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Ranked · Renting · Texas

Best cities for renters in Texas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.El Paso, TX680k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,034/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $850/mo · walkability: 48/100

  2. 2.Laredo, TX258k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,010/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $790/mo · walkability: 42/100

  3. 3.Brownsville, TX189k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $908/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $751/mo · walkability: 38/100

  4. 4.Mission, TX87k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $929/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $624/mo · walkability: 34/100

  5. 5.Edinburg, TX105k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,004/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $827/mo · walkability: 38/100

  6. 6.Pharr, TX80k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $980/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $609/mo · walkability: 34/100

  7. 7.Killeen, TX158k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,081/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $840/mo · walkability: 38/100

  8. 8.McAllen, TX145k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,063/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $758/mo · walkability: 38/100

  9. 9.Wichita Falls, TX103k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,000/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $837/mo · walkability: 38/100

  10. 10.Lubbock, TX265k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,136/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $973/mo · walkability: 42/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Texas?
El Paso, TX ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Laredo (68) and Brownsville (64), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.