ZIP 20009
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 20009 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in August, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20009 is 0.5% below its high of $2,653 in April 2025, at $2,641 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20009 changed +0.9% 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 20009 rose 11.6% while median household income rose 33.4% ($109,923 to $146,664). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20009 is 12% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($146,664) is $3,667 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,370); a 3-bedroom is $4,250.
18th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20010, 1 mile away, rents for 14% less ($2,259/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20009. 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 20009 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 82.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20009 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 20009 in Washington, DC has climbed by $434 per month, settling near $2,641 after starting the period at $2,207. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 20009 in Washington, DC now reports about $146,664, up from $120,493 in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 51,288 to 50,150 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.2% change. About 64.7% of households rent today, against 67.1% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 20009 in Washington, DC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20009 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,641/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,192/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,446/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($146,664/yr), ZIP 20009 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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