Cost of living in Los Fresnos, Texas
Los Fresnos, Texas has about 8,291 people. Typical rent is $989 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $61,938 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #23 in Texas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $989 a month.
Los Fresnos is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $61,938 a year.
- People
- 8,291
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $989
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $61,938
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $152,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,042
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
- Gas
- $3.889
- Texas, week of October 12, 2026
Los Fresnos, Texas has about 8,291 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $152,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cameron County is $1,042 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Los Fresnos. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, prices sit at 86.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Los Fresnos's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Los Fresnos's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Texas was $3.889 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,866.72 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Texas shares this price.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 568 have higher typical rent than Los Fresnos.
Nearby places
- Laureles
Typical rent $873
Compare with Los Fresnos - Rancho Viejo
Typical rent $1,392
Compare with Los Fresnos - Brownsville
Typical rent $923
Compare with Los Fresnos - Cameron Park
Typical rent $760
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- PalmerCompare with Los Fresnos
- Encantada-Ranchito-El CalabozCompare with Los Fresnos
- San Benito
Typical rent $839
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in Texas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.