Zumper Report: San Marcos has cheapest rent in region

Crystal Chen

The Zumper Austin Metro Area Report analyzed active listings last month across 6 metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents.

The Texas one-bedroom median rent was $1,104 last month.

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The Most Expensive

• Austin & Georgetown tied for the most expensive city with one-bedrooms both priced at $1,550.

• Cedar Park was the next priciest with rent at $1,460.

• Pflugerville saw rent drop 0.7% to $1,460 and rank as third.

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The Least Expensive

• San Marcos ranked as the most affordable city with one-bedrooms priced at $1,060.

• Round Rock was second with rent at $1,400.

The Fastest Growing (Y/Y%)

• Round Rock had the fastest growing rent, up 34.6% since this time last year.

• Austin was second with rent climbing 30.3%.

• Pflugerville ranked third with rent increasing 30%.

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The Fastest Growing (M/M%)

• Georgetown had the largest monthly rental growth rate, up 2%.

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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.