Where rents are rising fastest in the Houston area
Rents, 1-year change, September 2026 · Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow) · updated 2026-11-15
Rents rose over the past year in 94 of the 164 ZIP codes in the Houston area with figures; the median change was +0.8%.
The largest rise was 11.7% in ZIP code 77530 (Channelview, TX), and the tenth-largest was 5.5% in ZIP code 77546 (Clear Lake, Friendswood, TX).
Rents rose 0.2% across the Houston area and rose 2.9% nationally over the same 12 months.
Where rents are rising fastest in the Houston area: the first 30 of 94
| Rank | ZIP code | Rents, 1-year change | Typical rent (monthly) | Home values, 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77530Channelview, TX | +11.7% | $1,788 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 77093Eastex - Jensen Area, Houston, TX | +9.5% | $1,348 | −0.5% |
| 3 | 77020Denver Harbor / Port Houston, Houston, TX | +9.3% | $1,854 | −2.3% |
| 4 | 77071Brays Oaks, Houston, TX | +7.7% | $1,838 | −3.2% |
| 5 | 77005University Place, Houston, TX | +7.2% | $2,160 | +5.3% |
| 6 | 77377Tomball, TX | +6.8% | $1,902 | −1.2% |
| 7 | 77504South Belt / Ellington, Pasadena, TX | +6.6% | $1,251 | −1.5% |
| 8 | 77091Acres Home, Houston, TX | +6.5% | $1,862 | −3.7% |
| 9 | 77536Deer Park, TX | +6.4% | $1,945 | +0.1% |
| 10 | 77546Clear Lake, Friendswood, TX | +5.5% | $2,118 | +0.2% |
| 11 | 77021Ost / South Union, Houston, TX | +5.4% | $1,827 | −4.7% |
| 12 | 77009Northside Village, Houston, TX | +5.1% | $1,847 | −0.2% |
| 13 | 77327Cleveland, TX | +5.0% | $1,579 | −4.4% |
| 14 | 77541Freeport, TX | +5.0% | $1,383 | +0.3% |
| 15 | 77051Sunnyside, Houston, TX | +4.8% | $1,781 | −5.5% |
| 16 | 77027Afton Oaks / River Oaks Area, Houston, TX | +4.6% | $1,878 | +3.6% |
| 17 | 77011Magnolia Park, Houston, TX | +4.4% | $1,273 | −4.8% |
| 18 | 77423Pattison, TX | +4.4% | $1,909 | −2.8% |
| 19 | 77503Pasadena, TX | +4.1% | $1,290 | −3.9% |
| 20 | 77478Sugar Land, TX | +4.0% | $1,872 | −0.2% |
| 21 | 77087Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille, Houston, TX | +3.9% | $1,569 | −2.0% |
| 22 | 77578Manvel, TX | +3.6% | $2,007 | −2.3% |
| 23 | 77318Willis, TX | +3.4% | $1,886 | −1.7% |
| 24 | 77378Willis, TX | +3.3% | $1,738 | −1.5% |
| 25 | 77092Central Northwest, Houston, TX | +3.2% | $1,502 | +0.9% |
| 26 | 77028Trinity / Houston Gardens, Houston, TX | +3.1% | $1,680 | −2.6% |
| 27 | 77568La Marque, TX | +3.1% | $2,008 | −2.4% |
| 28 | 77073Houston, TX | +3.0% | $1,891 | −1.7% |
| 29 | 77565Kemah, TX | +3.0% | $1,496 | −0.8% |
| 30 | 77586El Lago, TX | +3.0% | $1,696 | +0.5% |
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- +1.0% to +3.0%
- +3.0% or more
- Not ranked
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- Houston metro area: all figures
Where rents are rising fastest in other metro areas
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Riverside, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
- Charlotte, NC
- Baltimore, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- San Antonio, TX
- Austin, TX
- Portland, OR
- Sacramento, CA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Cincinnati, OH
- Kansas City, MO
- Columbus, OH
- Indianapolis, IN
- Nashville, TN
- Cleveland, OH
- San Jose, CA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Jacksonville, FL
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Milwaukee, WI
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond, VA
- Memphis, TN
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Fresno, CA
- Birmingham, AL
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Buffalo, NY
Source and method
Rents, 1-year change: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow); figures for September 2026. ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (164 of them in the Houston area). This page lists only the 94 where the figure rose. The metro area is the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.