ZIP 76116
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 76116 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in July, about $18 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 76116 is 0.1% below its high of $1,227 in March 2024, at $1,226 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 76116 changed +1.7% 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 76116 rose 37.8% while median household income rose 10% ($51,068 to $56,187). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 76116 is 35.8% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($56,187) is $1,405 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,300); a 2-bedroom is $1,520.
3rd cheapest of 28 ZIP codes in Fort Worth.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 76116. 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 76116 (Fort Worth, TX) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 33.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 76116 in Fort Worth, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 76116 in Fort Worth, TX has climbed from $963 to $1,226, a 27.3% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $50,459 in 2021 to $56,187 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.1% since 2021, moving from about 49,319 residents to roughly 49,856. Renters now make up 63.3% of households, compared with 65.5% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 76116 in Fort Worth, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 76116 covers Fort Worth, TX. The median rent here is $1,226/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $955/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,117/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($56,187/yr), ZIP 76116 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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