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Living here
Average rent in Tyler
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Tyler compares with Texas and the US.
Median rent
$1,199/mo
11% below US
1 bedroom
$954/mo
19% below US
2 bedrooms
$1,217/mo
9% below US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48%
US 50%
Renter households
16,887
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$848a month28% below USIncome needed: $33,920/yr
1 bedroom$954a month19% below USIncome needed: $38,160/yr
2 bedrooms$1,217a month9% below USIncome needed: $48,680/yr
3 bedrooms$1,468a month2% below USIncome needed: $58,720/yr
4 bedrooms$1,853a monthsame as USIncome needed: $74,120/yr
5+ bedrooms$1,159a month41% below USIncome needed: $46,360/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Tyler compares
- Tyler$848
- Texas$1,149
- United States$1,185
- Tyler$954
- Texas$1,180
- United States$1,180
- Tyler$1,217
- Texas$1,327
- United States$1,338
- Tyler$1,468
- Texas$1,573
- United States$1,500
Two-bedroom rent in nearby cities
- Tyler$1,217
- Richardson$1,995
- Plano$1,881
- McKinney$1,779
- Carrollton$1,726
- Flower Mound$2,169
- Killeen$1,001
- Georgetown$1,611
- Sugar Land$1,802
- Tyler48%
- Richardson49%
- Plano42%
- McKinney49%
- Carrollton47%
- Flower Mound45%
- Killeen52%
- Georgetown56%
- Sugar Land49%
Nearby cities are other Local City Network guides in Texas, nearest first.
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,217 a month.
- Studio $848
- 1 bedroom $954
- 2 bedrooms $1,217
- 3 bedrooms $1,468
- 4 bedrooms $1,853
- 5+ bedrooms $1,159
Green means the median Tyler rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
48% of Tyler renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 22% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 29.3% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
Rent by zip code
Median gross rent for each ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Tyler.
HUD fair market rents
Studio$948
1 bedroom$1,041
2 bedrooms$1,277
3 bedrooms$1,718
4 bedrooms$1,855
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Tyler, TX MSA are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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What is the average rent in Tyler?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,199 a month, 10% below the Texas median and 11% below the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Tyler?
The median one-bedroom rents for $954 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Tyler?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,217 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Tyler?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,217) takes a household income of about $48,680 a year, and a one-bedroom about $38,160.
Is rent affordable in Tyler?
About 48% of Tyler renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 22% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.