Area data
Houston, TX — ZIP 77204
Population: 4,579 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,570/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,110/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, heatWave, hurricane, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 55.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 61
- Days with Good air quality
- 50
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 13
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (12 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 70
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 168
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,145,127
- Average weekly wage
- $1,656
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 19,705
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