The question every barber and stylist actually asks before taking a chair: what does it cost, and is it worth it? Compare booth rent, chairs available, ratings and hiring status side by side — then drill into your city.
30 of 5,213 listings have a verified booth rent figure so far — rent is quoted directly by shops, not scraped, so it grows as owners claim their listings. Everything else compares on chairs, rating, reviews and hiring status. Use Verified rent only to see just the confirmed numbers.
5,213 listings nationwide · median booth rent $190/wk
| Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarmientos Barber Shop Houston, TXBarbershop | $100/wk | — | 5.0 | 55 | Hiring | |
| The Cut Barbershop Houston, TXBarbershop | $125/wk | 2 | 4.7 | 65 | Hiring | |
| TAE UR BARBER Houston, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 2 | 4.9 | 22 | Hiring | |
| Gifted Hands Unisex Barbershop & Salon Houston, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 2 | 4.9 | 36 | Hiring | |
| Barber king Houston, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 6 | 4.3 | 64 | Hiring | |
| Inspired cutz Houston, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 3 | 4.9 | 90 | Hiring | |
| Cut Creations Family Barber Shop Houston, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 3 | 4.8 | 64 | Hiring | |
| Royalty Cuts Family Barber Shop Humble, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 2 | 5.0 | 159 | Hiring | |
| Klippin koncepts Barbershop & Salon Houston, TXBarbershop | $150/wk | 3 | 4.4 | 27 | Hiring | |
| Sirsam BarberShop حلاق عربي Houston, TXBarbershop | $175/wk | 4 | 5.0 | 328 | Hiring | |
| Culture Supreme Barbershop Houston, TXBarbershop | $175/wk | 2 | 4.9 | 49 | Hiring | |
| Kings & Queens Barber & Hair Houston, TXBarbershop | $180/wk | 2 | 4.1 | 56 | Hiring | |
| FadedByRob Houston, TXBarbershop | $180/wk | 1 | 4.6 | 19 | Hiring | |
| Caldwells cuts Houston, TXBarbershop | $180/wk | 2 | 4.0 | 53 | Hiring | |
| Priority Cuts Barbershop Houston, TXBarbershop | $180/wk | 1 | 4.8 | 16 | Hiring | |
| Mr Dunn's Barber Shop Houston, TXBarbershop | $200/wk | 4 | 4.7 | 49 | Hiring | |
| Buzzard's Barbershop - The Shop Club Houston, TXBarbershop | $200/wk | 2 | 5.0 | 72 | Hiring | |
| Exclusive Fadez Houston, TXBarbershop | $200/wk | 3 | 5.0 | 1 | Hiring | |
| Lamonts Shop Atlanta, GABarbershop | $200/wk | 1 | — | — | Claimed | |
| Faded Souls San Antonio, TXBarbershop | $225/wk | 1 | 4.9 | 113 |
Across the 30 barbershops and salons currently publishing a rate here, booth rent runs $100–$510 a week, with a median of $190 per week. Rent is almost always quoted weekly in this industry, not monthly. What moves the number is location and foot traffic far more than how new the shop looks — and what the rate includes varies enough that two shops at the same price can be very different deals.
| City | Median booth rent | Shops quoting | Chairs open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $180/wk | 24 | 152 |
| San Antonio, TX | $225/wk | 1 | 1 |
| Katy, TX | $260/wk | 1 | 12 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $250/wk | 1 | 2 |
| Humble, TX | $150/wk | 1 | 3 |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $510/wk | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta, GA | $200/wk | 1 | 1 |
Medians are computed from rates quoted by the shops themselves. Cities with only one or two quoting shops are shown with their sample size so a single listing isn't mistaken for a market rate.
Across the 30 shops currently publishing a rate on this page, booth rent runs $100–$510 a week, with a median of $190 per week. Rent is usually quoted weekly rather than monthly, and the number is driven far more by location and foot traffic than by how new the shop looks. Always ask what the rate includes — some shops bundle towels, product, and station supplies, others charge separately.
Booth rent is a fixed weekly cost you pay whether you're busy or not, and everything you earn above it is yours. Commission splits the take — typically 60/40 or 50/50 — so a slow week costs you less but a strong week costs you far more. As a rule of thumb, once your weekly revenue is comfortably above roughly twice the booth rent, renting usually nets you more. 2 listings here quote a commission split instead of a flat rate, so you can compare both models side by side.
Get the rate and the term in writing, and confirm exactly what's included: product, towels, laundry, front-desk or booking support, and whether you keep 100% of retail and tips. Ask about the deposit, notice period, and whether rent escalates after an introductory rate — several shops in this data advertise a first-week-free or stepped rate that rises over the first few months. Also confirm you're renting as a 1099 independent contractor, which is the standard arrangement for booth rental.
Pick your city and turn on the "Hiring now" filter to see only shops that have flagged an open position, or "Has open chairs" to see where a booth is physically available. Across all 163 cities in this directory there are 202 chairs currently listed as open. You can select up to four shops and compare them side by side on rent, chairs, rating and review volume before you reach out.
Rent figures are quoted directly by the shops themselves — they aren't scraped from listings sites or estimated from averages. That's why coverage is deliberate rather than universal: 30 of 5,213 listings currently publish a rate. Every other data point (ratings, review counts, chairs available, hiring status) covers the full directory. Shops that claim their listing can publish or update their rate at any time.
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