ZIP 80012
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80012 usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80012 is 9.5% below its high of $1,702 in February 2024, at $1,541 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80012 changed -3.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 155 Colorado ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 80012 rose 33.2% while median household income rose 29.3% ($56,438 to $73,000). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80012 is 17.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,000) is $1,825 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,730); a 2-bedroom is $2,060.
1st cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Aurora.
ZIP 80246, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,360/mo), about $2,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80012. 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 80012 (Aurora, CO) is roughly split between renters and owners, 28.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80012 in Aurora, CO has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 80012 in Aurora, CO stood at $1,344 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,541, reflecting a 14.7% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 80012 in Aurora, CO now reports about $73,000, up from $61,380 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 1.4% since 2021, moving from about 51,796 residents to roughly 51,052. College-educated residents now make up 28.1% of adults here, versus 26% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 80012 in Aurora, CO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80012 covers Aurora, CO. The median rent here is $1,541/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,209/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,440/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($73,000/yr), ZIP 80012 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.3% over the past year.
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