ZIP 77043
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 77043 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in September, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77043 is 2.4% below its high of $1,696 in September 2025, at $1,655 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77043 changed -2.4% 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 77043 rose 19.3% while median household income rose 22.4% ($64,810 to $79,359). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 77043 is 17% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,359) is $1,984 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,650); a 3-bedroom is $2,220.
59th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77079, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,479/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77043. 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 77043 (Houston, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, 41% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77043 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 77043 in Houston, TX has increased 21.3% since 2021, going from about $1,364 per month to roughly $1,655 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $71,089 in 2021 to $79,359 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 9.7 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 25,122 to 29,048 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.6% change. About 47.2% of households rent today, against 42.7% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 77043 in Houston, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77043 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,655/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,390/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,650/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($79,359/yr), ZIP 77043 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.4% over the past year.
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