ZIP 21229
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 21229 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in June, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 21229 is 2.4% below its high of $1,565 in April 2026, at $1,528 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 21229 changed -0.1% 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 21229 rose 35.3% while median household income rose 25.4% ($47,867 to $60,047). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 21229 is 39.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 5 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($60,047) is $1,501 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,450); a 2-bedroom is $1,770.
6th cheapest of 20 ZIP codes in Baltimore.
ZIP 21215, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,312/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 21229. 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 21229 (Baltimore, MD) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 23.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 21229 in Baltimore, MD has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 21229 in Baltimore, MD has increased by $343 per month, settling near $1,528 after starting the period at $1,185. Median household income grew from $48,725 to $60,047 between 2021 and 2024, a 23.2% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.7 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 43,933 to 46,679 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.3% change. About 43.1% of households rent today, against 45.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 21.2% to 23.9%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 21229 in Baltimore, MD 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 21229 covers Baltimore, MD. The median rent here is $1,528/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 31% of local median household income ($60,047/yr), ZIP 21229 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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