Metro FMR · CBSA 48660 · HUD FY2026

Wichita Falls, TX MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Wichita Falls, TX MSA metro area - 4% below the US average.

$925
1-bedroom FMR
$1,136
2-bedroom FMR
+3.2%
YoY change
-4%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Wichita Falls, TX MSA area rents at $1,136 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 3% below the US average, lower than 76% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#94
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-3%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$45,440
income to afford it (30% rule)
+3.2%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Wichita Falls: #94 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $63,618, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.4% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 148,523 residents, this is a smaller-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.

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

$831/mo

15.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$925/mo

17.4% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,136/mo

21.4% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,553/mo

29.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,759/mo

33.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·48660

Wichita Falls: $925/mo 1BR · #94 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 48660

  • CBSA 48660
  • 1BR-FMR $925
  • 2BR-FMR $1,136
  • RANK-MID #94
  • YOY-UP +3.2%
  • VSUS-NEAR -4%
  • IN-ST-LOW #9 TX
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MID 149K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $833–$1,018
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($95 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Wichita Falls sits among every US metro

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

$1,136 higher than 24% 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 48660

Counties inside Wichita Falls

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 48660, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,136–$1,136, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Wichita County 2BR $1,136 · 130K Clay County 2BR $1,136 · 10K Archer County 2BR $1,136 · 9K

Wichita Falls studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #94 most affordable

1BR $925 (-4% vs US, +3.2% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 48660.

Studio
$831
US avg $893
↑1.0% YoY -7% vs US
1 Bedroom
$925
US avg $959
↑3.2% YoY -4% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,136
US avg $1,175
↑3.1% YoY -3% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,553
US avg $1,525
↑3.1% YoY +2% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,759
US avg $1,756
↑2.9% YoY +0% vs US

How Wichita Falls compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Wichita Falls highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Wichita Falls: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Wichita Falls 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).

Morristown
TN · 2 BR $1,135/mo
Anson County
NC · 2 BR $1,138/mo
Altoona
PA · 2 BR $1,138/mo
Gulfport-Biloxi
MS · 2 BR $1,140/mo

Burden % · outside TX

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

Lima
OH · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,108/mo
Jerome County
ID · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,186/mo
New Bedford
MA · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,527/mo
Lansing-East Lansing
MI · 21.5% of income · 2 BR $1,268/mo

Wichita Falls: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Wichita Falls, TX MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Wichita Falls, TX MSA is $925 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,136 and a studio is $831.
How does Wichita Falls, TX MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Wichita Falls, TX MSA metro area is 4% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $925 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Wichita Falls rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,136 ranks #94 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Wichita Falls metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 48660, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,136–$1,136 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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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 $925/mo · 1BR TX

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