ZIP 20120
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 20120 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1% above it in June, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20120 is 0.2% below its high of $2,353 in August 2026, at $2,349 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20120 changed +2.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 169 Virginia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 20120 rose 35.4% while median household income rose 19.2% ($127,996 to $152,563). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 20120 is 38.6% 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 ($152,563) is $3,814 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,620).
ZIP 20109, 5 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,098/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20120. 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 20120 (Centreville, VA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 60.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20120 in Centreville, VA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 20120 in Centreville, VA stood at $1,731 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,349, reflecting a 35.7% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $138,630 in 2021 to $152,563 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.7% since 2021, moving from about 43,649 residents to roughly 42,896. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 20120 in Centreville, VA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20120 covers Centreville, VA. The median rent here is $2,349/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,190/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,440/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($152,563/yr), ZIP 20120 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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