ZIP 76179
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 76179 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $42 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 76179 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 76179 changed +2.0% 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 76179 rose 35% while median household income rose 15.8% ($92,742 to $107,428). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 76179 is 34.4% 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 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($107,428) is $2,686 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,260); a 3-bedroom is $2,980.
27th cheapest of 28 ZIP codes in Fort Worth.
ZIP 76135, 6 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,494/mo), about $6,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 76179. 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 76179 (Fort Worth, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 30.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 76179 in Fort Worth, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 76179 in Fort Worth, TX has shifted from $1,608 to $2,018, up 25.5% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $107,428 today, compared with $97,046 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 76179 in Fort Worth, TX adding about 9,665 residents over the five-year window, up 13.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 23.1% to 20.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 76179 covers Fort Worth, TX. The median rent here is $2,018/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,930/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,260/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($107,428/yr), ZIP 76179 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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