The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,852, and every county schedule in this metro publishes that rate. Census median gross rent is $1,726 (margin of error $11).
HUD Fair Market Rent, Census rent, value, and income, and building permits for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
HUD rental rates in the Austin metro are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The 2-bedroom rate is $1,852. Census median gross rent is $1,726 (margin of error $11). Every HUD county schedule in this metro publishes that same 2-bedroom rent: Travis County (population 1,389,670), Williamson County (752,827), Hays County (304,390), Bastrop County (118,908), and Caldwell County (55,150).
By bedroom, the FY2026 Fair Market Rent is $1,474 for a studio, $1,562 for 1 bedroom, $1,852 for 2 bedrooms, $2,347 for 3 bedrooms, and $2,760 for 4 bedrooms. Census median rent for those sizes is $1,434 (margin of error $27), $1,500 (margin of error $20), $1,795 (margin of error $14), $2,108 (margin of error $26), and $2,440 (margin of error $62). The Census median for 5 or more bedrooms is $2,703 (margin of error $234).
ZIP Small Area FMRs, the lowest and highest among component counties that have one, run from $980 to $1,240 for a studio, $1,040 to $1,310 for 1 bedroom, $1,230 to $1,560 for 2 bedrooms, $1,570 to $1,980 for 3 bedrooms, and $1,840 to $2,320 for 4 bedrooms. Metro population is 2,620,945 as of July 1, 2025. Gross yield is 4.45%, from median gross rent $1,726 and median home value $465,000. Rent-to-income is 30.23%, from renter median household income $68,511. Rental vacancy is 4.39%, from 18,961 vacant-for-rent units and 412,964 renter-occupied units.
The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,852, and every county schedule on this page matches it. Open the rent estimator for a ZIP and bedroom count, then the cash flow analyzer.
| Bedrooms | Fair Market Rent | Census median | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,474 | $1,434 | $27 |
| 1 BR | $1,562 | $1,500 | $20 |
| 2 BR | $1,852 | $1,795 | $14 |
| 3 BR | $2,347 | $2,108 | $26 |
| 4 BR | $2,760 | $2,440 | $62 |
| 5+ BR | $2,703 | $234 |
| Bedrooms | Small Area FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $980 to $1,240 |
| 1 BR | $1,040 to $1,310 |
| 2 BR | $1,230 to $1,560 |
| 3 BR | $1,570 to $1,980 |
| 4 BR | $1,840 to $2,320 |
Rental vacancy is 4.39%, from 18,961 vacant-for-rent units and 412,964 renter-occupied units.
| County | Population | 2BR FMR | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | 1,389,670 | $1,852 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Williamson County | 752,827 | $1,852 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Hays County | 304,390 | $1,852 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Bastrop County | 118,908 | $1,852 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Caldwell County | 55,150 | $1,852 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Structure | Buildings | Units | Valuation, thousands of dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 unit | 14,810 | 14,810 | 4,576,418 |
| 2 units | 338 | 676 | 92,836 |
| 3 and 4 units | 24 | 87 | 12,034 |
| 5 or more units | 210 | 11,749 | 1,571,941 |
| Total | 27,322 | 6,253,229 |
The 100 metros are the 100 metropolitan statistical areas with the largest POPESTIMATE2025 in the Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates. Component counties are the county rows in that file. The metro Fair Market Rent by bedroom is the July 1, 2025 population-weighted mean of the FY2026 county Fair Market Rent, rounded half up. A county with town schedules uses the population-weighted mean of those town rents. Census median rent, home value, and renter income are the ACS 2024 5-year estimates for the metropolitan statistical area. Gross rent yield equals median gross rent (B25064) times 12, divided by median home value (B25077), in percent rounded half up to 0.01. Rent-to-income equals median gross rent times 12, divided by renter median household income (B25119 renter column), on the same rounding. Rental vacancy equals vacant-for-rent units (B25004) divided by renter-occupied units (B25003) plus vacant-for-rent units, on the same rounding. Building permits are housing units authorized in the Census Building Permits Survey 2025 annual CBSA file, survey date 202599. Units are the sum of 1-unit, 2-unit, 3-and-4-unit, and 5-or-more-unit units. Valuation is the sum of the published values, which the survey reports in thousands of dollars. The Small Area FMR range is the lowest and highest ZIP Small Area FMR among component counties that have one.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html; U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Vintage 2025, as of 2025-07-01, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/metro/totals/cbsa-est2025-alldata.csv; American Community Survey 2024 5-year tables B25031, B25064, B25077, B25119, B25003, and B25004, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064; and the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey 2025 annual CBSA file, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/CBSA%20(beginning%20Jan%202024)/cbsa2025a.txt.
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The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the Austin metro is $1,852. Studio is $1,474, 1-bedroom is $1,562, 3-bedroom is $2,347, and 4-bedroom is $2,760. Census median gross rent is $1,726 (margin of error $11).
Yes for the 2-bedroom rate. Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties each publish $1,852.
FY2026 Fair Market Rent is $1,474 studio, $1,562 for 1 bedroom, $1,852 for 2 bedrooms, $2,347 for 3 bedrooms, and $2,760 for 4 bedrooms.
The ZIP Small Area FMR range is $980 to $1,240 for a studio, $1,040 to $1,310 for 1 bedroom, $1,230 to $1,560 for 2 bedrooms, $1,570 to $1,980 for 3 bedrooms, and $1,840 to $2,320 for 4 bedrooms.
ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $1,726 (margin of error $11). Gross yield is 4.45%, from that median and a median home value of $465,000. Rent-to-income is 30.23%.