ZIP 77479
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 77479 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77479 is 1% below its high of $2,151 in December 2025, at $2,130 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77479 changed -0.7% 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 77479 rose 25.3% while median household income rose 11.6% ($140,394 to $156,735). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77479 is 25.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($156,735) is $3,918 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,170); a 4-bedroom is $3,960.
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Sugar Land.
ZIP 77478, 4 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,872/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77479. 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 77479 (Sugar Land, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 68.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77479 in Sugar Land, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 77479 in Sugar Land, TX stood at $1,807 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,130, reflecting a 17.9% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $142,073 to $156,735 across the same window, up 10.3% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.4% since 2021, moving from about 90,084 residents to roughly 92,221. College-educated residents now make up 68.4% of adults here, versus 66.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 77479 in Sugar Land, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77479 covers Sugar Land, TX. The median rent here is $2,130/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,360/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($156,735/yr), ZIP 77479 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.7% over the past year.
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