ZIP 77459
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 77459 usually run 0.6% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in August, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77459 is 2.6% below its high of $2,327 in November 2025, at $2,266 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77459 changed -1.6% 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 77459 rose 27.3% while median household income rose 14.9% ($112,368 to $129,151). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77459 is 25.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($129,151) is $3,229 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,160); a 4-bedroom is $3,940.
ZIP 77489, 5 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,898/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77459. 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 77459 (Missouri City, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77459 in Missouri City, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 77459 in Missouri City, TX has climbed by $353 per month, settling near $2,266 after starting the period at $1,913. Census figures show median household income at $129,151 today, compared with $120,418 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 11.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 77,722 to 84,221 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.4% change. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77459 covers Missouri City, TX. The median rent here is $2,266/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,350/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($129,151/yr), ZIP 77459 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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