What is the median rent in Cedar Park, TX?

Name: Median rent in Cedar Park, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cedar Park, TX is $1,846 (±$55) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 9,418 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cedar Park, the median gross rent went from $1,408 in 2015–2019 to $1,846 in 2020–2024 (+31.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,846 (±$55)
Rented homes: 9,418 (±708)
$2,000 or more: 39.9%
Since 2015–2019: +31.1%

How much rent costs in Cedar Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cedar Park	Williamson County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	0.4% (±0.8 points)	1.0%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.6% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	25.1% (±3.8 points)	25.3%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.0% (±4.5 points)	34.9%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.5% (±4.5 points)	21.7%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.4% (±2.6 points)	9.3%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.0% (±1.8 points)	4.8%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.0% of renting households.

39.9% of rented homes in Cedar Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cedar Park against Williamson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Park	Williamson County	Texas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,846 (±$55)	$1,796 (±$17)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	9,418 (±708)	82,883 (±1,935)	3,935,670 (±20,381)	42,849,984

In Cedar Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from Williamson County ($1,796).

It is also higher than in Texas ($1,403).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Williamson County, Cedar Park ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 128 of 1,183.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Cedar Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,408 (±$36)	$1,846 (±$55)	+31.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	31.5% (±1.9 points)	33.3% (±2.3 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.4% (±3.0 points)	3.8% (±2.1 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Cedar Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cedar Park	—	$1,846 (±$55)	—
Brushy Creek	4.7 mi	$2,127 (±$119)	Higher
Leander	5.1 mi	$1,939 (±$92)	Not measurably different
Volente	7.0 mi	$1,219 (±$349)	Lower
Jonestown	7.0 mi	$2,515 (±$1,504)	Not measurably different
Hudson Bend	9.2 mi	$1,582 (±$313)	Not measurably different
Round Rock	9.3 mi	$1,763 (±$38)	Lower
Wells Branch	9.5 mi	$1,544 (±$87)	Lower
Santa Rita Ranch	11 mi	$2,701 (±$402)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Volente, TX ($1,219), Round Rock, TX ($1,763), Wells Branch, TX ($1,544).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brushy Creek, TX ($2,127), Santa Rita Ranch, TX ($2,701).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Williamson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Santa Rita Ranch	$2,701 (±$402)
2	Hutto	$2,255 (±$209)
3	Brushy Creek	$2,127 (±$119)
4	Leander	$1,939 (±$92)
5	Jarrell	$1,868 (±$225)
6	Sonterra	$1,854 (±$80)
7	Cedar Park	$1,846 (±$55)
8	Georgetown	$1,795 (±$43)
9	Round Rock	$1,763 (±$38)
10	Coupland	$1,750 (±$595)
11	Liberty Hill	$1,508 (±$303)
12	Thrall	$1,177 (±$148)
13	Taylor	$1,074 (±$245)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Williamson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cedar Park

What is the average rent in Cedar Park, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cedar Park is $1,846 (±$55) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Cedar Park?

In Cedar Park, the median gross rent went from $1,408 in 2015–2019 to $1,846 in 2020–2024 (+31.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Cedar Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

39.9% of rented homes in Cedar Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cedar Park higher than in Williamson County?

In Cedar Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from Williamson County ($1,796).

It is also higher than in Texas ($1,403).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cedar Park city, Texas (place:13552, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.