Rents are 10% below what Plano's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Plano'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 Plano usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Plano is 3% below its high of $1,789 in March 2023, at $1,736 as of September 2026.
Rent in Plano changed +0.9% 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 Plano rose 28.7% while median household income rose 17.4% ($95,602 to $112,253). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Plano is 25.8% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($112,253) is $2,806 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,273); a 3-bedroom is $2,850.
The priciest of 6 ZIP codes in Plano, 75025 ($2,167/mo), costs 35% more than the cheapest, 75075 ($1,608/mo).
Garland, 12 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,560/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Plano. 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
Plano, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 60.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Plano, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Plano, TX paid around $1,432 a month. That figure now sits near $1,736, up 21.2% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $112,253 today, compared with $99,729 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Plano, TX adding about 8,413 residents over the five-year window, up 3.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 58.1% to 60.5% across the same window. 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 Plano is $1,736/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,311/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,613/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,375/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,023/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($112,253/yr), Plano ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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