ZIP 77494
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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January. Asking rents in ZIP 77494 usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in August, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77494 is 3.4% below its high of $1,927 in April 2024, at $1,861 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77494 changed -1.1% 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 77494 rose 23.8% while median household income rose 9.4% ($135,943 to $148,720). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77494 is 20.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($148,720) is $3,718 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 4 ZIP codes in Katy.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77494. 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 77494 (Katy, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 66.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77494 in Katy, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 77494 in Katy, TX has increased from $1,625 to $1,861, a 14.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $137,275 to $148,720 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 8.5% since 2021, moving from about 129,165 residents to roughly 140,157. Renters now make up 29.1% of households, compared with 26.1% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 77494 in Katy, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77494 covers Katy, TX. The median rent here is $1,861/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,416/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,688/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($148,720/yr), ZIP 77494 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.1% over the past year.
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