ZIP 20011
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 20011 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1% above it in June, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20011 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 20011 changed +1.9% 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 20011 rose 22.2% while median household income rose 41.5% ($77,931 to $110,309). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20011 is 22% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,309) is $2,758 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,560); a 4-bedroom is $3,010.
9th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20912, 2 miles away, rents for 30% less ($1,601/mo), about $8,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20011. 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 20011 (Washington, DC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 55.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20011 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 20011 in Washington, DC has shifted from $1,833 to $2,275, up 24.1% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $86,614 to $110,309 between 2021 and 2024, a 27.4% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. The renter share has eased from 48.2% to 43.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 49.2% to 55.2% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 20011 in Washington, DC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20011 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,275/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,820/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,030/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($110,309/yr), ZIP 20011 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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