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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 78749 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78749 is 8.8% below its high of $1,763 in July 2022, at $1,608 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78749 changed +1.9% 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 78749 rose 23.7% while median household income rose 5.1% ($105,734 to $111,079). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78749 is 19.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($111,079) is $2,777 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,670); a 4-bedroom is $3,140.
18th cheapest of 37 ZIP codes in Austin.
ZIP 78748, 4 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,425/mo), about $2,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78749. 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 78749 (Austin, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 67.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78749 in Austin, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 78749 in Austin, TX has shifted from $1,406 to $1,608, up 14.4% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $112,813 to $111,079 across the same window, down 1.5% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 78749 in Austin, TX losing about 1,371 residents over the five-year window, down 3.8% on net. The renter share has risen from 36.1% to 41.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 78749 in Austin, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78749 covers Austin, TX. The median rent here is $1,608/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,276/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,512/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($111,079/yr), ZIP 78749 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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