ZIP 75068
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 75068 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75068 is 1.5% below its high of $2,352 in April 2023, at $2,317 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75068 changed +1.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 75068 rose 33.2% while median household income rose 21% ($104,692 to $126,635). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75068 is 32.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($126,635) is $3,166 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,680); a 3-bedroom is $3,370.
ZIP 75065, 6 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,947/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75068. 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 75068 (Little Elm, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 45.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75068 in Little Elm, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 75068 in Little Elm, TX paid around $1,940 a month. That figure now sits near $2,317, up 19.4% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 75068 in Little Elm, TX now reports about $126,635, up from $113,053 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 75068 in Little Elm, TX adding about 6,830 residents over the five-year window, up 10.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 17.4% to 19.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 43.7% to 45.7% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 75068 in Little Elm, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75068 covers Little Elm, TX. The median rent here is $2,317/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,290/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,680/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($126,635/yr), ZIP 75068 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.8% over the past year.
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At $2,317/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 75068's median household income ($126,635/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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