What is the median rent in New Braunfels, TX?

Name: Median rent in New Braunfels, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Braunfels, TX is $1,654 (±$52) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 13,851 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Braunfels, the median gross rent went from $1,183 in 2015–2019 to $1,654 in 2020–2024 (+39.8%).

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: $1,654 (±$52)
Rented homes: 13,851 (±1,062)
$2,000 or more: 24.2%
Since 2015–2019: +39.8%

How much rent costs in New Braunfels

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Braunfels	Comal County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	2.4% (±1.3 points)	2.7%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.3% (±2.1 points)	8.5%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.8% (±4.7 points)	31.6%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	37.3% (±4.0 points)	34.8%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.4% (±3.4 points)	14.7%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.1% (±2.1 points)	4.8%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.7% (±1.2 points)	2.9%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 37.3% of renting households.

24.2% of rented homes in New Braunfels cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Braunfels against Comal County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Braunfels	Comal County	Texas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,654 (±$52)	$1,603 (±$55)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	13,851 (±1,062)	15,752 (±1,038)	3,935,670 (±20,381)	42,849,984

In New Braunfels, median gross rent is not measurably different from Comal County ($1,603).

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

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

In Comal County, New Braunfels ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 195 of 1,183.

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

How rent in New Braunfels 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	$1,183 (±$32)	$1,654 (±$52)	+39.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	37.8% (±2.1 points)	34.7% (±2.3 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.5% (±2.1 points)	6.1% (±2.6 points)	−0.4 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 New Braunfels

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Braunfels
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Braunfels	—	$1,654 (±$52)	—
Marion	8.9 mi	$1,296 (±$473)	Not measurably different
Geronimo	9.0 mi	$1,412 (±$158)	Lower
Cibolo	11 mi	$2,112 (±$87)	Higher
Seguin	12 mi	$1,187 (±$102)	Lower
Schertz	12 mi	$1,659 (±$137)	Not measurably different
Selma	14 mi	$1,774 (±$106)	Higher
Redwood	15 mi	$1,302 (±$618)	Not measurably different
New Berlin	15 mi	$1,365 (±$62)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Geronimo, TX ($1,412), Seguin, TX ($1,187), New Berlin, TX ($1,365).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cibolo, TX ($2,112), Selma, TX ($1,774).

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

Median gross rent across Comal County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Spring Branch	$2,183 (±$570)
2	Bulverde	$1,794 (±$128)
3	New Braunfels	$1,654 (±$52)
4	Canyon Lake	$1,327 (±$213)

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 New Braunfels

What is the average rent in New Braunfels, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Braunfels is $1,654 (±$52) 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 New Braunfels?

In New Braunfels, the median gross rent went from $1,183 in 2015–2019 to $1,654 in 2020–2024 (+39.8%).

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 New Braunfels cost more than $2,000 a month?

24.2% of rented homes in New Braunfels have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Braunfels higher than in Comal County?

In New Braunfels, median gross rent is not measurably different from Comal County ($1,603).

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 New Braunfels city, Texas (place:50820, 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.