ZIP 75205
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 75205 usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.5% above it in August, about $87 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75205 is 0.8% below its high of $2,928 in August 2026, at $2,906 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75205 changed +7.2% 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 75205 rose 37.9% while median household income rose 16% ($156,636 to $181,631). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75205 is 51.7% 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 ($181,631) is $4,541 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,630); a 4-bedroom is $4,610.
ZIP 75206, 1 mile away, rents for 30% less ($2,046/mo), about $10,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75205. 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 75205 (Highland Park, TX) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 86.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75205 in Highland Park, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 75205 in Highland Park, TX has climbed from $1,997 to $2,906, a 45.5% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $164,409 to $181,631 across the same window, up 10.5% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 7.1% since 2021, moving from about 24,804 residents to roughly 26,572. Renters now make up 44.8% of households, compared with 40.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 86.8% of adults here, versus 84.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 75205 in Highland Park, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75205 covers Highland Park, TX. The median rent here is $2,906/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,460/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,880/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($181,631/yr), ZIP 75205 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.2% over the past year.
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At $2,906/mo, rent takes ~19% of ZIP 75205's median household income ($181,631/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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