ZIP 77054
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 77054 usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77054 is 3% below its high of $1,378 in July 2024, at $1,337 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77054 changed -1.3% 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 77054 rose 19% while median household income rose 22.2% ($50,827 to $62,106). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 77054 is 13.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,106) is $1,553 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,550); a 1-bedroom is $1,610.
26th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77035, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,167/mo), about $2,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77054. 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 77054 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 64.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77054 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 77054 in Houston, TX stood at $1,185 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,337, reflecting a 12.8% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $53,177 in 2021 to $62,106 more recently. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 19.3% since 2021, moving from about 23,699 residents to roughly 28,272. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 77054 in Houston, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77054 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,337/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,021/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,211/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($62,106/yr), ZIP 77054 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.3% over the past year.
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