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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 75074 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in June, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75074 is 4.8% below its high of $1,747 in March 2023, at $1,663 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75074 changed +0.3% 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 75074 rose 27.5% while median household income rose 25.5% ($70,680 to $88,697). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75074 is 24.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,697) is $2,217 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,130); a 3-bedroom is $2,680.
2nd cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Plano.
ZIP 75252, 7 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,213/mo), about $5,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75074. 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 75074 (Plano, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, 44.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75074 in Plano, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 75074 in Plano, TX has shifted from $1,403 to $1,663, up 18.5% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $73,291 to $88,697 across the same window, up 21.0% versus 2021. Census counts show ZIP 75074 in Plano, TX adding about 2,011 residents over the five-year window, up 3.9% on net. The renter share has risen from 44.9% to 46.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 39.1% to 44.2% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 75074 in Plano, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75074 covers Plano, TX. The median rent here is $1,663/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,319/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,543/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($88,697/yr), ZIP 75074 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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At $1,663/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 75074's median household income ($88,697/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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