What is the median rent in Waco, TX?

Name: Median rent in Waco, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Waco, TX is $1,165 (±$28) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 26,415 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Waco, the median gross rent went from $862 in 2015–2019 to $1,165 in 2020–2024 (+35.2%).

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: $1,165 (±$28)
Rented homes: 26,415 (±1,068)
$2,000 or more: 8.1%
Since 2015–2019: +35.2%

How much rent costs in Waco

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Waco	McLennan County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	5.4% (±1.4 points)	4.9%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	31.2% (±2.6 points)	30.8%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.4% (±3.0 points)	37.1%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.0% (±2.2 points)	19.4%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.0% (±1.4 points)	5.2%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.7% (±0.6 points)	1.3%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.4% (±0.7 points)	1.3%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.4% of renting households.

8.1% of rented homes in Waco cost $2,000 or more a month.

Waco against McLennan County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waco	McLennan County	Texas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,165 (±$28)	$1,173 (±$23)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	26,415 (±1,068)	35,290 (±1,213)	3,935,670 (±20,381)	42,849,984

In Waco, median gross rent is not measurably different from McLennan County ($1,173).

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

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

In McLennan County, Waco ranks 7 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 497 of 1,183.

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

How rent in Waco 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	$862 (±$17)	$1,165 (±$28)	+35.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	53.9% (±1.5 points)	50.6% (±1.6 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.6% (±1.1 points)	4.7% (±1.2 points)	+0.1 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 Waco

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waco
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Waco	—	$1,165 (±$28)	—
Beverly Hills	3.2 mi	$942 (±$85)	Lower
Woodway	4.8 mi	$1,653 (±$357)	Higher
Bellmead	6.6 mi	$1,107 (±$77)	Not measurably different
Lacy-Lakeview	7.1 mi	$917 (±$75)	Lower
Hewitt	7.4 mi	$1,538 (±$138)	Higher
Robinson	8.3 mi	$1,419 (±$178)	Higher
Gholson	11 mi	$862 (±$235)	Lower
Lorena	12 mi	$867 (±$832)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beverly Hills, TX ($942), Lacy-Lakeview, TX ($917), Gholson, TX ($862).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodway, TX ($1,653), Hewitt, TX ($1,538), Robinson, TX ($1,419).

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

Median gross rent across McLennan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Woodway	$1,653 (±$357)
2	Hewitt	$1,538 (±$138)
3	Robinson	$1,419 (±$178)
4	Moody	$1,214 (±$339)
5	McGregor	$1,194 (±$169)
6	Riesel	$1,172 (±$141)
7	Waco	$1,165 (±$28)
8	Bruceville-Eddy	$1,159 (±$189)
9	Bellmead	$1,107 (±$77)
10	West	$1,002 (±$376)
11	Crawford	$970 (±$341)
12	Beverly Hills	$942 (±$85)
13	Lacy-Lakeview	$917 (±$75)

Showing 13 of 18 places in McLennan 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 Waco

What is the average rent in Waco, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Waco is $1,165 (±$28) 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 Waco?

In Waco, the median gross rent went from $862 in 2015–2019 to $1,165 in 2020–2024 (+35.2%).

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 Waco cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.1% of rented homes in Waco have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Waco higher than in McLennan County?

In Waco, median gross rent is not measurably different from McLennan County ($1,173).

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 Waco city, Texas (place:76000, 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.