 | $1,160 | $1,394 |
| Jan / 2016 | $1,041 | $749 | $935 | $1,151 | $1,390 |
| Sept / 2015 | $1,033 | $733 | $927 | $1,145 | $1,353 |
| May / 2015 | $1,024 | $719 | $919 | $1,135 | $1,342 |
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Average Rent in Houston, TX By Neighborhood
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| Average Rent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood | All rentals | Studio | 1 Bed | 2 Beds | 3 Beds |
| Greater Fifth Ward | $653 | $608 | $638 | $677 | $862 |
| Golfcrest - Bellfort - Reveille | $697 | $561 | $628 | $801 | $894 |
| Trinity - Houston Gardens | $720 | $685 | $644 | $780 | $692 |
| Houston Suburban Heights | $720 | $685 | $644 | $780 | $692 |
| East Little York - Homestead | $720 | $685 | $644 | $780 | $692 |
| Acres Home | $726 | $545 | $627 | $810 | $981 |
| Greater Hobby Area | $741 | $616 | $654 | $843 | $983 |
| Greater Greenspoint | $751 | $618 | $655 | $856 | $1,049 |
| Rushwood | $753 | $596 | $672 | $869 | $1,156 |
| Pecan Park | $761 | $559 | $717 | $830 | $853 |
| Braeburn | $761 | $462 | $670 | $863 | $1,045 |
| Westwood | $763 | $540 | $664 | $870 | $1,074 |
| Sharpstown | $763 | $540 | $664 | $870 | $1,074 |
| Chinatown | $765 | $542 | $663 | $883 | $1,134 |
| Northwest Park | $772 | $535 | $682 | $857 | $1,042 |
| Taylor Acres | $789 | $649 | $697 | $929 | $1,025 |
| Inverness Forest | $789 | $649 | $697 | $929 | $1,025 |
| Minnetex | $794 | $578 | $698 | $806 | $1,041 |
| Maple Ridge Place | $797 | $597 | $682 | $861 | $1,071 |
| Granada | $797 | $597 | $682 | $861 | $1,071 |
| Villas at Northpark | $809 | $540 | $709 | $928 | $1,352 |
| Silverglen West | $809 | $540 | $709 | $928 | $1,352 |
| Laurel Oaks | $809 | $540 | $709 | $928 | $1,352 |
| Hambledon | $809 | $540 | $709 | $928 | $1,352 |
| Cranbrook Downs | $809 | $540 | $709 | $928 | $1,352 |
| Northside - Northline | $832 | $550 | $718 | $904 | $1,045 |
| Park Place | $834 | $688 | $747 | $895 | $989 |
| Meadowbrook - Allendale | $834 | $688 | $747 | $895 | $989 |
| Northchase Park | $838 | $540 | $734 | $951 | $1,345 |
| Oak Forest - Garden Oaks | $842 | $624 | $726 | $934 | $1,208 |
| Langwood | $843 | $581 | $713 | $903 | $1,168 |
| Greater Inwood | $844 | $545 | $715 | $955 | $1,183 |
| Greater Fondren Southwest | $846 | $581 | $743 | $940 | $1,203 |
| Gulfgate Riverview - Pine Valley | $860 | $725 | $724 | $867 | $879 |
| Northshore | $864 | $663 | $753 | $932 | $1,083 |
| Woodforest | $871 | $663 | $761 | $956 | $1,092 |
| Greens Port | $871 | $663 | $761 | $956 | $1,092 |
| Alief | $872 | $638 | $765 | $945 | $1,184 |
| Westbury | $875 | $672 | $770 | $938 | $1,206 |
| Gulfton | $875 | $723 | $780 | $997 | $1,238 |
| Edgebrook | $876 | $525 | $776 | $1,005 | $1,174 |
| South Acres - Crestmont Park | $888 | $578 | $841 | $914 | $1,041 |
| South Belt - Ellington | $900 | $525 | $794 | $980 | $1,182 |
| Spring Branch East | $903 | $672 | $784 | $978 | $1,157 |
| Westfield Landing | $916 | $684 | $808 | $1,022 | $1,211 |
| Ponderosa Forest | $916 | $684 | $808 | $1,022 | $1,211 |
| Inverness Estates | $916 | $684 | $808 | $1,022 | $1,211 |
| Colony Parkway | $916 | $684 | $808 | $1,022 | $1,211 |
| Spring Branch Central | $926 | $616 | $805 | $978 | $1,148 |
| Lawndale - Wayside | $927 | $827 | $719 | $875 | $1,032 |
| Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing | $934 | $625 | $795 | $1,031 | $1,400 |
| Meyerland | $936 | $694 | $835 | $1,005 | $1,296 |
| Independence Heights | $942 | $588 | $816 | $1,054 | $1,143 |
| Jefferson Forest | $969 | $758 | $860 | $1,095 | $1,501 |
| Spring Shadows | $972 | $539 | $863 | $1,026 | $1,168 |
| Lazy Brook - Timbergrove | $982 | $593 | $912 | $1,063 | $1,317 |
| Spring Branch West | $983 | $593 | $875 | $1,040 | $1,158 |
| Willow Meadows - Willowbend | $995 | $761 | $918 | $1,059 | $1,301 |
| Champions | $1,003 | $758 | $893 | $1,119 | $1,674 |
| Bridgewater Landing | $1,003 | $758 | $893 | $1,119 | $1,674 |
| Stonegate | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Copperfield | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Copperbrook | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Canyon Lakes Village | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Canyon Lakes at Stonegate | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Aberdeen Trails | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Aberdeen Business Park | $1,004 | $704 | $893 | $1,128 | $1,494 |
| Westchase | $1,005 | $633 | $897 | $1,134 | $1,338 |
| Copper Grove | $1,026 | $707 | $919 | $1,137 | $1,490 |
| Mid West Houston | $1,046 | $744 | $941 | $1,205 | $1,547 |
| Windermere Lakes | $1,047 | $723 | $940 | $1,147 | $1,486 |
| Tower Oaks | $1,047 | $723 | $940 | $1,147 | $1,486 |
| Winchester | $1,051 | $723 | $933 | $1,169 | $1,486 |
| Heatherstone Place | $1,051 | $703 | $915 | $1,192 | $1,504 |
| Briarforest | $1,056 | $678 | $936 | $1,181 | $1,423 |
| Eldridge - West Oaks | $1,058 | $643 | $941 | $1,177 | $1,505 |
| Westland West | $1,063 | $707 | $946 | $1,169 | $1,558 |
| Westlake | $1,074 | $697 | $924 | $1,223 | $1,508 |
| Jamestown Colony | $1,074 | $697 | $924 | $1,223 | $1,508 |
| Glencairn | $1,074 | $697 | $924 | $1,223 | $1,508 |
| Westbrook Lakes | $1,075 | $704 | $953 | $1,185 | $1,608 |
| Clear Lake | $1,082 | $700 | $968 | $1,177 | $1,496 |
| Briar Village | $1,089 | $686 | $967 | $1,206 | $1,528 |
| Addicks Park Ten | $1,105 | $595 | $962 | $1,254 | $1,355 |
| Woodedge Village | $1,107 | $1,120 | $964 | $1,246 | $1,540 |
| Willowbrook | $1,107 | $1,120 | $964 | $1,246 | $1,540 |
| Greater Eastwood | $1,113 | $903 | $952 | $1,158 | $1,620 |
| Nassau Bay | $1,118 | $701 | $1,007 | $1,222 | $1,637 |
| Armand Bayou | $1,118 | $701 | $1,007 | $1,222 | $1,637 |
| Woodedge Center | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Vintage Lakes | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Prestonwood Forest | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Marwood Village | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Lakewood Forest | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Jefferson Pines | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Cypress Village | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Cypress Forest | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Anderson Woods | $1,134 | $1,120 | $987 | $1,271 | $1,568 |
| Hunterwood | $1,135 | $702 | $1,057 | $1,225 | $1,431 |
| Houston Farms | $1,135 | $702 | $1,057 | $1,225 | $1,431 |
| Beaumont Place | $1,163 | $702 | $1,068 | $1,253 | $1,483 |
| Energy Corridor | $1,171 | $687 | $1,035 | $1,299 | $1,540 |
| South Main | $1,176 | $1,074 | $1,022 | $1,388 | $1,801 |
| Astrodome | $1,176 | $1,074 | $1,022 | $1,388 | $1,801 |
| Northside Village | $1,236 | $1,773 | $1,271 | $1,206 | $1,138 |
| Braeswood Place | $1,251 | $1,051 | $1,137 | $1,429 | $1,808 |
| Greater Ost - South Union | $1,325 | $1,246 | $962 | $1,323 | $1,652 |
| Uptown Houston | $1,397 | $731 | $1,232 | $1,665 | $2,178 |
| Second Ward | $1,414 | $1,177 | $1,314 | $1,609 | $1,569 |
| Memorial | $1,502 | $956 | $1,307 | $1,695 | $1,887 |
| Greater Heights | $1,536 | $838 | $1,377 | $1,825 | $2,059 |
| Piney Point Village | $1,607 | $952 | $1,371 | $1,841 | $2,865 |
| MacGregor | $1,646 | $1,204 | $1,354 | $1,810 | $2,173 |
| Washington Ave - Memorial Park | $1,664 | $1,097 | $1,444 | $2,038 | $2,543 |
| Medical Center | $1,774 | $1,198 | $1,490 | $2,117 | $3,160 |
| Afton Oaks - River Oaks | $1,786 | $1,449 | $1,534 | $2,128 | $3,356 |
| Fourth Ward | $1,813 | $1,867 | $1,636 | $2,142 | $2,498 |
| Greenway - Upper Kirby | $1,829 | $1,391 | $1,529 | $2,247 | $3,872 |
| University Place | $1,831 | $1,354 | $1,540 | $2,270 | $3,588 |
| Greater Third Ward | $1,865 | $1,164 | $1,542 | $2,187 | $3,290 |
| Neartown - Montrose | $1,875 | $1,138 | $1,603 | $2,355 | $3,050 |
| Midtown Houston | $1,919 | $1,160 | $1,655 | $2,525 | $4,337 |
| The Museum District | $1,922 | $1,088 | $1,596 | $2,424 | $4,557 |
| Downtown Houston | $1,953 | $1,183 | $1,734 | $2,782 | $3,805 |
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The most affordable neighborhoods in Houston are Greater Fifth Ward, where the average rent goes for $653/month, Golfcrest - Bellfort - Reveille, where renters pay $697/mo on average, and East Little York - Homestead, where the average rent goes for $720/mo. If you’re looking for other great deals, check out the listings from Houston Suburban Heights ($720), Trinity - Houston Gardens ($720), and Acres Home ($726), where the asking prices are below the average Houston rent of $1,082/mo.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Houston are Midtown Houston ($1,919), The Museum District ($1,922) and Downtown Houston ($1,953).
Houston | Rent Comparison by Neighborhood
Rent in Aberdeen Business Park is the same as in Aberdeen Trails
$1,004
Aberdeen Business Park rent is 7% lower than Houston average
| All rentals | $1,004 |
|---|---|
| Studio | $704 |
| 1 Bed | $893 |
| 2 Beds | $1,128 |
| 3 Beds | $1,494 |
$1,004
Aberdeen Trails rent is 7% lower than Houston average
| All rentals | $1,004 |
|---|---|
| Studio | $704 |
| 1 Bed | $893 |
| 2 Beds | $1,128 |
| 3 Beds | $1,494 |
How Does Houston Compare to Nearby Cities
| Average Rent | Y-o-Y Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | $1,157 | 1% |
| Houston | $1,082 | 3% |
| Austin | $1,297 | -1% |
| Fort Worth | $1,030 | 1% |
| Corpus Christi | $948 | -1% |
| El Paso | $737 | -1% |
For more information about the Houston rental trends, check out our monthly rent report
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- Northwest Corners
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- Cypress Creek
- Northshore Meadows Apartments
- North Bend
- Bayou Parc at Oak Forest
- Coral Hills Apartments
- Park at Woodlake
- Dodson Place
- Vineyard Trace Apartments
- The Quinn at Westchase
- Stone Forest Apartments
- Willow Brook Crossing
- Timber Crossing Apartments
- Brookbend Apartments
- Pine Creek
- Kirkwood Landing
- Crown Village
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- The Forest
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- Estates at Bellaire
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Most Expensive Listings on RENTCafé
- 10314 Mills Pass Drive
- 1506 Lochstone Drive
- 1815 DOMINIC LN HOUSTON, TX 77049
- 14034 Concord Meadow Lane
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- 2935 Ridge Scene Way
- Grey House
- 10530 JAYCREEK Dr Houston, TX 77070
- 14611 Kings Head Drive
- 13906 Sorrel Grove Court
- 14915 Summer Knoll Ln
- 13627 Caney Springs Lane
- Memorial by Windsor
- Tuscany Row Apartments
- 17302 Lonesome Dove Trail
- Tuscany Villas Apartments
- 6749 Airline Drive
- 2301 Dallas Street
- 2320 Lamar Street
- 11303 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX, USA
The rental statistics on this page were compiled using data provided by our sister company, Yardi Matrix, an apartment market intelligence solution which offers comprehensive information on all Houston apartment buildings 50 units or larger. Yardi Matrix covers ~80% of the U.S. metro area population, including over 80,000 properties and 15.2 million apartments across 124 U.S. markets.