RentalAnalytics estimates rent from public government data, ZIP by ZIP. The number, the range, and the deal math sit on one screen, with no account.
Best for: pricing a unit before the offer, screening cap rate and cash flow, checking a lease renewal, and looking up Section 8 rents by ZIP.
$2,050/mo
Estimated range $1,763 to $2,378
HUD 50th scaled to the ZIP, aged with BLS CPI Shelter +3.2% YoY. HUD effective 2025-10-01. ACS 2024 5-year, $2,069 +/- $136. Sample confidence 90/100.
Published anchors on the same scale
Example inputs
Gross annual rent $24,600. Gross yield 7.94%. With 25% down at 6.75% for 30 years: loan $232,500, P&I $1,508/mo, annual debt service $18,096, monthly cash flow after debt -$237.
Austin metro, FY2026
Every tool runs in the browser. No account. Start from the job, then open the calculator that answers it.
A rent number with a range, the anchors it sits against, and a renewal check when the lease is up.
Lease renewal check
Example inputs
Cap rate, cash flow, DSCR, and the loan schedule from numbers you type in.
Vacancy, rent growth, operating expenses, and a one page market summary.
Fair Market Rents by state, county, and ZIP, plus the voucher premium against the estimate.
The sample estimate for ZIP 78704, Austin, TX, 2 BR apartment, is built from these published anchors. Table id and vintage stay next to the figure.
| Anchor | Figure | Table | Vintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent, 40th percentile, voucher | $1,852 | HUD FMR | FY2026, effective 2025-10-01 |
| HUD 2BR 50th percentile, area median | $1,992 | HUD 50th percentile rents | FY2026, effective 2025-10-01 |
| Census median gross rent, 2 BR | $2,069 +/- $136 | ACS B25031 | 2024 5-year |
| Shelter inflation used to age the ZIP estimate | +3.2% YoY | BLS CPI Shelter | Year over year |
| Method, ZIP 78704 2BR apartment | $2,050 | HUD 50th scaled to the ZIP | Aged with CPI Shelter |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Counties: Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell.
FY2026, HUD effective 2025-10-01
HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro. Rental vacancy 4.39%.
It estimates rent from public government data, ZIP by ZIP, and puts the number, the range, and the deal math on one screen.
No. Every tool runs in the browser. No account.
Price a unit, screen a deal, read a market, or check Section 8 and vouchers. Each job opens the calculator that answers it.
Every number shows its source. The calculators run on public HUD, Census, and BLS files.
Same estimator. Government anchors on the scale. Deal math on the next tab.