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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 78744 usually run 1% below trend in February and 1.3% above it in August, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78744 is 13.1% below its high of $1,633 in August 2022, at $1,419 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78744 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 78744 rose 21.9% while median household income rose 58.6% ($52,345 to $83,002). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78744 is 13.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,002) is $2,075 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,760); a 3-bedroom is $2,240.
8th cheapest of 37 ZIP codes in Austin.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78744. 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 78744 (Austin, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 36.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78744 in Austin, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78744 in Austin, TX paid around $1,293 a month. That figure now sits near $1,419, up 9.7% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 78744 in Austin, TX now reports about $83,002, up from $65,262 in 2021. 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 78744 in Austin, TX adding about 2,462 residents over the five-year window, up 5.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 25.8% to 36.6% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 78744 in Austin, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78744 covers Austin, TX. The median rent here is $1,419/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,490/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,760/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($83,002/yr), ZIP 78744 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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