Rents are 13% below what Mckinney'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 Mckinney'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 Mckinney usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Mckinney is 6.1% below its high of $1,855 in July 2022, at $1,741 as of September 2026.
Rent in Mckinney changed -1.6% 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 Mckinney rose 31.3% while median household income rose 33.1% ($93,354 to $124,215). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Mckinney is 23.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($124,215) is $3,105 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,968); a 4-bedroom is $3,813.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Mckinney, 75072 ($2,411/mo), costs 1.6 times the cheapest, 75069 ($1,507/mo).
Garland, 21 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,560/mo), about $2,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mckinney. 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
Mckinney, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 54.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mckinney, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Mckinney, TX paid around $1,500 a month. That figure now sits near $1,741, up 16.1% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Mckinney, TX now reports about $124,215, up from $106,437 in 2021. Census counts show Mckinney, TX adding about 21,206 residents over the five-year window, up 11.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 51.3% to 54.1% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Mckinney, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mckinney is $1,741/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,315/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,618/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,379/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,028/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($124,215/yr), Mckinney ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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