ZIP 77006
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 77006 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in August, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77006 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2015.
Rent in ZIP 77006 changed +1.4% 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 77006 rose 12.1% while median household income rose 23.9% ($85,956 to $106,533). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 77006 is 12.3% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,533) is $2,663 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,360); a 3-bedroom is $3,170.
57th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77046, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,443/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77006. 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 77006 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 78.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77006 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 77006 in Houston, TX has climbed from $1,403 to $1,649, a 17.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $88,670 to $106,533 between 2021 and 2024, a 20.1% shift. The population has grown by 9.8% since 2021, moving from about 22,678 residents to roughly 24,892. College-educated residents now make up 78.9% of adults here, versus 76.9% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 77006 in Houston, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77006 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,649/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,255/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,495/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($106,533/yr), ZIP 77006 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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