Rents are 12% below what Carrollton's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,650 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in Carrollton usually run 0.7% below trend in March and 0.8% above it in August, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Carrollton is 3.8% below its high of $1,716 in December 2023, at $1,650 as of September 2026.
Rent in Carrollton changed +1.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Carrollton rose 33.2% while median household income rose 29.5% ($78,306 to $101,396). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Carrollton is 26.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($101,396) is $2,535 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,520); a 4-bedroom is $3,240.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Carrollton, 75007 ($1,813/mo), costs 21% more than the cheapest, 75006 ($1,501/mo).
Bedford, 18 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,340/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Carrollton. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Carrollton, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 45.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Carrollton, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Carrollton, TX paid around $1,364 a month. That figure now sits near $1,650, up 21.0% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Carrollton, TX now reports about $101,396, up from $87,299 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Carrollton, TX adding about 2,352 residents over the five-year window, up 1.8% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 41.2% to 45.2% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Carrollton, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Carrollton is $1,650/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,637/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,013/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,713/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,520/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($101,396/yr), Carrollton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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