ZIP 21230
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 21230 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 1.5% above it in June, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 21230 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 21230 changed +2.9% 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 21230 rose 20.9% while median household income rose 7.9% ($85,150 to $91,842). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 21230 is 29.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,842) is $2,296 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,150); a 3-bedroom is $2,730.
19th cheapest of 20 ZIP codes in Baltimore.
ZIP 21201, 2 miles away, rents for 33% less ($1,474/mo), about $8,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 21230. 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 21230 (Baltimore, MD) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 58.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 21230 in Baltimore, MD has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 21230 in Baltimore, MD has increased from $1,709 to $2,191, a 28.2% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $91,842 today, compared with $88,962 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 3.0% since 2021, moving from about 33,995 residents to roughly 32,977. College-educated residents now make up 58.8% of adults here, versus 55.6% in 2021. 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 21230 covers Baltimore, MD. The median rent here is $2,191/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,750/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,150/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($91,842/yr), ZIP 21230 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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At $2,191/mo, rent takes ~29% of ZIP 21230's median household income ($91,842/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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