What is the median rent in River Oaks, TX?

Name: Median rent in River Oaks, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in River Oaks, TX is $1,183 (±$142) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 532 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In River Oaks, the median gross rent went from $1,116 in 2015–2019 to $1,183 in 2020–2024 (+6.0%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,183 (±$142)
Rented homes: 532 (±159)
$2,000 or more: 2.4%
Since 2015–2019: +6.0%

How much rent costs in River Oaks

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	River Oaks	Tarrant County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±9.0 points)	2.0%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	27.1% (±18.2 points)	8.5%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	51.1% (±18.9 points)	36.6%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.4% (±13.8 points)	30.6%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.4% (±3.9 points)	14.9%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±9.0 points)	4.5%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±9.0 points)	2.9%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 51.1% of renting households.

2.4% of rented homes in River Oaks cost $2,000 or more a month.

River Oaks against Tarrant County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	River Oaks	Tarrant County	Texas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,183 (±$142)	$1,547 (±$11)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	532 (±159)	310,191 (±3,437)	3,935,670 (±20,381)	42,849,984

In River Oaks, median gross rent is lower than in Tarrant County ($1,547).

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

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

In Tarrant County, River Oaks ranks 35 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 476 of 1,183.

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

How rent in River Oaks 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	$1,116 (±$71)	$1,183 (±$142)	+6.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	33.2% (±7.2 points)	22.8% (±7.1 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	9.0% (±9.6 points)	0.0% (±8.6 points)	−9.0 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 River Oaks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with River Oaks
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
River Oaks	—	$1,183 (±$142)	—
Westworth Village	1.8 mi	$1,880 (±$98)	Higher
Sansom Park	1.8 mi	$1,166 (±$56)	Not measurably different
Westover Hills	2.4 mi	$2,691 (±$775)	Higher
Fort Worth	2.9 mi	$1,509 (±$21)	Higher
Lake Worth	3.1 mi	$1,508 (±$440)	Not measurably different
White Settlement	3.9 mi	$1,253 (±$80)	Not measurably different
Lakeside (Tarrant County)	5.6 mi	$1,708 (±$227)	Higher
Blue Mound	6.4 mi	$1,666 (±$99)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Westworth Village, TX ($1,880), Westover Hills, TX ($2,691), Fort Worth, TX ($1,509).

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

Median gross rent across Tarrant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
29	Hurst	$1,358 (±$55)
30	Rendon	$1,354 (±$829)
31	Azle	$1,333 (±$128)
32	Pecan Acres	$1,295 (±$839)
33	White Settlement	$1,253 (±$80)
34	Briar	$1,234 (±$533)
35	River Oaks	$1,183 (±$142)
36	Sansom Park	$1,166 (±$56)
37	Everman	$1,161 (±$125)
38	Haslet	$1,156 (±$387)

Showing 10 of 38 places in Tarrant 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 River Oaks

What is the average rent in River Oaks, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in River Oaks is $1,183 (±$142) 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 River Oaks?

In River Oaks, the median gross rent went from $1,116 in 2015–2019 to $1,183 in 2020–2024 (+6.0%).

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

How many rentals in River Oaks cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.4% of rented homes in River Oaks have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in River Oaks higher than in Tarrant County?

In River Oaks, median gross rent is lower than in Tarrant County ($1,547).

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 River Oaks city, Texas (place:62384, 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.