ZIP 20016
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 20016 usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in September, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20016 is 1.6% below its high of $2,785 in April 2025, at $2,740 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20016 changed -0.1% 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 20016 rose 18.3% while median household income rose 15.3% ($155,112 to $178,920). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 20016 is 16.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($178,920) is $4,473 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,770).
21st cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20008, 2 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,160/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20016. 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 20016 (Washington, DC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 87.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20016 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 20016 in Washington, DC paid around $2,239 a month. That figure now sits near $2,740, up 22.4% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $178,920 today, compared with $156,783 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 20016 in Washington, DC losing about 1,692 residents over the five-year window, down 4.9% on net. 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 20016 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,740/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,280/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,540/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($178,920/yr), ZIP 20016 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $2,740/mo, rent takes ~18% of ZIP 20016's median household income ($178,920/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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