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El Paso TX Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,000 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,000 searches in September 2026, for El Paso on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Asking rents are climbing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.6%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,206 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 3.1% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: −4.1% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,081/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · El PasoNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 4 days ago. softer neutral firmer
Housing squeeze: El Paso home prices keep risingRenters find more options as Texas rental market shiftsLicensable picture: A tree knocked down by strong winds rests on a damaged roof at Casa Barranca Apartments in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, Oct. 16View all 4 El Paso news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.6%
Migration 2025−7.5/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-0.7%
Vacancy 20247.0%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$654/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,081 · own $1,735
$1,081RENT
$1,735OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−7.5/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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