Apartments for Rent in Mission, TX

Frequently Asked Questions About Apartments for Rent in Mission, TX

• How many apartments for rent are listed in Mission, TX?

  The rental slice of this city is small and it shares the market with something most cities do not have. Only 29 percent of Mission households rent - 8,261 of them - against 71 percent, or 20,613, that own, in a city of 85,778; and each winter that modest apartment pool sits alongside 47 RV parks absorbing tens of thousands of seasonal residents. Roomster shows 1 apartments for rent around Mission at the moment, spread from downtown and the Conway Avenue corridor east toward Sharyland and west toward Bentsen Palm.

• How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Mission, TX?

  A one-bedroom averages about $966 for roughly 721 square feet, a two-bedroom $1,102 for about 989, and a three-bedroom $1,305 for around 1,231 - putting the citywide average at $1,084 across a generous 930 square feet, up 2.44 percent from $1,058 a year ago. Just over half the market, 54 percent, falls between $1,001 and $1,500. You can still find one-bedrooms under $900 a month near downtown Mission and along the Conway Avenue corridor, with some units starting around $700, while the newer Sharyland and Bentsen Palm stock prices above the average.

• What late fee can be charged on an apartment for rent in Mission?

  Texas puts a ceiling on this, and the number depends on how big the property is. Under Texas Property Code section 92.019, a late fee is presumed reasonable if it does not exceed 10 percent of one month's rent at a property with more than four dwelling units at that location - which describes most apartment complexes - or 12 percent where the property has four or fewer units, such as a duplex or fourplex. On a Mission two-bedroom at the local average of $1,102, the 10 percent tier works out at roughly $110. Check which tier your building falls into before you accept a charge, because the smaller-property allowance is the higher one and it is easy to apply the wrong figure.

• What are the most affordable areas to rent an apartment in Mission?

  Stay central. Downtown Mission and the streets along Conway Avenue hold the oldest apartment stock and the lowest rents in the city, and they are also where the bus-free geography matters least because everything is close together. Prices climb as you move east into Sharyland and west toward Bentsen Palm, both of which carry newer housing. Crossing a city line is the other lever: McAllen averages about $999 five miles east and Weslaco $955 further down the expressway, so a short move can trim roughly a hundred dollars a month without changing your commute much.

• Are there apartments for rent near Mission's expressway and the Anzalduas bridge?

  Mission is organized around a single east-west spine and one north-south street, so location here is mostly about which of them you want to be near. Interstate 2 and U.S. Route 83 run together across the top of the city and carry the traffic to McAllen five miles east and Harlingen about 41 miles beyond; Conway Avenue runs down through the middle toward the river. At the southern end, the Anzalduas International Bridge crosses into Reynosa next to the 96-acre Anzalduas Park. Apartments near the expressway suit anyone commuting within the Valley; those nearer Conway put you closest to downtown and the school district campuses.

• How do Mission apartment rents compare with McAllen and the rest of the Valley?

  Mission sits a little above its larger neighbor, which is not what most people expect from a city of this size. At $1,084 it runs ahead of McAllen at about $999 just five miles east and Weslaco at $955, so within the Valley the useful move for a price-driven searcher is east rather than staying put. Zoom out and the whole region is inexpensive by national standards: San Antonio averages $1,264, Houston $1,345 and Austin $1,638. What that means practically is that your decision here is measured in tens of dollars between neighboring towns rather than hundreds between regions.