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Comparing Austin vs Roanoke vs Conroe vs Azle

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Headline numbers

Austin

TX

$1,542

YoY change
-2.6%
Vacancy
4.5%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
56.6%

Roanoke

TX

$1,564

YoY change
+0.3%
Vacancy
6.9%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
45.7%

Conroe

TX

$1,543

YoY change
+0.7%
Vacancy
6.4%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
45.5%

Azle

TX

$1,720

YoY change
+1.9%
Vacancy
5.3%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
31.6%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Austin vs Roanoke vs Conroe vs Azle

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric AustinRoanokeConroeAzle
Median household income $93,658$97,295$76,206$68,514
Median age 34.741.533.735.6
Renter household share 56.6%45.7%45.5%31.6%
YoY rent change -2.6%+0.3%+0.7%+1.9%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.