ZIP 77057
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 77057 usually run 0.6% below trend in March and 0.5% above it in December, about $16 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77057 is 1.2% below its high of $1,455 in February 2025, at $1,438 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77057 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 77057 rose 13.5% while median household income rose 6.9% ($62,644 to $66,971). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77057 is 12.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,971) is $1,674 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,520); a 2-bedroom is $1,810.
38th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77081, 2 miles away, rents for 35% less ($933/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77057. 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 77057 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 52.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77057 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 77057 in Houston, TX has climbed from $1,255 to $1,438, a 14.6% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 77057 in Houston, TX now reports about $66,971, up from $60,927 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.7% since 2021, moving from about 44,056 residents to roughly 46,569. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 77057 in Houston, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77057 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,438/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,095/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,304/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($66,971/yr), ZIP 77057 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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