Cost of living in Hidalgo County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,017 a month.
That HUD number covers Hidalgo County, Texas, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $801
- 1 bed
- $806
- 2 bed
- $1,017
- 3 bed
- $1,305
- 4 bed
- $1,439
This county is in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 85.9 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- McAllen · 145,385 people
- Edinburg · 104,550 people
- Mission · 87,038 people
- Pharr · 80,333 people
- Weslaco · 42,229 people
- San Juan · 36,149 people
- Alamo · 20,255 people
- Alton · 20,214 people
- Donna · 16,833 people
- Mercedes · 16,733 people
- Palmview · 15,921 people
- Hidalgo · 14,498 people
- La Homa · 11,285 people
- Murillo · 8,883 people
- Salida del Sol Estates · 7,766 people
- Mila Doce · 7,731 people
- Penitas · 6,444 people
- Olivarez · 6,326 people
- Doolittle · 6,203 people
- Elsa · 5,697 people
- Doffing · 5,004 people
- Progreso · 4,998 people
- North Alamo · 4,819 people
- La Joya · 4,763 people
- Scissors · 4,267 people
- Sullivan City · 3,902 people
- San Carlos · 3,678 people
- Midway North · 3,594 people
- South Alamo · 3,309 people
- La Villa · 3,005 people
- La Blanca · 2,998 people
- Indian Hills · 2,961 people
- Edcouch · 2,739 people
- Palmhurst · 2,601 people
- Citrus City · 2,395 people
- Monte Alto · 2,350 people
- Midway South · 2,308 people
- Llano Grande · 2,283 people
- Perezville · 2,237 people
- Lopezville · 2,227 people
- Heidelberg · 2,215 people
- Palmview South · 1,819 people
- Abram · 1,741 people
- West Sharyland · 1,664 people
- Muniz · 1,601 people