ZIP 20036
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 20036 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in August, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20036 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in ZIP 20036 changed +2.1% 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 20036 rose 12.1% while median household income rose 3.2% ($96,771 to $99,832). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 20036 is 15.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($99,832) is $2,496 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,330); a 2-bedroom is $2,600.
13th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20006, 1 mile away, rents for 19% less ($2,017/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20036. 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 20036 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 94.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20036 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 20036 in Washington, DC has increased by $471 per month, settling near $2,500 after starting the period at $2,029. Median household income fell from $100,417 to $99,832 between 2021 and 2024, a 0.6% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 23.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 4,669 to 4,605 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. About 61.8% of households rent today, against 56.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 91.3% to 94.2%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 20036 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 20036 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,500/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,330/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,600/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($99,832/yr), ZIP 20036 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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