A free resource by NextGen Coastal — monthly OC rental market intelligence
City data • Updated March 2026

Houston, TX rent: -1.1% YoY

10.1% vacancy. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse — Zillow ZORI + Census ACS demographics, refreshed monthly.

Headline numbers

$1,541ZORI rent index
-1.1%YoY change
10.1%Vacancy
57.9%Renter share

Median household income: $64,813. Median age: 34.4. Source: Census ACS5 2019-2024.

Source: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse — Zillow ZORI, Census ACS5. methodology.

Rent index — last 5 years

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

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