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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 78757 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in September, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78757 is 0.5% below its high of $1,858 in February 2024, at $1,848 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78757 changed +3.1% 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 78757 rose 29% while median household income rose 35.4% ($76,716 to $103,860). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78757 is 28.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,860) is $2,597 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,280); a 4-bedroom is $2,680.
27th cheapest of 37 ZIP codes in Austin.
ZIP 78756, 2 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,654/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78757. 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 78757 (Austin, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 67.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78757 in Austin, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78757 in Austin, TX paid around $1,478 a month. That figure now sits near $1,848, up 25.0% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 78757 in Austin, TX now reports about $103,860, up from $87,434 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 78757 in Austin, TX losing about 1,691 residents over the five-year window, down 6.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 61% to 67.8% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 78757 in Austin, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78757 covers Austin, TX. The median rent here is $1,848/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,520/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($103,860/yr), ZIP 78757 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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