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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 78753 usually run 1% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in October, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78753 is 18.4% below its high of $1,559 in July 2023, at $1,272 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78753 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 78753 rose 25.8% while median household income rose 27.7% ($51,053 to $65,170). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78753 is 5.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,170) is $1,629 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,490); a 2-bedroom is $1,760.
2nd cheapest of 37 ZIP codes in Austin.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78753. 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 78753 (Austin, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 39.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78753 in Austin, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 78753 in Austin, TX has increased from $1,250 to $1,272, a 1.8% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 78753 in Austin, TX now reports about $65,170, up from $55,132 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 3.2% since 2021, moving from about 58,805 residents to roughly 56,920. Renters now make up 66.6% of households, compared with 65.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 39.1% of adults here, versus 29.6% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 78753 in Austin, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78753 covers Austin, TX. The median rent here is $1,272/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,011/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,195/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($65,170/yr), ZIP 78753 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.6% over the past year.
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