ZIP 77041
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 77041 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 1% above it in August, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77041 is 1.3% below its high of $1,661 in July 2026, at $1,639 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77041 changed -1.0% 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 77041 rose 30.7% while median household income rose -11.9% ($87,489 to $77,083). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77041 is 28.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($77,083) is $1,927 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,630); a 2-bedroom is $1,940.
56th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77040, 3 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,333/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77041. 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 77041 (Houston, TX) is majority owner-occupied, 38.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77041 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 77041 in Houston, TX has shifted from $1,334 to $1,639, up 22.9% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $87,773 in 2021 to $77,083 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 26.5% to 28.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 36.1% to 38.3% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 77041 in Houston, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77041 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,639/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,630/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,940/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($77,083/yr), ZIP 77041 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.0% over the past year.
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