ZIP 20852
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 20852 usually run 1% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in August, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20852 is 0.7% below its high of $2,312 in March 2025, at $2,295 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 20852 changed 0.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 124 Maryland ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 20852 rose 17.8% while median household income rose 23% ($99,589 to $122,472). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 20852 is 18.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($122,472) is $3,062 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,840); a 3-bedroom is $3,580.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Rockville.
ZIP 20906, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,979/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20852. 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 20852 (Rockville, MD) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 74.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20852 in Rockville, MD has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 20852 in Rockville, MD has shifted from $1,852 to $2,295, up 23.9% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $113,482 to $122,472 across the same window, up 7.9% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has eased from 58.1% to 56.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 20852 in Rockville, MD look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20852 covers Rockville, MD. The median rent here is $2,295/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,908/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,125/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($122,472/yr), ZIP 20852 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.0% over the past year.
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At $2,295/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 20852's median household income ($122,472/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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