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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 77019 usually run 1.3% below trend in February and 1.5% above it in July, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77019 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 77019 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 77019 rose 13% while median household income rose 0.2% ($116,207 to $116,423). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77019 is 15.1% 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 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($116,423) is $2,911 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,360); a 3-bedroom is $3,170.
90th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77007, 1 mile away, rents for 11% less ($1,892/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77019. 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 77019 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 76.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77019 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 77019 in Houston, TX has climbed by $386 per month, settling near $2,124 after starting the period at $1,738. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $121,118 in 2021 to $116,423 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 26.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 22,475 to 23,708 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.5% change. About 62.4% of households rent today, against 54.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 74.9% to 76.9%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 77019 in Houston, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77019 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $2,124/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,360/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($116,423/yr), ZIP 77019 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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