Cheapest places to live in Texas

Places where rent and home prices are lowest compared with what people earn. Cheap is not always good, so each place also shows its overall grade.

Sorted by our cost of living score: median rent, home value compared with income, and the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent. Places with 5,000 or more people. Updated 2026-10-04.

Map of the places on this list
Every place on this list, shaded by its overall grade.

The top 50

  1. 1FWest OdessaMedian home $126,300, 32,594 people$891rent
  2. 2B-PharrMedian home $121,900, 80,333 people$1,037rent
  3. 3D-San ElizarioMedian home $110,400, 10,116 people$917rent
  4. 4C+SnyderMedian home $104,000, 11,241 people$1,033rent
  5. 5BHerefordMedian home $109,700, 14,840 people$953rent
  6. 6C-Mila DoceMedian home $67,700, 7,731 people$640rent
  7. 7B-BorgerMedian home $103,400, 12,226 people$910rent
  8. 8CWichita FallsMedian home $156,800, 102,581 people$1,022rent
  9. 9BMissionMedian home $175,700, 87,038 people$950rent
  10. 10B+DumasMedian home $156,300, 14,452 people$1,028rent
  11. 11B-Port LavacaMedian home $128,200, 11,358 people$849rent
  12. 12C+HarlingenMedian home $140,600, 72,087 people$928rent
  13. 13CBrownsvilleMedian home $139,900, 189,177 people$923rent
  14. 14A-LumbertonMedian home $291,900, 13,963 people$1,067rent
  15. 15D+SweetwaterMedian home $80,800, 10,385 people$907rent
  16. 16B-BreckenridgeMedian home $75,900, 5,170 people$839rent
  17. 17D+LevellandMedian home $140,400, 12,466 people$846rent
  18. 18C-UvaldeMedian home $136,800, 15,417 people$994rent
  19. 19C+EdinburgMedian home $189,600, 104,550 people$996rent
  20. 20C-CenterMedian home $83,300, 5,271 people$823rent
  21. 21D+AltonMedian home $156,300, 20,214 people$1,038rent
  22. 22B+HidalgoMedian home $163,600, 14,498 people$842rent
  23. 23B+AngletonMedian home $212,900, 19,972 people$1,141rent
  24. 24C+Copperas CoveMedian home $180,500, 37,947 people$1,043rent
  25. 25B-RaymondvilleMedian home $52,200, 10,185 people$881rent
  26. 26DFreeportMedian home $135,900, 10,621 people$1,176rent
  27. 27C+RuskMedian home $157,400, 5,477 people$643rent
  28. 28C+AmarilloMedian home $196,900, 201,885 people$1,092rent
  29. 29C-PlainviewMedian home $113,000, 19,711 people$851rent
  30. 30BGrovesMedian home $163,600, 16,976 people$1,286rent
  31. 31D+HendersonMedian home $173,700, 13,385 people$1,007rent
  32. 32A-Port NechesMedian home $253,200, 13,664 people$1,095rent
  33. 33B-Galena ParkMedian home $117,700, 10,487 people$1,184rent
  34. 34CWeslacoMedian home $140,000, 42,229 people$967rent
  35. 35C-San AngeloMedian home $187,600, 99,674 people$1,153rent
  36. 36BDel RioMedian home $160,400, 34,668 people$895rent
  37. 37B-BurkburnettMedian home $151,900, 11,059 people$964rent
  38. 38CPleasantonMedian home $204,300, 11,011 people$1,108rent
  39. 39C-Crystal CityMedian home $109,100, 6,159 people$518rent
  40. 40B+Cameron ParkMedian home $74,800, 5,955 people$760rent
  41. 41D+PampaMedian home $100,700, 16,659 people$934rent
  42. 42C-MarlinMedian home $66,000, 5,516 people$689rent
  43. 43B+McAllenMedian home $190,400, 145,385 people$1,049rent
  44. 44CGatesvilleMedian home $207,300, 16,228 people$1,007rent
  45. 45D-GainesvilleMedian home $177,000, 17,883 people$1,038rent
  46. 46C-SpringMedian home $231,500, 68,580 people$1,711rent
  47. 47C-Rio Grande CityMedian home $113,200, 15,396 people$767rent
  48. 48D+VictoriaMedian home $207,100, 65,625 people$1,172rent
  49. 49CPalmviewMedian home $113,600, 15,921 people$678rent
  50. 50CRendonMedian home $362,600, 14,632 people$1,354rent

A closer look at the top three

1. West Odessa

West Odessa gets an F overall. Its best grades are for cost of living, home ownership and jobs and income. Median home $126,300, 32,594 people.

2. Pharr

Pharr gets a B- overall. Its best grades are for cost of living, schools and errands and things to do. Median home $121,900, 80,333 people.

3. San Elizario

San Elizario gets a D- overall. Its best grades are for cost of living, home ownership and getting around. Median home $110,400, 10,116 people.

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Questions about this list

What is the cheapest place to live in Texas?

On our ranking, the top three are West Odessa ($891 rent), Pharr ($1,037 rent), San Elizario ($917 rent). Sorted by our cost of living score: median rent, home value compared with income, and the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent. Places with 5,000 or more people.

How is this list made?

Sorted by our cost of living score: median rent, home value compared with income, and the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent. Places with 5,000 or more people. Every number comes from public data: the US Census Bureau, the Texas Education Agency, the FBI, the CDC and others. We do not take payment to include or rank any place.