Area data
Rye, TX — ZIP 77369
Population: 738 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 77369 (Rye, TX) is $79,200. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, tornado, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$79,200
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $79,200
- House Price Index (state)
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $930/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $960/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,160/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,530/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,900/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, tornado, coldWave, drought, heatWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 72% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 83.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. (Turtle Bayou) (19.8 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 69.0°F
- Average high
- 79.0°F
- Average low
- 59.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 67.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Big Thicket National Preserve (31 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 25
- Nearest airport
- Circle C Ranch Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 45
- Hospitals include
- CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS- ST ELIZABETH, ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER, MEMORIAL HERMANN - TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Housing built before 1970
- 22.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 8.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $669
- Mean commute to work
- 63 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 48.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,227
- Average weekly wage
- $1,079
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,263
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 77369?
- $79,200.
- What is typical rent in ZIP 77369?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,160/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 77369?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, tornado, coldWave, drought, heatWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 77369?
- Risk to homes is higher than 72% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 77369?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 77369?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 77369?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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