What is the median rent in Eagle Pass, TX?

The median gross rent in Eagle Pass, TX is $880 (±$110) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,441 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Eagle Pass, the median gross rent went from $624 in 2015–2019 to $880 in 2020–2024 (+41.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$880 (±$110)
Rented homes
3,441 (±454)
$2,000 or more
2.1%
Since 2015–2019
+41.0%

How much rent costs in Eagle Pass

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentEagle PassMaverick CountyTexasUnited States
Less than $50016.7% (±5.6 points)14.6%3.9%6.3%
$500 to $99943.2% (±9.1 points)48.8%17.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49925.4% (±7.5 points)23.3%35.4%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99912.5% (±6.5 points)11.7%25.2%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±1.4 points)0.0%11.1%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.4% (±1.2 points)0.3%4.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.7% (±2.1 points)1.2%2.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 43.2% of renting households.

2.1% of rented homes in Eagle Pass cost $2,000 or more a month.

Eagle Pass against Maverick County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Eagle PassMaverick CountyTexasUnited States
Median gross rent$880 (±$110)$859 (±$76)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent3,441 (±454)4,755 (±559)3,935,670 (±20,381)42,849,984

In Eagle Pass, median gross rent is not measurably different from Maverick County ($859).

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

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

In Maverick County, Eagle Pass ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 869 of 1,183.

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

How rent in Eagle Pass has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$624 (±$78)$880 (±$110)+41.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent42.7% (±3.6 points)39.7% (±4.4 points)−3.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate9.8% (±4.0 points)6.2% (±3.6 points)−3.6 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 Eagle Pass

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eagle Pass
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Eagle Pass—$880 (±$110)—
Las Quintas Fronterizas1.9 mi$855 (±$557)Not measurably different
Eidson Road2.8 mi$819 (±$67)Not measurably different
Siesta Acres3.0 mi$727 (±$235)Not measurably different
Chula Vista5.3 mi$1,239 (±$707)Not measurably different
Rosita6.9 mi$586 (±$140)Lower
Crystal City40 mi$518 (±$129)Lower
La Pryor42 mi$2,125 (±$1,513)Not measurably different
Brackettville42 mi$755 (±$161)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rosita, TX ($586), Crystal City, TX ($518).

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

Median gross rent across Maverick County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Chula Vista$1,239 (±$707)
2Eagle Pass$880 (±$110)
3Las Quintas Fronterizas$855 (±$557)
4Eidson Road$819 (±$67)
5Siesta Acres$727 (±$235)
6Rosita$586 (±$140)

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 Eagle Pass

What is the average rent in Eagle Pass, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Eagle Pass is $880 (±$110) 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 Eagle Pass?

In Eagle Pass, the median gross rent went from $624 in 2015–2019 to $880 in 2020–2024 (+41.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Eagle Pass cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.1% of rented homes in Eagle Pass have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 16.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Eagle Pass higher than in Maverick County?

In Eagle Pass, median gross rent is not measurably different from Maverick County ($859).

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

It is lower 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 Eagle Pass city, Texas (place:21892, 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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