ZIP 75150
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 75150 usually run 0.4% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in August, about $12 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75150 is 1.2% below its high of $1,313 in June 2023, at $1,297 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75150 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 75150 rose 36.6% while median household income rose 20.2% ($54,440 to $65,440). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75150 is 33.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,440) is $1,636 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,560); a 2-bedroom is $1,830.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Mesquite.
ZIP 75243, 9 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,076/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75150. 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 75150 (Mesquite, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 19.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75150 in Mesquite, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 75150 in Mesquite, TX has increased 22.2% since 2021, going from about $1,061 per month to roughly $1,297 today. Household income in the area moved from $61,423 to $65,440 across the same window, up 6.5% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.7 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 64,817 to 62,738 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.2% change. About 48.6% of households rent today, against 50.9% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 75150 in Mesquite, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75150 covers Mesquite, TX. The median rent here is $1,297/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,027/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,205/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($65,440/yr), ZIP 75150 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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At $1,297/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 75150's median household income ($65,440/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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