PiggyRentHouston, TX rents, October 2026
A 1 bedroom in Houston, TX lists for a median $1,208 a month in October 2026, from 14,293 listed units in 1,578 buildings. These are the asking rents on 28,788 apartments listed in 3,555 buildings, so you can see where your own rent sits.
Updated · listings collected Oct 2–16, 2026 · how we count
Since the last build (Oct 8, 2026): the median 1 bedroom went from $1,214 to $1,208.
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What an apartment lists for in Houston.
A studio in Houston asks a median $1,250 a month.
Median of 1,014 listings in 211 buildings, Oct 18, 2026.
A 1 bedroom in Houston asks a median $1,208 a month.
Median of 14,293 listings in 1,578 buildings, Oct 18, 2026. Half ask between $943 and $1,500.
A 2 bedroom in Houston asks a median $1,465 a month.
Median of 10,926 listings in 1,940 buildings, Oct 18, 2026.
A 3 bedroom in Houston asks a median $1,898 a month.
Median of 2,343 listings in 1,322 buildings, Oct 18, 2026.
These are medians: half the listings ask more and half ask less. The rent map shows averages, which run a little higher.
What a 1 bedroom in Houston lists for, in $250 steps.
Half ask between $943 and $1,500 a month. Listed 1 bedrooms by asking rent, 14,293 in all.
| Asking rent a month | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $750 | 879 | 6% |
| $750 to $999 | 3,547 | 25% |
| $1,000 to $1,249 | 3,311 | 23% |
| $1,250 to $1,499 | 2,973 | 21% |
| $1,500 to $1,749 | 1,615 | 11% |
| $1,750 to $1,999 | 1,116 | 8% |
| $2,000 to $2,249 | 397 | 3% |
| $2,250 and up | 455 | 3% |
A 1 bedroom costs $1,025 in one city in the Houston area and $1,208 in another.
Median asking rent for a 1 bedroom, by city. Houston is 2nd of 2, lowest first. Apartment size and age differ from place to place, so the useful number is your own city's.
- Pasadena$1,025
- Houston$1,208
Per square foot, a 1 bedroom in Houston lists for $1.64.
The median 1 bedroom listed in Houston, TX is 728 sq ft, at a median of $1.64 a sq ft a month (14,223 listings with a size). Divide your rent by your square feet to see where you sit.
The same floor plan, in the same building, can list at different prices.
When a building in Houston, TX lists two or more units of the identical floor plan (same name, bedrooms, bathrooms and square feet), 30% of the time they are $100 or more a month apart: 1,565 of 5,255 plans in 1,014 buildings. 550 are $200 or more apart. The median gap is $45.
$100 a month is $1,200 a year. Floor, view and move-in date explain some of it. It's still worth knowing what the other units of your plan list for when you tour or when your renewal comes.
The typical big building here listed 1 in 14 of its apartments this season.
Of 976 buildings in Houston, TX with 50 or more apartments, the median has 7.3% of its units listed in the last 45 days; 240 have 1 in 10 or more. Listed isn't vacant: a listing can be a unit coming free in the next few weeks. A building with units to fill is usually glad to keep a good renter.
Questions renters ask.
- How much is rent in Houston, TX?
- Median asking rent in Houston, TX, October 2026: studio $1,250, 1 bedroom $1,208, 2 bedrooms $1,465, 3 bedrooms $1,898 a month, from 28,788 listed apartments in 3,555 buildings (listings collected Oct 2–16, 2026).
- How much is a 1 bedroom apartment in Houston, TX in October 2026?
- The median asking rent for a 1 bedroom in Houston, TX is $1,208 a month, from 14,293 listed apartments in 1,578 buildings (listings collected Oct 2–16, 2026).
- What is a normal price range for a 1 bedroom in Houston, TX?
- Half of the listed 1 bedrooms in Houston, TX ask between $943 and $1,500 a month; a quarter ask less and a quarter ask more.
- How much is a studio or a 2 bedroom in Houston, TX?
- A studio's median asking rent is $1,250 a month and a 2 bedroom's is $1,465.
- How big is a typical 1 bedroom in Houston, TX?
- The median listed 1 bedroom in Houston, TX is 728 sq ft, at a median $1.64 a sq ft a month (14,223 listings with a size).
- Which cities in the Houston area have the lowest 1 bedroom rents?
- Of the 2 Houston-area cities we track, by median 1 bedroom asking rent: Pasadena $1,025, Houston $1,208.
- Do apartments with the same floor plan in the same building rent for the same price?
- Often not. When a building in Houston, TX lists two or more units of the identical floor plan, 30% of the time they are $100 or more a month apart (1,565 of 5,255 plans). The median gap is $45. $100 a month is $1,200 a year.
- Are these the rents people actually pay?
- No. They are asking rents on listings (Apartments.com and Zillow), not signed leases, and move-in specials are not taken off. They show what a building is asking for a unit today.
How we got these numbers.
- Asking rents, not signed leases. Apartments listed on Apartments.com and Zillow collected Oct 2–16, 2026. Move-in specials aren't taken off.
- Each apartment counts once, even when both sites list it. Base rents from $300 to $15,000 a month.
- Figures are medians: half the listings ask more, half ask less. The rent map shows averages, which run a little higher.
- Every figure comes from two or more buildings, and no building is named. A bedroom count with fewer than 10 listings says “not enough listings”.
- Market-rate apartment listings only: whole houses, furnished units, income-restricted units whose listing says so (MFTE and other affordable-housing programs) and rents we found while researching a renter's lease are left out.
- Updated every two weeks, when new listings are gathered; the month in the title is the month of the update date above. The full method.
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