ZIP 77074
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 77074 is 1.6% below its high of $1,195 in June 2025, at $1,176 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77074 changed -1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($47,810) is $1,195 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,130); a 2-bedroom is $1,340.
14th cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77036, 1 mile away, rents for 21% less ($934/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77074. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 77074 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 20.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77074 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 77074 in Houston, TX has shifted from $1,090 to $1,176, up 7.9% since 2023. Household income in the area moved from $42,599 to $47,810 across the same window, up 12.2% versus 2021. 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 77074 in Houston, TX losing about 428 residents over the five-year window, down 1.1% on net. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 77074 in Houston, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77074 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,176/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,340/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($47,810/yr), ZIP 77074 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.2% over the past year.
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