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Cedar Park - Texas - BOOMING Austin Suburb - 4K Downtown Drive
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Living here
Average rent in Cedar Park
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Cedar Park compares with Texas and the US.
Median rent
$1,753/mo
30% above US
1 bedroom
$1,403/mo
19% above US
2 bedrooms
$1,764/mo
32% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
52%
US 50%
Renter households
9,381
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$1,576a month33% above USIncome needed: $63,040/yr
1 bedroom$1,403a month19% above USIncome needed: $56,120/yr
2 bedrooms$1,764a month32% above USIncome needed: $70,560/yr
3 bedrooms$2,153a month44% above USIncome needed: $86,120/yr
4 bedrooms$2,437a month31% above USIncome needed: $97,480/yr
5+ bedrooms$1,906a month4% below USIncome needed: $76,240/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Cedar Park compares
- Cedar Park$1,576
- Texas$1,149
- United States$1,185
- Cedar Park$1,403
- Texas$1,180
- United States$1,180
- Cedar Park$1,764
- Texas$1,327
- United States$1,338
- Cedar Park$2,153
- Texas$1,573
- United States$1,500
Two-bedroom rent in nearby cities
- Cedar Park$1,764
- Georgetown$1,611
- Austin$1,776
- Killeen$1,001
- New Braunfels$1,551
- Sugar Land$1,802
- Pearland$1,791
- Flower Mound$2,169
- Carrollton$1,726
- Cedar Park52%
- Georgetown56%
- Austin47%
- Killeen52%
- New Braunfels47%
- Sugar Land49%
- Pearland54%
- Flower Mound45%
- Carrollton47%
Nearby cities are other Local City Network guides in Texas, nearest first.
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,764 a month.
- Studio $1,576
- 1 bedroom $1,403
- 2 bedrooms $1,764
- 3 bedrooms $2,153
- 4 bedrooms $2,437
- 5+ bedrooms $1,906
Green means the median Cedar Park rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
52% of Cedar Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 25% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 31.2% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,447
1 bedroom$1,530
2 bedrooms$1,817
3 bedrooms$2,292
4 bedrooms$2,689
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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Questions
What is the average rent in Cedar Park?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,753 a month, 31% above the Texas median and 30% above the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Cedar Park?
The median one-bedroom rents for $1,403 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Cedar Park?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,764 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Cedar Park?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,764) takes a household income of about $70,560 a year, and a one-bedroom about $56,120.
Is rent affordable in Cedar Park?
About 52% of Cedar Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 25% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.