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    "slug": "katy-tx",
    "name": "Katy",
    "state": "TX",
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  "ai_summary": [
    {
      "headline": "4BR apartments up 4.51% MoM",
      "body": "In the Katy (77084, 77094, 77449, 77450, 77493) rental market, in the Houston metro area, 4-bedroom apartments show the fastest recent climb, with median rent at $2,848 and a 4.5124324324324325% month-over-month increase, while year-over-year growth is 0.7132432432432433%, pointing to a notable short-term upswing for larger apartment units relative to their annual change."
    },
    {
      "headline": "1BR condos outprice 1BR apartments",
      "body": "Across property types, 1-bedroom condos at $1,320 exceed 1-bedroom apartments at $1,255 by $65, reflecting a 1.9700000000000002% month-over-month increase for condos versus a 0.14540702016430196% monthly decline for apartments in Katy (77084, 77094, 77449, 77450, 77493), and condos also show a smaller annual drop of 1.8331343283582093% compared with a 2.7458924570575056% yearly decline for apartments."
    },
    {
      "headline": "1BR single-family up 4.946% YoY",
      "body": "For investors evaluating small homes, Katy (77084, 77094, 77449, 77450, 77493) rental trends highlight 1-bedroom single-family properties at $1,501, with rents inching down 0.14999999999999997% month over month but rising 4.946000000000001% year over year, indicating that longer-term growth in this niche segment contrasts with the very minor recent monthly pullback."
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "canonical": [
      "As of September 2026, rental prices in Katy (77084, 77094, 77449, 77450, 77493), in the Houston metro area, range from $1,255 to $2,946 per month depending on property type and bedroom count.",
      "The largest year-over-year change in Katy, TX in September 2026 is a 4.95% increase for single-family 1BR homes, rising to a median rent of $1,501.",
      "For 3BR homes in Katy, TX, September 2026 median rents are $2,251 for apartments compared with $2,202 for condos/townhomes and $2,011 for single-family homes."
    ],
    "qa": [
      {
        "question": "What is the typical range of monthly rents in Katy, TX right now?",
        "answer": "As of September 2026, monthly rents in Katy, TX range from $1,255 for a 1BR apartment up to $2,946 for a 4BR condo/townhome, depending on property type and bedroom count."
      },
      {
        "question": "How much more do condos and townhomes cost than single-family homes in Katy, TX for the same number of bedrooms?",
        "answer": "In September 2026 in Katy, TX, condos/townhomes rent for $1,320 vs. $1,501 for 1BR single-family homes, $1,752 vs. $1,767 for 2BR, $2,202 vs. $2,011 for 3BR, and $2,946 vs. $2,372 for 4BR, so single-family homes are slightly higher for 1BR–2BR while condos/townhomes command a premium of $191 for 3BR and $574 for 4BR."
      },
      {
        "question": "Which rental segment in Katy, TX has seen the strongest year-over-year rent increase, and is that strength broad-based across bedrooms?",
        "answer": "The strongest year-over-year increase in Katy, TX as of September 2026 is single-family 1BR homes, up 4.95% to $1,501, while other single-family sizes are much smaller in magnitude with 2BR up 0.57% to $1,767, 3BR down -0.20% to $2,011, and 4BR down -0.36% to $2,372, indicating the notable growth is concentrated in 1BR single-family rentals rather than broadly across all single-family bedrooms."
      },
      {
        "question": "In Katy, TX, which rentals had the biggest month-over-month change in September 2026?",
        "answer": "The largest month-over-month movement in Katy, TX in September 2026 is for 4BR apartments, where median rent rose 4.51% to $2,848, followed by 1BR condos/townhomes with a 1.97% increase to $1,320."
      }
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