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Is rent going up in Texas?
Median gross rent in Texas: $1,403 ± $4.00 (19th highest of 51; United States: $1,413). How fast is rent going up in the US? Rent changed by 2.8% in the 12 months to September 2026.
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Housing
How much is rent in each state?
Median gross rent in Texas
$1,403 ± $4.00
19th highest of 51 · United States: $1,413 · Median gross rent, dollars a month
In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, median rent including utilities was highest in California, $2,036 a month, followed by Hawaii ($1,971) and District of Columbia ($1,954). West Virginia was lowest at $872, and the U.S. median was $1,413. Averaged over five years, these figures trail the latest rent increases.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of December 31, 2024 · Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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Inflation
How fast is rent going up in the US?
Rent changed by 2.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. Each point compares a month with the same month a year earlier, starting in 1949, the first year BLS priced rent every month. The biggest rise was 9.3% in the year to June 1980; rent increases reached 8.8% in February 2023, and fell below zero in May 2010, to -0.1%. October 2025 and October 2026 are missing because BLS collected no prices in October 2025.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (rent of primary residence) · Data as of September 30, 2026 · Public domain (U.S. government work)
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Inflation
How much has US rent gone up since 1947?
Rent in September 2026 was 18 times its level in January 1947, the first year BLS priced rent every month, and 2.5 times its level of January 2000. This is the Consumer Price Index for rent of a primary residence, which follows the rent of the same homes over time, so it shows how fast rents rise rather than the average rent; 100 is its 1982–84 average. October 2025 is missing because BLS collected no prices that month, during a lapse in federal funding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (rent of primary residence) · Data as of September 30, 2026 · Public domain (U.S. government work)
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