ZIP 72205
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 72205 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.4% above it in July, about $14 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 72205 is 0.9% below its high of $1,239 in July 2026, at $1,228 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 72205 changed +1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Arkansas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 72205 rose 37.8% while median household income rose 37.7% ($49,690 to $68,415). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 72205 is 42.1% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,415) is $1,710 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,650); a 4-bedroom is $1,950.
8th cheapest of 10 ZIP codes in Little Rock.
ZIP 72211, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,073/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 72205. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 72205 (Little Rock, AR) is roughly split between renters and owners, 54.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 72205 in Little Rock, AR has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 72205 in Little Rock, AR has climbed from $914 to $1,228, a 34.4% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $57,185 to $68,415 across the same window, up 19.6% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.4% since 2021, moving from about 21,654 residents to roughly 23,043. Renters now make up 47.2% of households, compared with 52% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 54.8% of adults here, versus 52.2% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 72205 in Little Rock, AR look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 72205 covers Little Rock, AR. The median rent here is $1,228/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,060/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,230/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($68,415/yr), ZIP 72205 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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At $1,228/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 72205's median household income ($68,415/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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