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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 75252 is 12.8% below its high of $1,391 in November 2022, at $1,213 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 75252 changed -1.4% 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 75252 rose 31.5% while median household income rose 34.8% ($63,053 to $85,000). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 75252 is 21.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($85,000) is $2,125 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,720); a 3-bedroom is $2,170.
3rd cheapest of 41 ZIP codes in Dallas.
ZIP 75243, 7 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,076/mo), about $1,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 75252. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 75252 (Dallas, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, 66.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 75252 in Dallas, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 75252 in Dallas, TX has climbed from $1,037 to $1,213, a 17.0% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $70,191 to $85,000 across the same window, up 21.1% versus 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 4.8% since 2021, moving from about 27,310 residents to roughly 28,618. Renters now make up 53.9% of households, compared with 56.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 66.4% of adults here, versus 64.4% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 75252 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 75252 covers Dallas, TX. The median rent here is $1,213/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $962/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,125/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($85,000/yr), ZIP 75252 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.4% over the past year.
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