One Fort Worth neighbor saw a big jump in rent in June, according to the latest monthly rental report from Zumper.

The rent report, which analyzed active listings from the previous month across all cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, tracks the most and least expensive rent prices for one- and two-bedroom apartments, and determines the cities with the fastest growing rents. Listings were aggregated by city to calculate median asking rents.

The biggest rent increase was in Euless, which went up 5.4 percent since last June to $1,370 — the fastest-growing rent price in Dallas-Fort Worth. Euless also had the largest growth rate month-over-month, with rents soaring 6.2 percent from May to June.

Euless may have climbed the most, but the most expensive rents for one- and two-bedroom apartments in the area were in Frisco, at $1,630.

Dallas saw the second-highest jump in rent prices year-over-year in June, with rent prices for single-bedroom apartments rising 1.4 percent to $1,450. Two-bedroom apartments in Dallas dropped 1.5 percent year-over-year to $2,000, tying with The Colony for the second-highest rent for two-bedroom units in the metro.

The top 10 DFW cities with the most expensive one-bedroom rent prices in June were:

  • Frisco – $1,630
  • The Colony – $1,580
  • Rockwall – $1,570
  • Richardson – $1,560
  • Farmers Branch – $1,460
  • Dallas – $1,450
  • Plano – $1,410
  • Euless – $1,370
  • Carrollton and McKinney (tied) – $1,330

By comparison, Fort Worth is a real bargain: Rent fell nearly 4 percent year-over-year to $1,230 for a one-bedroom apartment. Two-bedroom apartments saw an 8 percent drop in prices since last June to $1,500.

DFW cities with affordable rent compared to the statewide median
Zumper’s report revealed that the median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Texas came out to $1,134 last month, but there was no figure given for two-bedroom units.

Out of the 25 Dallas-Fort Worth cities included in the report, only five had affordable asking rent prices lower than the statewide median: Benbrook ($960), Arlington ($1,060), Mesquite ($1,080), Garland ($1,100), and Cleburne ($1,110).

Benbrook rent prices are the most affordable in the metro, as its current asking price is 12.7 percent lower than it was this time last year.

Asking rents for one-bedroom apartments in Bedford were only $4 more than the median asking rent in Texas, which also makes the suburb a much more affordable place to live than most other DFW-area cities.

The top 10 DFW cities with the most affordable one-bedroom rent prices in June were:

  • Benbrook – $960
  • Arlington – $1,060
  • Mesquite – $1,080
  • Garland – $1,100
  • Cleburne – $1,110
  • Bedford – $1,140
  • Denton – $1,180
  • Weatherford – $1,190
  • Grand Prairie – $1,200