Cost of living in McLennan County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,297 a month.
That HUD number covers McLennan County, Texas, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $903
- 1 bed
- $1,029
- 2 bed
- $1,297
- 3 bed
- $1,693
- 4 bed
- $1,705
This county is in the Waco, TX area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 92.5 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Waco · 143,570 people
- Hewitt · 16,432 people
- Robinson · 12,800 people
- Bellmead · 10,566 people
- Woodway · 9,570 people
- Lacy-Lakeview · 7,274 people
- McGregor · 5,761 people
- West · 2,576 people
- Willow Grove · 2,080 people
- Mart · 1,704 people
- Beverly Hills · 1,590 people
- Bruceville-Eddy · 1,584 people
- Lorena · 1,497 people
- Riesel · 1,453 people
- Moody · 1,390 people
- China Spring · 1,126 people
- Gholson · 1,112 people