ZIP 20037
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 20037 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in September, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20037 is 0% below its high of $2,679 in June 2025, at $2,678 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20037 changed +0.6% 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 20037 rose 12.4% while median household income rose 26.1% ($88,170 to $111,153). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20037 is 15.2% 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 ($111,153) is $2,779 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,800).
20th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Washington.
ZIP 20006, 1 mile away, rents for 25% less ($2,017/mo), about $7,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20037. 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 20037 (Washington, DC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 89.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20037 in Washington, DC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 20037 in Washington, DC has shifted from $2,179 to $2,678, up 22.9% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $111,153 today, compared with $94,855 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 64% to 68.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. 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 20037 covers Washington, DC. The median rent here is $2,678/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,225/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,479/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($111,153/yr), ZIP 20037 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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