ZIP 01801
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 01801 usually run 1.8% below trend in January and 1.5% above it in July, about $94 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 01801 is 0.3% below its high of $2,850 in March 2025, at $2,841 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 01801 changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 140 Massachusetts ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 01801 rose 30.1% while median household income rose 22.2% ($90,969 to $111,185). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 01801 is 29.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($111,185) is $2,780 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,650); a 2-bedroom is $3,150.
ZIP 01905, 9 miles away, rents for 10% less ($2,543/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 01801. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 01801 (Woburn, MA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 46.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 01801 in Woburn, MA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 01801 in Woburn, MA has shifted from $2,125 to $2,841, up 33.7% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $95,184 to $111,185 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.8% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 01801 in Woburn, MA adding about 972 residents over the five-year window, up 2.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 41.5% to 44.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 01801 in Woburn, MA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 01801 covers Woburn, MA. The median rent here is $2,841/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,650/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,150/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($111,185/yr), ZIP 01801 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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At $2,841/mo, rent takes ~31% of ZIP 01801's median household income ($111,185/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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