EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-24637) and related Prospectus of Camden
Property Trust for the registration of 3,200,000 common shares of beneficial
interest, par value $0.01 per share, and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated March 21, 1997, with respect to the consolidated and
combined financial statements and financial statement schedule of Paragon Group,
Inc. for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994 as restated, included
in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


 

                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                         ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Dallas, Texas
June 30, 1997