Cuban Shares Dallas Apartment Rent Split

Mark Cuban posted the floor plan and rent math from a shared apartment he lived in at age 24.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Apartments

Gouache-painted editorial illustration of six identical ceramic bowls in a row on a cream surface, evoking an equal split of shared rent. — Mark Cuban shared the rent math from a three-bedroom Dallas apartment he lived in at age 24, splitting $2,388 monthly six ways. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Mark Cuban shared the floor plan and rent split of a three-bedroom Dallas apartment he lived in at age 24 on X on November 1, 2026. He split the $2,388 monthly rent six ways, paying $400 as his share.

Why it matters

The post adds a personal account to national debate over cost of living and rent affordability. Cuban's earlier low-wage work history is part of the context he offered for the arrangement.

The apartment is a three-bedroom, two-bath unit measuring 1,350 square feet in a complex called The Village, and it costs $2,388 per month in 2026 dollars. Cuban earned $2.15 an hour as a barback earlier in his career.

The players

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban is a businessman and television personality known as an owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a judge on Shark Tank.

The details

Cuban said he was the last to move into the apartment and had no bed, closet, or dresser. He lived in the apartment or across the way for two years before needing only one roommate, and he posted the rent math in reply to a commenter asking how someone working at McDonald's could afford rent.

Age 24: Cuban moved into the shared Dallas apartment.
2013: Cuban told Forbes about sleeping on the floor.
November 1, 2026: Cuban posted the floor plan and rent math on X.

Culture Shift

Cuban's post follows his 2013 Forbes interview about sleeping on the floor early in his career, now adding specific rent math. It reflects a recurring public conversation among high-profile figures about how early-career living costs compare with today's.

Renters weighing roommate arrangements can compare a six-way split against their own rent and square footage. The example shows how a single shared unit can bring a monthly share down to a level that changes what a low-wage budget can cover.

The takeaway

Splitting rent among several roommates can sharply lower individual housing costs, though it comes with shared space and fewer personal furnishings. Cuban's account suggests that early-career renters may need to accept those trade-offs.