Rents are 10% below what Irving's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Irving's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Irving usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Irving is 3.1% below its high of $1,646 in November 2022, at $1,595 as of September 2026.
Rent in Irving changed +1.2% 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 Irving rose 25.4% while median household income rose 26.1% ($64,868 to $81,830). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Irving is 23.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,830) is $2,046 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,010); a 3-bedroom is $2,517.
The priciest of 6 ZIP codes in Irving, 75039 ($1,932/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 75061 ($1,332/mo).
Bedford, 10 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,340/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Irving. 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
Irving, TX is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 42.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Irving, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Irving, TX stood at $1,331 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,595, reflecting a 19.8% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $81,830 today, compared with $69,961 five years earlier. College-educated residents now make up 42.4% of adults here, versus 39.4% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Irving is $1,595/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,204/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,483/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,263/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,857/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($81,830/yr), Irving ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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