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Melissa, TX

20,136Residents
$138,763Median household income
$2,532/moMedian gross rent
$454,000Median home value
36.3Median age
53%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
89%Homes lived in by their owners
3.3×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 22% of the median household income in Melissa.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $101,000 a year. In Texas that leaves roughly $6,657 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $100,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.