ZIP 20010
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 20010 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in July, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20010 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in ZIP 20010 changed +1.8% 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 20010 rose 14.2% while median household income rose 21.8% ($93,686 to $114,126). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20010 is 16.6% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,126) is $2,853 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,370); a 3-bedroom is $2,990.
8th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20006, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,017/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20010. 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 20010 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 66.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20010 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 20010 in Washington, DC has climbed from $1,873 to $2,259, a 20.6% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $114,126 today, compared with $106,241 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 5.5% since 2021, moving from about 33,656 residents to roughly 31,808. College-educated residents now make up 66.3% of adults here, versus 63.8% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20010 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,259/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,370/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($114,126/yr), ZIP 20010 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.8% over the past year.
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At $2,259/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 20010's median household income ($114,126/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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