ZIP 77072
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 77072 is 1.9% below its high of $1,590 in May 2025, at $1,559 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77072 changed -1.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($51,070) is $1,277 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,210); a 2-bedroom is $1,440.
49th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77099, 2 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,143/mo), about $5,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77072. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 77072 (Houston, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 18% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77072 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 77072 in Houston, TX has shifted from $1,461 to $1,559, up 6.7% since 2023. Census figures show median household income at $51,070 today, compared with $46,376 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 77072 in Houston, TX losing about 6,477 residents over the five-year window, down 10.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 16% to 18% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77072 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,559/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,210/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,440/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($51,070/yr), ZIP 77072 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.1% over the past year.
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