What is the median rent in Los Fresnos, TX?

The median gross rent in Los Fresnos, TX is $989 (±$141) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 884 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Los Fresnos, the median gross rent went from $863 in 2015–2019 to $989 in 2020–2024 (+14.6%).

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
$989 (±$141)
Rented homes
884 (±198)
$2,000 or more
12.3%
Since 2015–2019
+14.6%

How much rent costs in Los Fresnos

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentLos FresnosCameron CountyTexasUnited States
Less than $50021.8% (±14.1 points)14.2%3.9%6.3%
$500 to $99929.5% (±15.4 points)44.4%17.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49933.4% (±11.9 points)30.9%35.4%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9992.9% (±4.0 points)6.9%25.2%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49912.3% (±14.0 points)2.5%11.1%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±5.5 points)0.5%4.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±5.5 points)0.6%2.9%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 33.4% of renting households.

12.3% of rented homes in Los Fresnos cost $2,000 or more a month.

Los Fresnos against Cameron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Los FresnosCameron CountyTexasUnited States
Median gross rent$989 (±$141)$912 (±$25)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent884 (±198)44,231 (±1,508)3,935,670 (±20,381)42,849,984

In Los Fresnos, median gross rent is not measurably different from Cameron County ($912).

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

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

In Cameron County, Los Fresnos ranks 8 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 708 of 1,183.

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

How rent in Los Fresnos has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$863 (±$75)$989 (±$141)+14.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent35.9% (±7.4 points)38.0% (±8.1 points)+2.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate11.5% (±10.4 points)0.0% (±5.4 points)−11.5 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 Los Fresnos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Fresnos
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Los Fresnos—$989 (±$141)—
Indian Lake1.3 mi$1,036 (±$120)Not measurably different
Laureles3.2 mi$873 (±$428)Not measurably different
Rancho Viejo4.9 mi$1,392 (±$561)Not measurably different
Brownsville5.9 mi$923 (±$30)Not measurably different
Bayview6.9 mi$2,250 (±$941)Higher
Cameron Park7.1 mi$760 (±$120)Lower
San Benito10 mi$839 (±$109)Not measurably different
La Paloma10 mi$666 (±$600)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cameron Park, TX ($760).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bayview, TX ($2,250).

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

Median gross rent across Cameron County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
2South Padre Island$1,521 (±$663)
3Rancho Viejo$1,392 (±$561)
4Palm Valley$1,340 (±$346)
5Primera$1,293 (±$181)
6La Feria$1,037 (±$159)
7Indian Lake$1,036 (±$120)
8Los Fresnos$989 (±$141)
9Harlingen$928 (±$40)
10Brownsville$923 (±$30)
11Santa Rosa$919 (±$139)
12Laureles$873 (±$428)
13San Benito$839 (±$109)
14Los Indios$819 (±$323)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Cameron 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 Los Fresnos

What is the average rent in Los Fresnos, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Los Fresnos is $989 (±$141) 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 Los Fresnos?

In Los Fresnos, the median gross rent went from $863 in 2015–2019 to $989 in 2020–2024 (+14.6%).

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 Los Fresnos cost more than $2,000 a month?

12.3% of rented homes in Los Fresnos have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 21.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Los Fresnos higher than in Cameron County?

In Los Fresnos, median gross rent is not measurably different from Cameron County ($912).

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 Los Fresnos city, Texas (place:44116, 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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