ZIP 77498
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 77498 usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in August, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 77498 is 4.9% below its high of $1,925 in November 2025, at $1,830 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 77498 changed -3.7% 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 77498 rose 27.1% while median household income rose 25% ($80,748 to $100,950). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 77498 is 24.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 9 months in a row, and rose in 2 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,950) is $2,524 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,100); a 3-bedroom is $2,830.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Sugar Land.
ZIP 77099, 4 miles away, rents for 38% less ($1,143/mo), about $8,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 77498. 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 77498 (Sugar Land, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 45.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 77498 in Sugar Land, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 77498 in Sugar Land, TX paid around $1,518 a month. That figure now sits near $1,830, up 20.6% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 77498 in Sugar Land, TX now reports about $100,950, up from $87,669 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 39.3% to 45.1% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 77498 in Sugar Land, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 77498 covers Sugar Land, TX. The median rent here is $1,830/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,100/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($100,950/yr), ZIP 77498 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.7% over the past year.
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At $1,830/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 77498's median household income ($100,950/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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