ZIP 22903
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 22903 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in April, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 22903 is 0% below its high of $2,370 in August 2026, at $2,370 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 22903 changed +4.3% 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 22903 rose 36.4% while median household income rose 8.2% ($64,107 to $69,340). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 22903 is 46.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($69,340) is $1,734 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,660); a 2-bedroom is $1,890.
4th cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Charlottesville.
ZIP 22901, 6 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,727/mo), about $7,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 22903. 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 22903 (Charlottesville, VA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 66.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 22903 in Charlottesville, VA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 22903 in Charlottesville, VA has climbed by $679 per month, settling near $2,370 after starting the period at $1,691. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $62,280 in 2021 to $69,340 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 28.9 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 39,859 to 40,372 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.3% change. About 57.8% of households rent today, against 60.7% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 63.5% to 66.4%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 22903 in Charlottesville, VA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 22903 covers Charlottesville, VA. The median rent here is $2,370/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,660/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,890/mo.
At 41% of local median household income ($69,340/yr), ZIP 22903 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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At $2,370/mo, rent takes ~41% of ZIP 22903's median household income ($69,340/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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