ZIP 77024
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 77024 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77024 is 6% below its high of $1,861 in April 2026, at $1,750 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77024 changed -3.5% 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 77024 rose 17.6% while median household income rose 10.4% ($123,274 to $136,149). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77024 is 13.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 5 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($136,149) is $3,404 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,880); a 4-bedroom is $3,590.
68th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77055, 2 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,518/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77024. 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 77024 (Houston, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 75.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77024 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 77024 in Houston, TX has increased by $217 per month, settling near $1,750 after starting the period at $1,533. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 77024 in Houston, TX now reports about $136,149, up from $122,979 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.5 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 37,694 to 38,288 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.6% change. About 36.7% of households rent today, against 40.8% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 77024 in Houston, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77024 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,750/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,140/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($136,149/yr), ZIP 77024 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.5% over the past year.
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