ZIP 75149
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
September. Asking rents in ZIP 75149 usually run 0.5% below trend in September and 0.4% above it in June, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75149 is 0% below its high of $1,835 in November 2024, at $1,835 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75149 changed +0.9% 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 75149 rose 40.6% while median household income rose 39.7% ($50,648 to $70,774). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75149 is 39.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($70,774) is $1,769 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,510); a 2-bedroom is $1,770.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Mesquite.
ZIP 75150, 3 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,297/mo), about $6,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75149. 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 75149 (Mesquite, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 15.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75149 in Mesquite, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 75149 in Mesquite, TX has climbed 27.9% since 2021, going from about $1,435 per month to roughly $1,835 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $57,136 in 2021 to $70,774 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.0 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 59,225 to 58,262 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.6% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 12.4% to 15.8%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 75149 in Mesquite, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75149 covers Mesquite, TX. The median rent here is $1,835/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($70,774/yr), ZIP 75149 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $1,835/mo, rent takes ~31% of ZIP 75149's median household income ($70,774/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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