Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 77078 (East Houston, Houston, TX)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 77078 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 77078 (East Houston, Houston, TX) is worth about $162,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 77078 are 46% below the typical value in the Houston metro area ($303,000) and 56% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 77078 fell 3.3%, compared with −1.8% in the Houston metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,490 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 9% below the Houston metro area ($1,638) and 23% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $39,093, against $82,168 in the Houston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 14,247 people live in 77078 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
77078 has the 13th-lowest typical home value of the 222 ZIP codes in the Houston metro area and the 232nd-lowest of 1,512 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Houston, TX · Harris County, TX · Houston metro area · Texas
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.