Housing market/Texas/ZIP 75126
ZIP 75126 Forney, Texas
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 75126 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 75126 — Forney, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 75126
- 1-unit detached21,85589.9%
- 1-unit attached3611.5%
- 2–4 units2461.0%
- 5–49 units1,0484.3%
- 50+ units6192.5%
- Mobile1870.8%
2–4 unit share 1.0% · 5–49 unit share 4.3% · combined 2–49 5.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,930 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,704.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 53.6%; ≥50% 20.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,270 (1.176× ACS median gross rent).
Population
77,116 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +72.4%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 184 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 75126 17.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 3.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,930; population increased +72.4% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 246 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,048 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 184 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,270 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,930. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 75126 is a Census / HUD profile for Dallas, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 75126 — Forney, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 75126?
ZIP 75126 (Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 77,116 residents, 23,433 households, a renter share of 17.9%, median household income of $104,001, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,930. Vacancy is 3.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 75126?
ACS counts 47 units in 2-unit buildings, 199 in 3–4 unit buildings, 416 in 5–9, 95 in 10–19, and 537 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,294 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 75126?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,270. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 75126 — Forney, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 75126 is Census / HUD research for Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.