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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 75206 usually run 1.2% below trend in February and 1.7% above it in August, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75206 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 75206 changed +6.2% 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 75206 rose 27% while median household income rose 28% ($71,135 to $91,023). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 75206 is 35% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,023) is $2,276 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,070); a 2-bedroom is $2,420.
34th cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75214, 1 mile away, rents for 25% less ($1,529/mo), about $6,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75206. 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 75206 (Dallas, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 77.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75206 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 75206 in Dallas, TX stood at $1,544 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,046, reflecting a 32.5% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 75206 in Dallas, TX now reports about $91,023, up from $79,468 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.8% since 2021, moving from about 38,209 residents to roughly 38,909. Renters now make up 73% of households, compared with 71% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 77.7% of adults here, versus 71.6% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 75206 in Dallas, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75206 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $2,046/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,070/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,420/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($91,023/yr), ZIP 75206 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.2% over the past year.
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