Metro FMR · CBSA 26420 · HUD FY2026

Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 7% below the US average.

$891
1-bedroom FMR
$1,095
2-bedroom FMR
+0.0%
YoY change
-7%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,095 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 7% below the US average, lower than 83% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#67
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-7%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$43,800
income to afford it (30% rule)
+0.0%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Austin County: #67 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $80,458, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 13.3% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Austin County in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 7,170,269 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 49.3% of the 1,009,181 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$885/mo

13.2% of median income

1 Bedroom

$891/mo

13.3% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,095/mo

16.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,523/mo

22.7% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,837/mo

27.4% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·26420

Austin County: $891/mo 1BR · #67 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 26420

  • CBSA 26420
  • 1BR-FMR $891
  • 2BR-FMR $1,095
  • RANK-MID #67
  • YOY-FLAT +0.0%
  • VSUS-NEAR -7%
  • IN-ST-LOW #6 TX
  • INC-ROOM 13%
  • POP-MEGA 7.2M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $802–$980
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($129 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Austin County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,095 higher than 17% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 26420

Counties inside Austin County

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 26420, but county-level schedules inside Austin County still diverge: 10 counties range from $1,095 (2BR in Austin) to $1,573 (Harris), a 44% spread. Harris is the largest county by population.

Harris County 2BR $1,573 · 4.7M Fort Bend County 2BR $1,573 · 833K Montgomery County 2BR $1,573 · 630K Brazoria County 2BR $1,359 · 375K Galveston County 2BR $1,573 · 351K Liberty County 2BR $1,573 · 94K

Showing the 6 largest of 10 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Austin County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #67 most affordable

1BR $891 (-7% vs US, +0.0% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 26420.

Studio
$885
US avg $893
↑10.3% YoY -1% vs US
1 Bedroom
$891
US avg $959
↑0.0% YoY -7% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,095
US avg $1,175
↑9.4% YoY -7% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,523
US avg $1,525
↑8.6% YoY -0% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,837
US avg $1,756
↑12.4% YoY +5% vs US

How Austin County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Austin County highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Austin County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Austin County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside TX (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside TX

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Springfield
MO · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
NC · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Greenville
NC · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Floyd County
VA · 2 BR $1,094/mo

Burden % · outside TX

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Columbia County
WI · 16.5% of income · 2 BR $1,195/mo
Bismarck
ND · 16.8% of income · 2 BR $1,175/mo
Dubuque
IA · 17% of income · 2 BR $1,077/mo
Anson County
NC · 17% of income · 2 BR $1,138/mo

Austin County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $891 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,095 and a studio is $885.
How does Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 7% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $891 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Austin County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,095 ranks #67 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Austin County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 26420, but 10 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,095–$1,573 for a 2-bedroom (44% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Austin County vs Abilene →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $891/mo · 1BR TX

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