ZIP 77079 vs ZIP 77019

77079 is one of 132 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Harris County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 5 of the 40 nearby ZIPs shown.

10 school locations in 77079: 6 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high.

In alphabetical order: MAURICE L WOLFE EL, MEADOW WOOD EL, NOTTINGHAM EL, RUMMEL CREEK EL, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

77019 is one of 132 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Harris County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 6 of the 38 nearby ZIPs shown.

4 school locations in 77019: 1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S, GREGORY-LINCOLN ED CTR, RIVER OAKS EL, WHARTON K-8 DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 77079 was worth $255,882.

Values peaked at $745,679 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $745,679, +6.7% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $745,679. Put 20% down and borrow $596,543 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $4,130 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $103,089 a year, $8,591 a month. So the payment takes 48.1% of income — rated “severe” (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 16.5% 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 $1,532.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,613.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $3,836 — +138% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +50%.

Reported values rose +191% 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 $505,010. So the real change is +48%, not +191%.

77079: +191% since January 2000.

Harris County: +146% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 77079 ran ahead of it by 31 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 77079 sits at the 5th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

93rd for appreciation (recent value growth); 4th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $4,876 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,551 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 40.1. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 77019 was worth $387,974.

Values peaked at $696,212 in April 2025. The latest reading is −1.0% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $689,218, +0.4% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $689,218. Put 20% down and borrow $551,374 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $3,818 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $108,353 a year, $9,029 a month. So the payment takes 42.3% of income — rated “severe” (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 23.8% 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 $2,323.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,959.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $3,546 — +81% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +14%.

Reported values rose +78% 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 $765,707. So the real change is −10%, not +78%.

77019: +78% since January 2000.

Harris County: +146% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 77019 ran behind it by 83 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 77019 sits at the 7th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

60th for appreciation (recent value growth); 11th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $4,507 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $2,113 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 27.2. 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 54 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 81% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 130. That is 71% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 35 a month. That is 79% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 3.7 months of supply — below the 4–6 month range Lotvox treats as balanced. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 19 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 35 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 36 — so sales ran at 97% of it, and below it in 16 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 41 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 77% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 144. That is 65% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 27 a month. That is 68% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 5.4 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 14 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 27 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 32 — so sales ran at 84% of it, and below it in 19 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: 130 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: 144 in June 2026.

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