ZIP 20019
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 20019 usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in September, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20019 is 1.7% below its high of $1,849 in August 2026, at $1,817 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20019 changed +3.1% 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 20019 rose 33.1% while median household income rose 48.2% ($39,347 to $58,296). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20019 is 42.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($58,296) is $1,457 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,440); a 2-bedroom is $1,610.
2nd cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20710, 4 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,501/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20019. 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 20019 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 27.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20019 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 20019 in Washington, DC has shifted from $1,318 to $1,817, up 37.9% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 20019 in Washington, DC now reports about $58,296, up from $45,419 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 20019 in Washington, DC losing about 651 residents over the five-year window, down 1.0% on net. The renter share has eased from 60.8% to 58.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 21.9% to 27.9% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 20019 in Washington, DC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20019 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $1,817/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,440/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,610/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($58,296/yr), ZIP 20019 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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