ZIP 76002
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 76002 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in July, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 76002 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 76002 changed +3.3% 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 76002 rose 39.3% while median household income rose 12.5% ($89,512 to $100,667). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 76002 is 45.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,667) is $2,517 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,210); a 2-bedroom is $2,580.
11th cheapest of 12 ZIP codes in Arlington.
ZIP 76018, 3 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,962/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 76002. 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 76002 (Arlington, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 37.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 76002 in Arlington, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 76002 in Arlington, TX stood at $1,610 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,190, reflecting a 36.0% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $93,948 to $100,667 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.5% since 2021, moving from about 34,402 residents to roughly 35,265. Renters now make up 19.5% of households, compared with 15.6% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 37.3% of adults here, versus 31.6% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 76002 in Arlington, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 76002 covers Arlington, TX. The median rent here is $2,190/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,210/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,580/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($100,667/yr), ZIP 76002 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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At $2,190/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 76002's median household income ($100,667/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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