What is the median rent in Wells Branch, TX?

Name: Median rent in Wells Branch, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wells Branch, TX is $1,544 (±$87) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,860 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wells Branch, the median gross rent went from $1,149 in 2015–2019 to $1,544 in 2020–2024 (+34.4%).

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: $1,544 (±$87)
Rented homes: 4,860 (±426)
$2,000 or more: 18.3%
Since 2015–2019: +34.4%

How much rent costs in Wells Branch

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wells Branch	Travis County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	0.3% (±0.5 points)	2.0%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.5% (±2.4 points)	4.0%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	43.1% (±6.7 points)	26.7%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	34.8% (±5.2 points)	35.4%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.9% (±3.8 points)	17.9%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.3% (±1.6 points)	7.6%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.1% (±1.3 points)	6.3%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 43.1% of renting households.

18.3% of rented homes in Wells Branch cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wells Branch against Travis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wells Branch	Travis County	Texas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,544 (±$87)	$1,744 (±$13)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,860 (±426)	274,727 (±3,532)	3,935,670 (±20,381)	42,849,984

In Wells Branch, median gross rent is lower than in Travis County ($1,744).

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

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

In Travis County, Wells Branch ranks 19 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 230 of 1,183.

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

How rent in Wells Branch 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	$1,149 (±$28)	$1,544 (±$87)	+34.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	76.7% (±3.0 points)	68.7% (±5.1 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.7% (±1.9 points)	5.7% (±2.6 points)	+1.0 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 Wells Branch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wells Branch
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wells Branch	—	$1,544 (±$87)	—
Pflugerville	4.6 mi	$1,932 (±$100)	Higher
Round Rock	5.8 mi	$1,763 (±$38)	Higher
Brushy Creek	6.0 mi	$2,127 (±$119)	Higher
Cedar Park	9.5 mi	$1,846 (±$55)	Higher
Manor	9.5 mi	$1,594 (±$232)	Not measurably different
Hutto	11 mi	$2,255 (±$209)	Higher
Austin	11 mi	$1,729 (±$14)	Higher
West Lake Hills	13 mi	$3,500 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pflugerville, TX ($1,932), Round Rock, TX ($1,763), Brushy Creek, TX ($2,127).

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

Median gross rent across Travis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Pflugerville	$1,932 (±$100)
14	Bee Cave	$1,877 (±$99)
15	San Leanna	$1,837 (±$159)
16	Austin	$1,729 (±$14)
17	Manor	$1,594 (±$232)
18	Hudson Bend	$1,582 (±$313)
19	Wells Branch	$1,544 (±$87)
20	Lago Vista	$1,436 (±$1,171)
21	Mustang Ridge	$1,368 (±$297)
22	Webberville	$1,275 (±$1,229)
23	Volente	$1,219 (±$349)

Showing 11 of 23 places in Travis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wells Branch is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Wells Branch

What is the average rent in Wells Branch, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wells Branch is $1,544 (±$87) 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 Wells Branch?

In Wells Branch, the median gross rent went from $1,149 in 2015–2019 to $1,544 in 2020–2024 (+34.4%).

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 Wells Branch cost more than $2,000 a month?

18.3% of rented homes in Wells Branch have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wells Branch higher than in Travis County?

In Wells Branch, median gross rent is lower than in Travis County ($1,744).

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 Wells Branch CDP, Texas (place:77196, 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.