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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 75248 usually run 0.8% below trend in November and 0.6% above it in August, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 75248 is 3.2% below its high of $1,479 in January 2024, at $1,431 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75248 changed +4.5% 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 75248 rose 26.8% while median household income rose 15.5% ($86,938 to $100,414). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 75248 is 25.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,414) is $2,510 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,270); a 3-bedroom is $2,860.
12th cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75252, 2 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,213/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75248. 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 75248 (Dallas, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 64.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75248 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 75248 in Dallas, TX has climbed 20.9% since 2021, going from about $1,184 per month to roughly $1,431 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 75248 in Dallas, TX now reports about $100,414, up from $91,270 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 10.9 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 36,317 to 38,459 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.9% change. About 46.4% of households rent today, against 47.9% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 75248 in Dallas, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 75248 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $1,431/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,135/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,328/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($100,414/yr), ZIP 75248 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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