What is the median rent in South Padre Island, TX?

Name: Median rent in South Padre Island, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Padre Island, TX is $1,521 (±$663) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 422 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Padre Island, the median gross rent went from $1,081 in 2015–2019 to $1,521 in 2020–2024 (+40.7%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,521 (±$663)
Rented homes: 422 (±265)
$2,000 or more: 17.5%
Since 2015–2019: +40.7%

How much rent costs in South Padre Island

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Padre Island	Cameron County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	4.3% (±7.4 points)	14.2%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	13.0% (±21.3 points)	44.4%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.3% (±35.5 points)	30.9%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.9% (±39.3 points)	6.9%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±11.2 points)	2.5%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	17.5% (±22.9 points)	0.5%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±11.2 points)	0.6%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.9% of renting households.

17.5% of rented homes in South Padre Island cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Padre Island against Cameron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Padre Island	Cameron County	Texas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,521 (±$663)	$912 (±$25)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	422 (±265)	44,231 (±1,508)	3,935,670 (±20,381)	42,849,984

In South Padre Island, median gross rent is not measurably different from Cameron County ($912).

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

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

In Cameron County, South Padre Island ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 236 of 1,183.

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

How rent in South Padre Island 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	$1,081 (±$174)	$1,521 (±$663)	+40.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	33.9% (±10.2 points)	30.2% (±14.9 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	23.1% (±11.4 points)	21.8% (±14.9 points)	−1.3 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 South Padre Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Padre Island
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Padre Island	—	$1,521 (±$663)	—
Port Isabel	6.2 mi	$748 (±$57)	Lower
Bayview	14 mi	$2,250 (±$941)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	19 mi	$923 (±$30)	Not measurably different
Laureles	20 mi	$873 (±$428)	Not measurably different
Los Fresnos	20 mi	$989 (±$141)	Not measurably different
Indian Lake	21 mi	$1,036 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Cameron Park	22 mi	$760 (±$120)	Lower
Rancho Viejo	25 mi	$1,392 (±$561)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Isabel, TX ($748), Cameron Park, TX ($760).

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

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Bayview	$2,250 (±$941)
2	South Padre Island	$1,521 (±$663)
3	Rancho Viejo	$1,392 (±$561)
4	Palm Valley	$1,340 (±$346)
5	Primera	$1,293 (±$181)
6	La Feria	$1,037 (±$159)
7	Indian Lake	$1,036 (±$120)
8	Los Fresnos	$989 (±$141)

Showing 8 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 South Padre Island

What is the average rent in South Padre Island, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Padre Island is $1,521 (±$663) 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 South Padre Island?

In South Padre Island, the median gross rent went from $1,081 in 2015–2019 to $1,521 in 2020–2024 (+40.7%).

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 South Padre Island cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.5% of rented homes in South Padre Island have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Padre Island higher than in Cameron County?

In South Padre Island, median gross rent is not measurably different from Cameron County ($912).

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 South Padre Island town, Texas (place:69140, 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.