ZIP Code · VT

ZIP 05404

Part of Winooski, VT

Pop. 8,293·Chittenden County·3rd most expensive ZIP in Vermont

Median rent (all units)

$2,218/mo

Year-over-Year

+1.4%

Month-over-Month

Stable

vs US Median

+$286

Reported rents

Stable (Monthly)

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ZIP 05404 · $2,218

More expensive than 71% of US ZIP codes · National median $1,932/mo

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Medians by bedroom

Rent by unit size

Studio

$1,630

1 BR

$1,800

2 BR

$2,330

3 BR

$2,990

4 BR+

$3,080

Research median

$2,330/mo

Bedroom estimates are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).

Rent trends

12-month history

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Last updated: October 17, 2026

From the history

What the numbers show

Recent direction

Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.

What a typical income covers

30% of the median household income ($79,522) is $1,988 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,800); a 2-bedroom is $2,330.

From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 05404. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.

Annual cost

$26,616/yr

At $2,218/mo median

Location

CityWinooski

StateVT

CountyChittenden County

Rent Market Meter

Balanced Market

Renter's MarketBalancedLandlord's Market

Rents are roughly steady, with neither renters nor landlords holding a strong edge right now.

Based on rent-price momentum (+1.4% YoY, -0.1% MoM), not inventory.

Demographics

Who lives here

ZIP 05404 (Winooski, VT) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 59.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Population

8,293

Median income

$79,522

Median age

33.3

Renters

64.8%

Age distribution

13.5%

41%

26.2%

Under 1813.5%

18–3441%

35–5426.2%

55–648.4%

65+10.9%

Gender

55.2%

44.8%

Male55.2%

Female44.8%

Race & ethnicity

77.4%

12.8%

White77.4%

Black3.2%

Hispanic2.5%

Asian12.8%

Other4.1%

Education (25+)

12.9%

18.8%

59.1%

No HS diploma9.2%

HS diploma12.9%

Some college18.8%

Bachelor's+59.1%

Housing tenure

35.2%

64.8%

Owner35.2%

Renter64.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

2021 vs 2026

How ZIP 05404 in Winooski, VT has changed in 5 years

Income

$62,098 → $79,522

up 28.1%

Population

8,224 → 8,293

up 0.8%

Renter share

65% → 64.8%

-0.2 pts

Bachelor's+

52.5% → 59.1%

+6.6 pts

Median age

32.7 → 33.3

+0.6 yrs

Census figures show median household income at $79,522 today, compared with $62,098 five years earlier. College-educated residents now make up 59.1% of adults here, versus 52.5% in 2021.

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Last updated: October 17, 2026

ZIP code 05404 covers Winooski, VT. The median rent here is $2,218/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,330/mo.

At 33% of local median household income ($79,522/yr), ZIP 05404 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.

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How much income do you need to rent in ZIP 05404?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross income, you would need to earn at least $89,000/year (about $43/hour full-time) to afford the median rent of $2,218/mo in ZIP 05404. The local median household income is $79,522/yr, so the typical household falls short of that bar.