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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 75202 usually run 2.1% below trend in February and 2.2% above it in July, about $100 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75202 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2019.
Rent in ZIP 75202 changed +4.1% 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 75202 rose 20.2% while median household income rose 66.9% ($79,766 to $133,155). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 75202 is 17.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($133,155) is $3,329 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,250); a 4-bedroom is $4,130.
41st cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75207, 1 mile away, rents for 29% less ($1,658/mo), about $8,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75202. 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 75202 (Dallas, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 65.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75202 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 75202 in Dallas, TX has climbed 14.3% since 2021, going from about $2,033 per month to roughly $2,324 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $86,827 in 2021 to $133,155 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 39.1 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 2,212 to 2,892 between 2021 and 2024, a 30.7% change. About 75.8% of households rent today, against 68.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 68.8% to 65.5%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 75202 in Dallas, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75202 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $2,324/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,200/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,580/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($133,155/yr), ZIP 75202 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.1% over the past year.
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