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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 77493 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.4% above it in August, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77493 is 1.9% below its high of $2,239 in April 2025, at $2,197 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77493 changed -1.5% 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 77493 rose 29.7% while median household income rose 30.4% ($90,861 to $118,464). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 77493 is 26.4% 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 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($118,464) is $2,962 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,730); a 4-bedroom is $3,410.
4th cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Katy.
ZIP 77449, 6 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,809/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77493. 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 77493 (Katy, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 46.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77493 in Katy, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 77493 in Katy, TX has shifted from $1,896 to $2,197, up 15.9% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $102,007 to $118,464 across the same window, up 16.1% versus 2021. Census counts show ZIP 77493 in Katy, TX adding about 23,367 residents over the five-year window, up 48.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 17.9% to 20.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 39.8% to 46.3% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 77493 in Katy, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77493 covers Katy, TX. The median rent here is $2,197/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,030/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($118,464/yr), ZIP 77493 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.5% over the past year.
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