ZIP 20002
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 20002 usually run 1.4% below trend in February and 1.3% above it in August, about $66 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20002 is 0.1% below its high of $2,460 in April 2025, at $2,458 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20002 changed +1.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 21 District of Columbia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.5%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 20002 rose 12.3% while median household income rose 33.1% ($90,424 to $120,337). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20002 is 13% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($120,337) is $3,008 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,480); a 3-bedroom is $3,130.
11th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20018, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,155/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20002. 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 20002 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 71.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20002 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 20002 in Washington, DC has shifted from $2,040 to $2,458, up 20.5% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $98,391 to $120,337 across the same window, up 22.3% versus 2021. Census counts show ZIP 20002 in Washington, DC adding about 4,196 residents over the five-year window, up 6.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 66.1% to 71.2% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 20002 in Washington, DC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20002 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,458/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,220/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,480/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($120,337/yr), ZIP 20002 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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