The average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in Austin is $1,580, while the average rent for a 2 bedroom apartment is $2,009.
Rent rates updated 22 days ago. Averages are based on the rental prices of properties listed on Apartment List.
I would look at Sentral maybe for elevated living, other places are called luxury but fail to deliver
answered on February 20 2025 by Gerard G.
Not sure a lot of places are are old n need to upgrade. But my experience in apartment I gotta say Salado made me feel welcome coming from losing everything in house fire
answered on February 20 2025 by Kevin H.
Very much so. I moved from COS, CO and I feel like I received 5 raises to go along with my promotion.
answered on February 21 2025 by Rebekah M.
Just depends on person and preferences. I have many friends living downtown and all have different incomes, different lives, jobs, etc., but love it down there.
answered on February 21 2025 by Nick C.
I was relocated here after a promotion and it is inexpensive.
answered on February 21 2025 by Rebekah M.
The new L.A. basically. It’s better to get here early nowadays and get on the ball to establishing yourself because it’s definitely the place to be for opportunities.
answered on February 21 2025 by Nick C.
Circle C south Austin, Spicewood Springs, jollyville, lakeline
answered on February 21 2025 by Nick C.
East Austin
answered on February 20 2025 by Gerard G.
Apartment List has released Austin’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of 111 million American renters nationwide.
Austin renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "However, ratings varied greatly across different categories, indicating that even though renters love Austin, some aspects can be better."
Welcome to the Apartment List April 2025 Rent Report for Austin, TX. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,384, roughly the same as last month. Prices remain down 6.0% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Austin rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Austin metro area and the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Austin rose by 0.2% over the course of March, and has now decreased by a total of 6.0% over the past 12 months. Austin’s rent growth over the past year has has fallen behind both the state (-2.5%) and national averages (-0.4%).
Three months into the year, rents in Austin have risen 0.1%. This is a faster rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to March 2024 rents had decreased 0.9%.
Austin rents went up 0.2% in the past month, compared to the national rate of 0.6%. Among the nation's 100 largest cities, this ranks #73. Similar monthly rent growth took place in Corpus Christi, TX (0.2%) and Mesa, AZ (0.2%).
Citywide, the median rent currently stands at $1,225 for a 1-bedroom apartment and $1,492 for a 2-bedroom. Across all bedroom sizes (ie, the entire rental market), the median rent is $1,384. That ranks #53 in the nation, among the country's 100 largest cities.
For comparison, the median rent across the nation as a whole is $1,216 for a 1-bedroom, $1,370 for a 2-bedroom, and $1,384 overall. The median rent in Austin is 0.0% lower than the national, and is similar to the prices you would find in Philadelphia, PA ($1,386) and Richmond, VA ($1,383).
If we expand our view to the wider Austin metro area, the median rent is $1,355 meaning that the median price in Austin proper ($1,384) is 2.1% greater than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at -6.3%, below the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 9 cities in the Austin metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Pflugerville is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $1,539. San Marcos is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,089. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Georgetown (-4.5%) while the slowest is in Kyle (-10.4%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Austin metropolitan area.
Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.
Apartment List publishes monthly rent reports and underlying data for hundreds of cities across the nation, as well as data aggregated for counties, metros, and states. These data are intended to be a source of reliable information that help renters and policymakers make sound decisions. Insights from our data are covered regularly by journalists across the country. To access the data yourself, please visit our Data Downloads Page.