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Average rent in Austin
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Austin compares with Texas and the US.
Median rent
$1,655/mo
23% above US
1 bedroom
$1,457/mo
23% above US
2 bedrooms
$1,776/mo
33% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
47%
US 50%
Renter households
244,616
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$1,348a month14% above USIncome needed: $53,920/yr
1 bedroom$1,457a month23% above USIncome needed: $58,280/yr
2 bedrooms$1,776a month33% above USIncome needed: $71,040/yr
3 bedrooms$2,127a month42% above USIncome needed: $85,080/yr
4 bedrooms$2,381a month28% above USIncome needed: $95,240/yr
5+ bedrooms$2,441a month24% above USIncome needed: $97,640/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Austin compares
- Austin$1,348
- Texas$1,149
- United States$1,185
- Austin$1,457
- Texas$1,180
- United States$1,180
- Austin$1,776
- Texas$1,327
- United States$1,338
- Austin$2,127
- Texas$1,573
- United States$1,500
Two-bedroom rent in nearby cities
- Austin$1,776
- Cedar Park$1,764
- Georgetown$1,611
- New Braunfels$1,551
- Killeen$1,001
- Sugar Land$1,802
- Pearland$1,791
- Galveston$1,374
- Carrollton$1,726
- Austin47%
- Cedar Park52%
- Georgetown56%
- New Braunfels47%
- Killeen52%
- Sugar Land49%
- Pearland54%
- Galveston56%
- Carrollton47%
Nearby cities are other Local City Network guides in Texas, nearest first.
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,776 a month.
- Studio $1,348
- 1 bedroom $1,457
- 2 bedrooms $1,776
- 3 bedrooms $2,127
- 4 bedrooms $2,381
- 5+ bedrooms $2,441
Green means the median Austin rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
47% of Austin renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 23% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 29% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
Rent by zip code
78739$3,387/momedian rent78701$2,732/momedian rent78703$2,217/momedian rent78746$2,097/momedian rent78702$1,966/momedian rent78735$1,930/momedian rent78732$1,884/momedian rent78749$1,843/momedian rent78722$1,837/momedian rent78717$1,833/momedian rent78727$1,818/momedian rent78747$1,776/momedian rent78704$1,755/momedian rent78750$1,743/momedian rent78730$1,734/momedian rent78748$1,711/momedian rent78754$1,704/momedian rent78726$1,690/momedian rent78759$1,680/momedian rent78731$1,673/momedian rent78757$1,661/momedian rent78745$1,655/momedian rent78751$1,627/momedian rent78721$1,616/momedian rent78729$1,613/momedian rent78758$1,549/momedian rent78728$1,523/momedian rent78705$1,520/momedian rent78744$1,516/momedian rent78723$1,478/momedian rent78741$1,477/momedian rent78724$1,454/momedian rent78753$1,447/momedian rent78752$1,445/momedian rent78756$1,383/momedian rent
Median gross rent for each ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Austin.
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,447
1 bedroom$1,530
2 bedrooms$1,817
3 bedrooms$2,292
4 bedrooms$2,689
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
More on living in Austin
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Questions
What is the average rent in Austin?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,655 a month, 24% above the Texas median and 23% above the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Austin?
The median one-bedroom rents for $1,457 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Austin?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,776 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Austin?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,776) takes a household income of about $71,040 a year, and a one-bedroom about $58,280.
Is rent affordable in Austin?
About 47% of Austin renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 23% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.