ZIP 77098
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 77098 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1% above it in July, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77098 is 0.1% below its high of $1,846 in May 2025, at $1,844 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77098 changed +1.7% 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 77098 rose 12.9% while median household income rose 28% ($91,138 to $116,650). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 77098 is 12.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($116,650) is $2,916 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,360); a 3-bedroom is $3,170.
73rd cheapest of 92 ZIP codes in Houston.
ZIP 77046, 1 mile away, rents for 22% less ($1,443/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77098. 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 77098 (Houston, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 80.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77098 in Houston, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 77098 in Houston, TX stood at $1,538 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,844, reflecting a 19.9% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 77098 in Houston, TX now reports about $116,650, up from $110,454 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 11.7% since 2021, moving from about 15,414 residents to roughly 17,210. Renters now make up 65.9% of households, compared with 67.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 80.8% of adults here, versus 85.5% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 77098 in Houston, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77098 covers Houston, TX. The median rent here is $1,844/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,403/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,672/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($116,650/yr), ZIP 77098 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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