Houston renters on the hunt for a roomy new apartment for $1,500 a month won’t have to compromise too much on space compared to last year, according to a new report from apartment rental marketplace RentCafe.
In 2025, Houston renters willing to spend $1,500 monthly can afford an 972-square-foot apartment. That’s just 11 square feet smaller than what renters could get with the same budget last year.
RentCafe’s analysis compared apartment sizes across 200 of the largest U.S. cities for the same $1,500 monthly budget. Price per square foot was calculated using the average apartment rent and size per city based on “multifamily properties” containing 50 or more units. Cities were divided into two categories: large cities with a population of more than 225,000, and small cities with fewer than 225,000 residents…