ZIP 77027
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 77027 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in August, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77027 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in ZIP 77027 changed +4.6% 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 77027 rose 11.2% while median household income rose 5.4% ($98,463 to $103,812). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77027 is 14.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,812) is $2,595 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,350); a 3-bedroom is $3,160.
78th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77046, 1 mile away, rents for 23% less ($1,443/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77027. 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 77027 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 76.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77027 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 77027 in Houston, TX has shifted from $1,575 to $1,878, up 19.2% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 77027 in Houston, TX now reports about $103,812, up from $96,834 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 77027 in Houston, TX adding about 931 residents over the five-year window, up 4.8% on net. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 77027 in Houston, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77027 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,878/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,434/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,702/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($103,812/yr), ZIP 77027 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.6% over the past year.
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