Cost of living in Harris County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,497 a month.
That HUD number covers Harris County, Texas, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,233
- 1 bed
- $1,261
- 2 bed
- $1,497
- 3 bed
- $2,017
- 4 bed
- $2,502
This county is in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 98.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Houston · 2,328,253 people
- Pasadena · 149,433 people
- Atascocita · 99,354 people
- Baytown · 85,205 people
- Spring · 68,580 people
- Channelview · 43,605 people
- La Porte · 36,730 people
- Deer Park · 33,967 people
- Cloverleaf · 24,063 people
- Bellaire · 17,206 people
- Aldine · 17,167 people
- Humble · 16,521 people
- South Houston · 16,033 people
- West University Place · 14,982 people
- Tomball · 13,655 people
- Webster · 12,366 people
- Galena Park · 10,487 people
- Jacinto City · 9,432 people
- Jersey Village · 7,817 people
- Highlands · 6,335 people
- Crosby · 4,617 people
- Hunters Creek Village · 4,390 people
- Spring Valley Village · 4,290 people
- Bunker Hill Village · 3,829 people
- Taylor Lake Village · 3,721 people
- Barrett · 3,273 people
- Piney Point Village · 3,097 people
- El Lago · 2,997 people
- Hedwig Village · 2,291 people
- Sheldon · 2,208 people
- Southside Place · 1,706 people
- Shoreacres · 1,580 people
- Hilshire Village · 1,220 people