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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 75235 usually run 1.4% below trend in March and 1.4% above it in July, about $44 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75235 is 7.1% below its high of $1,673 in September 2022, at $1,554 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75235 changed -0.2% 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 75235 rose 16.6% while median household income rose 30.4% ($48,603 to $63,393). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 75235 is 13.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($63,393) is $1,585 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,660).
19th cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75220, 3 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,309/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75235. 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 75235 (Dallas, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 41.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75235 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 75235 in Dallas, TX has shifted from $1,386 to $1,554, up 12.1% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $49,805 to $63,393 across the same window, up 27.3% versus 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 75235 in Dallas, TX adding about 595 residents over the five-year window, up 3.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 38.8% to 41.2% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 75235 in Dallas, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75235 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $1,554/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,229/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,442/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($63,393/yr), ZIP 75235 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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