ZIP 80021
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80021 usually run 2% below trend in January and 2.1% above it in July, about $79 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80021 is 3.5% below its high of $1,989 in March 2024, at $1,919 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80021 changed +0.6% 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 80021 rose 23.7% while median household income rose 45% ($75,879 to $110,038). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80021 is 18.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,038) is $2,751 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,490); a 3-bedroom is $3,260.
4th cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Westminster.
ZIP 80030, 6 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,355/mo), about $6,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80021. 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 80021 (Westminster, CO) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 54.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80021 in Westminster, CO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 80021 in Westminster, CO paid around $1,681 a month. That figure now sits near $1,919, up 14.2% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 80021 in Westminster, CO now reports about $110,038, up from $86,665 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 80021 in Westminster, CO adding about 1,218 residents over the five-year window, up 3.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 46.5% to 50.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 48.7% to 54.8% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 80021 in Westminster, CO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80021 covers Westminster, CO. The median rent here is $1,919/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,506/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,794/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($110,038/yr), ZIP 80021 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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At $1,919/mo, rent takes ~21% of ZIP 80021's median household income ($110,038/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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