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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 78610 usually run 1.8% below trend in December and 2% above it in July, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78610 is 10.8% below its high of $1,748 in May 2022, at $1,560 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78610 changed -2.6% 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 78610 rose 24.6% while median household income rose 49.1% ($80,256 to $119,698). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78610 is 13.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 1 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($119,698) is $2,992 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,800).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78610. 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 78610 (Buda, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 42.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78610 in Buda, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78610 in Buda, TX paid around $1,491 a month. That figure now sits near $1,560, up 4.6% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $89,473 to $119,698 between 2021 and 2024, a 33.8% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 78610 in Buda, TX adding about 6,638 residents over the five-year window, up 15.9% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 39.8% to 42.5% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 78610 in Buda, 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 78610 covers Buda, TX. The median rent here is $1,560/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,590/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,880/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($119,698/yr), ZIP 78610 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.6% over the past year.
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