ZIP 75081
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 75081 usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 1% above it in August, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75081 is 4.1% below its high of $1,676 in July 2022, at $1,607 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75081 changed +1.6% 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 75081 rose 26.1% while median household income rose 20.7% ($77,174 to $93,165). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75081 is 27.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,165) is $2,329 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,200); a 3-bedroom is $2,770.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Richardson.
ZIP 75243, 3 miles away, rents for 33% less ($1,076/mo), about $6,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75081. 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 75081 (Richardson, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 44.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75081 in Richardson, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 75081 in Richardson, TX has increased from $1,369 to $1,607, a 17.4% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $83,551 in 2021 to $93,165 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 49.4% of households, compared with 46.7% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 75081 in Richardson, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75081 covers Richardson, TX. The median rent here is $1,607/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,274/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,491/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($93,165/yr), ZIP 75081 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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