Houston renters on the hunt for a roomy new house for $1,500 a month will not should compromise an excessive amount of on house in comparison with final yr, based on a new report from house rental market RentCafe.
In 2025, Houston renters prepared to spend $1,500 month-to-month can afford an 972-square-foot house. That is simply 11 sq. toes smaller than what renters might get with the identical price range final yr.
RentCafe’s evaluation in contrast house sizes throughout 200 of the most important U.S. cities for a similar $1,500 month-to-month price range. Value per sq. foot was calculated utilizing the typical house lease and measurement per metropolis primarily based on “multifamily properties” containing 50 or extra items. Cities have been divided into two classes: giant cities with a inhabitants of greater than 225,000, and small cities with fewer than 225,000 residents.
Wichita, Kansas is the No. 1 giant U.S. metropolis the place renters can discover the largest residences for a month-to-month lease of $1,500. Renters will discover items sized at 1,329 sq. toes for the value.
The report ranked Houston twenty third on its listing of enormous cities the place renters can get essentially the most house house for a month-to-month lease of $1,500.
RentCafe moreover discovered that the standard Houston house is 879 sq. toes huge for the month-to-month worth of $1,356.
Houston-area renters on the lookout for essentially the most worth for $1,500 will discover essentially the most spacious residences in neighboring Pasadena, the place the identical price range can web tenants a 1,121-square-foot house. Moreover, Pasadena’s common house measurement comes out to 826 sq. toes for simply $1,105 month-to-month, which is far more inexpensive than dwelling in Houston correct.
Pasadena has the sixth-largest residences in Texas (no matter metropolis measurement) for $1,500 in month-to-month lease, the report mentioned.
Residence sizes round Texas
For Texans who do not care the place they reside as long as the residences are large, McAllen is the place essentially the most generously sized residences are within the state. Renters can discover residences nearing 1,400 sq. toes – which the report says is the equal of a big four-bedroom unit – for simply $1,500 on this South Texas metropolis.
Unsurprisingly, Austin is the No. 1 worst Texas metropolis with the smallest house sizes on a $1,500 price range. Renters will solely discover 780-square-foot residences for that worth, and the standard lease comes out to $1,655 for an 861-square-foot unit on common.
Nevertheless, Texas cities are faring higher than many different cities nationwide, based on the report.
“Total, throughout the nation, renters can get 715 sq. toes of house house for a month-to-month lease of $1,500,” the report mentioned. “Nonetheless, in 63 % of the 200 largest U.S. cities, house seekers can get greater than the nationwide norm.”
The highest 10 Texas cities with the largest residences for $1,500 a month are:
- No. 1 – McAllen (1,393 sq. toes)
- No. 2 – Brownsville (1,268 sq. toes)
- No. 3 – Amarillo (1,262 sq. toes)
- No. 4 – Lubbock (1,230 sq. toes)
- No. 5 – El Paso (1,137 sq. toes)
- No. 6 – Pasadena (1,121 sq. toes)
- No. 7 – Corpus Christi (1,104 sq. toes)
- No. 8 – Killeen (1,065 sq. toes)
- No. 9 – San Antonio (1,013 sq. toes)
- No. 10 – Mesquite (980 sq. toes)
