ZIP 80022
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80022 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.4% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80022 is 2.3% below its high of $2,564 in February 2026, at $2,504 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80022 changed -0.9% 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 80022 rose 32.3% while median household income rose 48% ($70,557 to $104,396). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80022 is 29.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,396) is $2,610 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,520); a 4-bedroom is $2,820.
ZIP 80640, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($2,168/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80022. 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 80022 (Commerce city, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 24.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80022 in Commerce city, CO has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 80022 in Commerce city, CO has increased by $442 per month, settling near $2,504 after starting the period at $2,062. Median household income grew from $81,746 to $104,396 between 2021 and 2024, a 27.7% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 6.3 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 57,154 to 61,452 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.5% change. About 23.9% of households rent today, against 27.5% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 22.2% to 24.5%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 80022 in Commerce city, CO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80022 covers Commerce city, CO. The median rent here is $2,504/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,620/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,930/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($104,396/yr), ZIP 80022 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.9% over the past year.
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