ZIP 22902
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 22902 usually run 0.8% below trend in October and 0.7% above it in March, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22902 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in August 2017.
Rent in ZIP 22902 changed +2.3% 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 22902 rose 37.7% while median household income rose 44.1% ($64,862 to $93,463). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 22902 is 44.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,463) is $2,337 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,050); a 3-bedroom is $2,490.
2nd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Charlottesville.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22902. 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 22902 (Charlottesville, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 59.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22902 in Charlottesville, VA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 22902 in Charlottesville, VA has shifted from $1,532 to $2,066, up 34.9% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $93,463 today, compared with $79,447 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 22902 in Charlottesville, VA losing about 1,832 residents over the five-year window, down 7.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 48.6% to 46.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 53.8% to 59.4% across the same window. 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 22902 covers Charlottesville, VA. The median rent here is $2,066/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,050/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($93,463/yr), ZIP 22902 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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