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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 75218 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in October, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75218 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2016.
Rent in ZIP 75218 changed +10.3% 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 75218 rose 38.2% while median household income rose 28% ($83,851 to $107,366). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75218 is 46.9% 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 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($107,366) is $2,684 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,630); a 4-bedroom is $3,350.
28th cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75228, 2 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,428/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75218. 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 75218 (Dallas, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 62.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75218 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 75218 in Dallas, TX has increased from $1,355 to $1,788, a 32.0% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $95,500 in 2021 to $107,366 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.6% since 2021, moving from about 21,355 residents to roughly 22,544. College-educated residents now make up 62.1% of adults here, versus 59.4% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 75218 in Dallas, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75218 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $1,788/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,780/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,090/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($107,366/yr), ZIP 75218 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 10.3% over the past year.
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