ZIP 77042 vs ZIP 77084

77042 is one of 132 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Harris County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 24 of the 40 nearby ZIPs shown.

5 school locations in 77042: 2 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: REVERE MIDDLE, SNEED EL, TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON, WALNUT BEND EL, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

77084 is one of 132 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Harris County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 24 of the 40 nearby ZIPs shown.

15 school locations in 77084: 9 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high.

In alphabetical order: BEAR CREEK EL, HARMONY SCHOOL OF ACHIEVEMENT - HOUSTON, HARMONY SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY - HOUSTON, HORNE EL, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 77042 was worth $123,583.

Values peaked at $288,617 in May 2024. The latest reading is −6.9% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $268,578, −3.2% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $268,578. Put 20% down and borrow $214,862 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,488 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $57,745 a year, $4,812 a month. So the payment takes 30.9% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 14.2% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $740.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $766.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,382 — +80% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +13%.

Reported values rose +117% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $243,904. So the real change is +10%, not +117%.

77042: +117% since January 2000.

Harris County: +146% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 77042 ran behind it by 43 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 77042 sits at the 20th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

18th for appreciation (recent value growth); 53rd for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $1,756 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,242 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 18.0. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 77084 was worth $104,438.

Values peaked at $283,077 in September 2022. The latest reading is −6.8% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $263,771, −3.0% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $263,771. Put 20% down and borrow $211,017 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,461 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $76,327 a year, $6,361 a month. So the payment takes 23.0% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 9.1% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $625.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $668.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,357 — +103% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +28%.

Reported values rose +153% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $206,119. So the real change is +28%, not +153%.

77084: +153% since January 2000.

Harris County: +146% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 77084 ran behind it by 8 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 77084 sits at the 58th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

20th for appreciation (recent value growth); 70th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $1,725 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,515 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 14.5. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 45 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 89% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 137. That is 83% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 25 a month. That is 73% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 18% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 82% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 5.5 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 20 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 25 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 30 — so sales ran at 83% of it, and below it in 24 of the last 24 months.

Across Harris County, builders pulled permits for 30,909 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 55% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 110 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 75% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 302. That is 117% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 67 a month. That is 56% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 53% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 47% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 4.5 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 42 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 67 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 111 — so sales ran at 60% of it, and below it in 24 of the last 24 months.

Across Harris County, builders pulled permits for 30,909 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 55% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Harris County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 36,350 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 48,718 moved out.

Net across those counties: −12,368 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 137 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Fort Bend, TX (11,572 households); most departures went to Fort Bend, TX (14,433).

This ZIP sits in Harris County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 36,350 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 48,718 moved out.

Net across those counties: −12,368 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 302 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Fort Bend, TX (11,572 households); most departures went to Fort Bend, TX (14,433).