ZIP 78418
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 78418 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78418 is 0.1% below its high of $1,835 in January 2025, at $1,833 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78418 changed +1.0% 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 78418 rose 27.5% while median household income rose 35.7% ($68,109 to $92,445). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78418 is 27.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($92,445) is $2,311 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,150).
9th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Corpus Christi.
ZIP 78414, 7 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,530/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78418. 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 78418 (Corpus Christi, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 32.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78418 in Corpus Christi, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 78418 in Corpus Christi, TX has climbed by $290 per month, settling near $1,833 after starting the period at $1,543. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $80,906 in 2021 to $92,445 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 31.8% of households rent today, against 36.7% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 78418 in Corpus Christi, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78418 covers Corpus Christi, TX. The median rent here is $1,833/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,170/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,430/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($92,445/yr), ZIP 78418 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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At $1,833/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 78418's median household income ($92,445/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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