What is the median rent in Conroe, TX?

The median gross rent in Conroe, TX is $1,393 (±$29) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 17,729 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Conroe, the median gross rent went from $1,085 in 2015–2019 to $1,393 in 2020–2024 (+28.4%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,393 (±$29)
Rented homes
17,729 (±1,002)
$2,000 or more
13.7%
Since 2015–2019
+28.4%

How much rent costs in Conroe

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentConroeMontgomery CountyTexasUnited States
Less than $5001.4% (±0.7 points)2.0%3.9%6.3%
$500 to $9999.2% (±1.7 points)9.8%17.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49951.2% (±4.0 points)36.3%35.4%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99924.5% (±3.4 points)29.6%25.2%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49910.4% (±1.9 points)12.4%11.1%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9992.3% (±1.3 points)6.2%4.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.0% (±1.0 points)3.7%2.9%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 51.2% of renting households.

13.7% of rented homes in Conroe cost $2,000 or more a month.

Conroe against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ConroeMontgomery CountyTexasUnited States
Median gross rent$1,393 (±$29)$1,532 (±$38)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent17,729 (±1,002)66,732 (±2,181)3,935,670 (±20,381)42,849,984

In Conroe, median gross rent is lower than in Montgomery County ($1,532).

It is not measurably different from Texas ($1,403).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Montgomery County, Conroe ranks 8 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 298 of 1,183.

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

How rent in Conroe has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,085 (±$24)$1,393 (±$29)+28.4%Up after inflation
Households that rent46.9% (±2.0 points)45.5% (±2.2 points)−1.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.4% (±2.3 points)6.4% (±1.8 points)−1.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Conroe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Conroe
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Conroe—$1,393 (±$29)—
Panorama Village3.8 mi$1,494 (±$489)Not measurably different
Willis7.3 mi$1,268 (±$207)Not measurably different
Cut and Shoot8.3 mi$1,134 (±$57)Lower
Shenandoah10 mi$1,418 (±$154)Not measurably different
The Woodlands11 mi$1,822 (±$72)Higher
Oak Ridge North12 mi$2,315 (±$178)Higher
Montgomery13 mi$1,417 (±$182)Not measurably different
New Waverly15 mi$1,245 (±$373)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cut and Shoot, TX ($1,134).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: The Woodlands, TX ($1,822), Oak Ridge North, TX ($2,315).

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

Median gross rent across Montgomery County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
2The Woodlands$1,822 (±$72)
3Roman Forest$1,750 (±$60)
4Panorama Village$1,494 (±$489)
5Woodbranch$1,438 (±$243)
6Shenandoah$1,418 (±$154)
7Montgomery$1,417 (±$182)
8Conroe$1,393 (±$29)
9Willis$1,268 (±$207)
10Splendora$1,190 (±$252)
11Cut and Shoot$1,134 (±$57)
12Magnolia$1,121 (±$166)
13Patton Village$987 (±$816)
14Pinehurst (community)$731 (±$399)

Showing 13 of 14 places in Montgomery 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 Conroe

What is the average rent in Conroe, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Conroe is $1,393 (±$29) 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 Conroe?

In Conroe, the median gross rent went from $1,085 in 2015–2019 to $1,393 in 2020–2024 (+28.4%).

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 Conroe cost more than $2,000 a month?

13.7% of rented homes in Conroe have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Conroe higher than in Montgomery County?

In Conroe, median gross rent is lower than in Montgomery County ($1,532).

It is not measurably different from Texas ($1,403).

It is not measurably different from 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 Conroe city, Texas (place:16432, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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