ZIP 21213
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
July. Asking rents in ZIP 21213 usually run 0.7% below trend in July and 0.7% above it in December, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 21213 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 21213 changed +9.2% 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 21213 rose 45.7% while median household income rose 29.5% ($39,648 to $51,344). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 21213 is 66.3% 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 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($51,344) is $1,284 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,270); a 1-bedroom is $1,450.
13th cheapest of 20 ZIP codes in Baltimore.
ZIP 21218, 2 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,454/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 21213. 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 21213 (Baltimore, MD) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 17.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 21213 in Baltimore, MD has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 21213 in Baltimore, MD has shifted from $1,140 to $1,740, up 52.6% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $44,121 in 2021 to $51,344 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 21213 in Baltimore, MD losing about 1,521 residents over the five-year window, down 5.1% on net. The renter share has risen from 42.9% to 48%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 21213 in Baltimore, MD market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 21213 covers Baltimore, MD. The median rent here is $1,740/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,450/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo.
At 41% of local median household income ($51,344/yr), ZIP 21213 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.2% over the past year.
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At $1,740/mo, rent takes ~41% of ZIP 21213's median household income ($51,344/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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