ZIP 20005
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 20005 usually run 1% below trend in March and 1.3% above it in August, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20005 is 1.8% below its high of $2,612 in April 2025, at $2,565 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20005 changed +0.6% 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 20005 rose 10.7% while median household income rose 24.2% ($93,956 to $116,724). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20005 is 10.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($116,724) is $2,918 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,910); a 3-bedroom is $3,670.
16th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20006, 1 mile away, rents for 21% less ($2,017/mo), about $6,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20005. 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 20005 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 80.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20005 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 20005 in Washington, DC has climbed by $458 per month, settling near $2,565 after starting the period at $2,107. Household income in the area moved from $98,755 to $116,724 across the same window, up 18.2% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 13,444 to 13,131 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 68.5% of households rent today, against 71.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 78.2% to 80.3%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 20005 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 20005 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,565/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,610/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,910/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($116,724/yr), ZIP 20005 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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