Metro FMR · CBSA 47380 · HUD FY2026

Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 23% below the US average.

$742
1-bedroom FMR
$973
2-bedroom FMR
+4.4%
YoY change
-23%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $973 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 17% below the US average, lower than 96% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#16
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-17%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$38,920
income to afford it (30% rule)
+4.4%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Bosque County: #16 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $63,880, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 13.9% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Bosque County in the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 296,507 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population grew 12.6% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.8%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,094/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $973 runs 11.1% below that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR is in the lowest national tenth (#16 most affordable of 387 metros), though the household budget still depends on local income.

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: 50.1% of the 40,358 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

$671/mo

12.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$742/mo

13.9% of median income

2 Bedroom

$973/mo

18.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,283/mo

24.1% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,288/mo

24.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·47380

Bosque County: $742/mo 1BR · #16 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 47380

  • CBSA 47380
  • 1BR-FMR $742
  • 2BR-FMR $973
  • RANK-LOW #16
  • YOY-UP +4.4%
  • VSUS-BELOW -23%
  • IN-ST-LOW #1 TX
  • INC-ROOM 14%
  • POP-MAJOR 297K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $668–$816
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($278 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Bosque County sits among every US metro

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

$973 higher than 4% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). This entry sits in this band. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Above this entry. $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.

What this shows #16 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 17% below the national 2-bedroom average. 27 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

CBSA 47380

Counties inside Bosque County

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 47380, but county-level schedules inside Bosque County still diverge: 3 counties range from $973 (2BR in Bosque) to $1,240 (McLennan), a 27% spread. McLennan is the largest county by population.

McLennan County 2BR $1,240 · 261K Bosque County 2BR $973 · 18K Falls County 2BR $973 · 17K

Bosque County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #16 most affordable

1BR $742 (-23% vs US, +4.4% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 47380.

Studio
$671
US avg $893
↑4.8% YoY -25% vs US
1 Bedroom
$742
US avg $959
↑4.4% YoY -23% vs US
2 Bedroom
$973
US avg $1,175
↑4.3% YoY -17% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,283
US avg $1,525
↓1.8% YoY -16% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,288
US avg $1,756
↓17.8% YoY -27% vs US

How Bosque County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

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

PlainRent pairs Bosque 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).

Youngstown-Warren
OH · 2 BR $973/mo
Huntington-Ashland
WV · 2 BR $973/mo
Rock County
MN · 2 BR $973/mo
Mansfield
OH · 2 BR $973/mo

Burden % · outside TX

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls
IA · 18.3% of income · 2 BR $1,051/mo
Enid
OK · 18.3% of income · 2 BR $1,027/mo
Casper
WY · 18.2% of income · 2 BR $1,082/mo
Ashtabula County
OH · 18.2% of income · 2 BR $1,037/mo

Bosque County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $742 per month. A 2-bedroom is $973 and a studio is $671.
How does Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 23% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $742 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Bosque County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $973 ranks #16 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Bosque County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 47380, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $973–$1,240 for a 2-bedroom (27% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Bosque County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population grew 12.6% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.8%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Bosque County vs Abilene →

What this means for renters

Treat Bosque County's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $742 implies about $29,680/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Bosque County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Abilene
  • See where Bosque County ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 3 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

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 $742/mo · 1BR TX

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