ZIP 80016
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80016 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in July, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80016 is 3.3% below its high of $2,071 in April 2024, at $2,002 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80016 changed +0.3% 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 80016 rose 31.3% while median household income rose 21.5% ($123,820 to $150,492). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80016 is 24% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($150,492) is $3,762 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,490).
7th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Aurora.
ZIP 80017, 8 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,566/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80016. 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 80016 (Aurora, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 59.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80016 in Aurora, CO has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 80016 in Aurora, CO has increased 20.5% since 2021, going from about $1,662 per month to roughly $2,002 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $131,250 in 2021 to $150,492 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.8 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 63,013 to 68,268 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.3% change. About 21.5% of households rent today, against 19.1% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 80016 in Aurora, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80016 covers Aurora, CO. The median rent here is $2,002/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,010/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,390/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($150,492/yr), ZIP 80016 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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At $2,002/mo, rent takes ~16% of ZIP 80016's median household income ($150,492/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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