Rental Markets in Texas

DoorBase tracks rental market data across Texas by ZIP code. This state page is a crawlable index for investors comparing rents, cap-rate estimates, vacancy, demographics, home values, renter share, household income, and employment conditions before drilling into individual ZIP pages.

Texas Rental Market Overview

The current sample of indexable Texas ZIP markets shows average median rent of $1,671, average median home value of $321,880, average cap-rate high of 4.7%, average vacancy of 5.9%, renter ratio near 33.4%, and median household income around $91,559. These statewide figures are directional and should be used to compare markets before reviewing a specific ZIP code.

Texas is not one rental market. Large cities, inner suburbs, commuter towns, college markets, rural counties, resort areas, and industrial corridors can produce very different rent levels and ownership economics. DoorBase keeps the canonical content at the ZIP level so investors can move from a broad state view into the most precise local data available.

Featured Texas ZIP Markets

ZIP	City	Rent	Cap Rate	Vacancy	Population
77494	Katy	$1,933	2.1-3.7%	4.3%	137,213
77449	Katy	$1,788	4-5.6%	3.5%	123,042
78660	Pflugerville	$1,638	2.4-4%	3.9%	118,437
77433	Cypress	$1,982	2.6-4.2%	2.8%	112,211
77084	Houston	$1,515	3.3-4.9%	7.3%	109,115
79936	El Paso	$1,462	3.9-5.5%	3%	104,427
77573	League City	$1,826	2.6-4.2%	3.1%	97,871
79938	El Paso	$1,767	4.2-5.8%	3.9%	97,851
77429	Cypress	$1,934	2.9-4.5%	2.7%	95,938
78130	New Braunfels	$1,577	2.9-4.5%	9%	95,787
75052	Grand Prairie	$1,695	3-4.6%	5.2%	95,485
78641	Leander	$1,882	2.4-4%	2.6%	93,399
77479	Sugar Land	$2,141	2.1-3.7%	3.5%	92,355
78245	San Antonio	$1,470	3.3-4.9%	5.6%	91,388
77584	Pearland	$1,894	2.7-4.3%	6.2%	90,979
78613	Cedar Park	$1,605	1.7-3.3%	1.6%	89,162
78521	Brownsville	$1,466	5.2-6.8%	7.1%	87,860
78666	San Marcos	$1,414	2.5-4.1%	6.9%	87,775
75035	Frisco	$2,430	2-3.6%	3.8%	86,135
75217	Dallas	$1,473	4.6-6.2%	6.3%	84,578
77379	Spring	$1,494	2.2-3.8%	4.3%	83,163
79928	El Paso	$1,804	4.2-5.8%	4.6%	82,792
76063	Mansfield	$1,738	2-3.6%	4.9%	81,758
77459	Missouri City	$2,230	3.3-4.9%	3.6%	81,251
78577	Pharr	$1,123	4.1-5.7%	12.4%	79,903
79912	El Paso	$1,571	2.7-4.3%	10%	79,126
78254	San Antonio	$1,825	3.5-5.1%	3.5%	78,865
76028	Burleson	$1,723	2.9-4.5%	4%	78,699
78572	Mission	$1,355	4.2-5.8%	18.7%	78,197
75126	Forney	$2,012	3.9-5.5%	3.6%	77,116
76179	Fort Worth	$2,075	3.9-5.5%	3.9%	76,468
77346	Humble	$1,812	3.4-5%	3.4%	75,577
76244	Fort Worth	$2,128	3.2-4.8%	5.7%	75,149
77083	Houston	$1,921	4.6-6.2%	5.2%	74,843
77845	College Station	$1,621	2.4-4%	8.4%	74,612
75002	Allen	$2,209	2.7-4.3%	3.5%	73,295
77450	Katy	$1,770	2.6-4.2%	3.6%	73,226
75211	Dallas	$1,481	3.9-5.5%	6.6%	72,389
78046	Laredo	$1,230	3.7-5.3%	6.4%	71,965
78640	Kyle	$1,566	3-4.6%	3.5%	71,460
77375	Tomball	$1,736	2.7-4.3%	4.1%	71,198
77036	Houston	$952	3.5-5.1%	13.6%	71,036
75068	Little Elm	$2,346	3.5-5.1%	3.4%	70,562
77095	Houston	$1,334	2.2-3.8%	3.7%	69,912
77386	Spring	$2,141	3.4-5%	4.4%	69,549
75071	McKinney	$2,018	2.3-3.9%	4.4%	69,396
75228	Dallas	$1,443	3-4.6%	11.1%	69,288
75067	Lewisville	$1,403	2.1-3.7%	5.6%	68,451
77373	Spring	$1,807	4.6-6.2%	4.2%	68,273
75056	The Colony	$1,789	1.9-3.5%	4.7%	67,978
78253	San Antonio	$1,596	2.8-4.4%	7.6%	67,578
75098	Wylie	$1,909	2.5-4.1%	5.5%	67,513
78045	Laredo	$1,370	2.5-4.1%	4.4%	67,185
77521	Baytown	$1,612	3.8-5.4%	5.3%	65,920
77406	Richmond	$1,795	2.3-3.9%	4.4%	65,716
77469	Richmond	$2,049	3.6-5.2%	3.2%	65,159
75040	Garland	$1,738	3.8-5.4%	5.1%	64,205
78665	Round Rock	$1,718	2.4-4%	5.5%	64,087
75243	Dallas	$1,048	1.8-3.4%	13.3%	63,907
75043	Garland	$1,472	2.9-4.5%	6.3%	63,733

Notable ZIP Markets in This Sample

The highest estimated cap-rate band in this sample tops out at 7.0% in ZIP 78574 (Mission).

The lowest vacancy in this sample is 1.6% in ZIP 78613 (Cedar Park).

The highest median rent in this sample is $2,430 in ZIP 75035 (Frisco).

The highest median household income in this sample is $162,381 in ZIP 77479 (Sugar Land).

Rental Markets by City

Houston

Houston has 7 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $952 to $1,921. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 6.2% at the high end. Vacancy averages 8.3%. See ZIP 77084 for the full market profile.

El Paso

El Paso has 5 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,309 to $1,804. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 5.8% at the high end. Vacancy averages 5.5%. See ZIP 79936 for the full market profile.

San Antonio

San Antonio has 5 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,209 to $1,825. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 5.1% at the high end. Vacancy averages 5.4%. See ZIP 78245 for the full market profile.

Katy

Katy has 4 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,770 to $2,213. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 5.6% at the high end. Vacancy averages 4.7%. See ZIP 77494 for the full market profile.

Dallas

Dallas has 4 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,048 to $1,481. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 6.2% at the high end. Vacancy averages 9.3%. See ZIP 75217 for the full market profile.

Spring

Spring has 3 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,494 to $2,141. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 6.2% at the high end. Vacancy averages 4.3%. See ZIP 77379 for the full market profile.

Fort Worth

Fort Worth has 3 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,564 to $2,128. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 5.5% at the high end. Vacancy averages 5.4%. See ZIP 76179 for the full market profile.

Brownsville

Brownsville has 3 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,466 to $1,963. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 6.8% at the high end. Vacancy averages 8.1%. See ZIP 78521 for the full market profile.

Round Rock

Round Rock has 3 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,688 to $1,777. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 4.5% at the high end. Vacancy averages 4.1%. See ZIP 78665 for the full market profile.

Cypress

Cypress has 2 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,934 to $1,982. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 4.5% at the high end. Vacancy averages 2.8%. See ZIP 77433 for the full market profile.

Mission

Mission has 2 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,355 to $1,675. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 7.0% at the high end. Vacancy averages 13.1%. See ZIP 78572 for the full market profile.

Laredo

Laredo has 2 ZIP codes in this sample. Median rents range from $1,230 to $1,370. Estimated cap-rate bands reach up to 5.3% at the high end. Vacancy averages 5.4%. See ZIP 78046 for the full market profile.

How to Use the Texas Directory

Start with the state page to understand the range of rental markets, then open individual ZIP pages for the numbers that matter most to underwriting. A state average can hide important local differences. One ZIP may have stronger rent growth and lower vacancy while a nearby ZIP has better purchase prices but weaker renter demand.

The most useful investor workflow is to compare rent, cap rate, vacancy, home value, renter ratio, household income, population growth, unemployment, and job growth together. No single number is enough. A high cap-rate estimate can be offset by weak income, high vacancy, or limited tenant demand. A lower cap-rate estimate can still make sense if the market has strong income, job growth, and durable renter demand.

State Coverage and Internal Links

This page links into the canonical ZIP URL structure, such as /rentals/tx/30318, without bringing back city parent pages. That structure keeps DoorBase clean for search engines: state pages organize the directory, ZIP pages hold the canonical data, and future market guides can exist separately as heavier editorial SEO hubs.

DoorBase currently tracks 80 sampled ZIP markets across 43 Texas cities in this crawlable state summary. The live React page may show a broader interactive directory after JavaScript loads, while this fallback body ensures crawlers receive meaningful text and links immediately.