ZIP 76548
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 76548 usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in August, about $18 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 76548 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 76548 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 76548 rose 41.1% while median household income rose 8.2% ($74,436 to $80,520). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 76548 is 41.3% 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 ($80,520) is $2,013 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,010).
ZIP 76541, 7 miles away, rents for 40% less ($878/mo), about $7,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 76548. 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 76548 (Harker Heights, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 30.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 76548 in Harker Heights, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 76548 in Harker Heights, TX has climbed 26.4% since 2021, going from about $1,161 per month to roughly $1,467 today. Median household income grew from $73,142 to $80,520 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.1% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 16.3 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 31,759 to 33,729 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.2% change. About 38.6% of households rent today, against 44.5% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 32.5% to 30.2%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 76548 in Harker Heights, 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 76548 covers Harker Heights, TX. The median rent here is $1,467/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $960/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,200/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($80,520/yr), ZIP 76548 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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At $1,467/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 76548's median household income ($80,520/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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