ZIP 75071
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 75071 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1% above it in August, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75071 is 3.8% below its high of $2,142 in July 2022, at $2,061 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75071 changed -0.8% 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 75071 rose 34% while median household income rose 27.4% ($103,982 to $132,447). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75071 is 28.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($132,447) is $3,311 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,640); a 3-bedroom is $3,320.
3rd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in McKinney.
ZIP 75454, 5 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,784/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75071. 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 75071 (McKinney, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 52% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75071 in McKinney, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 75071 in McKinney, TX has increased by $327 per month, settling near $2,061 after starting the period at $1,734. Household income in the area moved from $118,900 to $132,447 across the same window, up 11.4% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 63,828 to 72,964 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.3% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 48.8% to 52%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 75071 in McKinney, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75071 covers McKinney, TX. The median rent here is $2,061/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,631/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,914/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($132,447/yr), ZIP 75071 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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