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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 75208 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1% above it in August, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75208 is 5.1% below its high of $1,658 in April 2023, at $1,574 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75208 changed -2.2% 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 75208 rose 18.1% while median household income rose 29.5% ($63,277 to $81,950). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 75208 is 15.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,950) is $2,049 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,970); a 3-bedroom is $2,480.
20th cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75224, 3 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,413/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75208. 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 75208 (Dallas, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 45.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75208 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 75208 in Dallas, TX stood at $1,403 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,574, reflecting a 12.2% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $81,950 today, compared with $68,000 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 1.9% since 2021, moving from about 29,941 residents to roughly 29,367. College-educated residents now make up 45.1% of adults here, versus 38.7% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75208 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $1,574/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,246/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,462/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($81,950/yr), ZIP 75208 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.2% over the past year.
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