
San Marcos named most affordable city in region for rent in October
The Zumper Austin Metro Area Report analyzed active listings last month across 5 metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents.
The Texas one-bedroom median rent was $1,055 last month.
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The Most Expensive
Austin ranked as the most expensive city with one-bedrooms priced at $1,440.
Cedar Park was the second priciest with rent at $1,340.
Pflugerville saw rent jump 4.8% to $1,310 and rank as third.
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The Least Expensive
San Marcos ranked as the most affordable city with one-bedrooms priced at $970.
Round Rock was second with rent at $1,290.
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The Fastest Growing (Y/Y%)
Round Rock had the fastest growing rent, up 24% since this time last year.
Pflugerville was second with rent climbing 23.6%.
Cedar Park ranked as third with rent increasing 14.5%.
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The Fastest Growing (M/M%)
Austin had the largest monthly rental growth rate, up 5.1%.
Round Rock rent climbed 4.9% last month, making it second.
Pflugerville ranked as third with rent jumping 4.8%.
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The Zumper Austin Metro Area Report analyzed active listings that hit the market last month. Listings are aggregated by city to calculate median asking rents.