ZIP 20024
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 20024 usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.3% above it in September, about $64 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20024 is 1.2% below its high of $2,505 in February 2025, at $2,476 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20024 changed +0.4% 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 20024 rose 7.4% while median household income rose 27.1% ($84,484 to $107,411). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20024 is 6.9% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($107,411) is $2,685 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,620); a 3-bedroom is $3,310.
12th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20006, 2 miles away, rents for 19% less ($2,017/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20024. 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 20024 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 74.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20024 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 20024 in Washington, DC stood at $2,215 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,476, reflecting a 11.8% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 20024 in Washington, DC now reports about $107,411, up from $92,745 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 9.4% since 2021, moving from about 14,525 residents to roughly 15,888. Renters now make up 67.8% of households, compared with 63.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 74.6% of adults here, versus 70.8% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 20024 in Washington, DC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20024 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,476/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,350/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,620/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($107,411/yr), ZIP 20024 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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