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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 75230 usually run 0.9% below trend in October and 0.7% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75230 is 0.1% below its high of $1,446 in August 2026, at $1,445 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75230 changed +3.1% 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 75230 rose 34.4% while median household income rose 21.1% ($91,596 to $110,956). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75230 is 35.8% 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 ($110,956) is $2,774 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,330); a 4-bedroom is $2,960.
13th cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75243, 3 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,076/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75230. 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 75230 (Dallas, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 68% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75230 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 75230 in Dallas, TX has increased by $351 per month, settling near $1,445 after starting the period at $1,094. Census figures show median household income at $110,956 today, compared with $105,045 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 26.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 26,335 to 27,763 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.4% change. About 42.6% of households rent today, against 37.9% 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 75230 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $1,445/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,145/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,341/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($110,956/yr), ZIP 75230 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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