ZIP 80027
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 80027 usually run 2.1% below trend in December and 2.2% above it in July, about $98 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80027 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2017.
Rent in ZIP 80027 changed +5.1% 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 80027 rose 30.3% while median household income rose 40.3% ($109,895 to $154,232). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80027 is 32.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($154,232) is $3,856 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,740).
ZIP 80021, 5 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,919/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80027. 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 80027 (Louisville, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 73.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80027 in Louisville, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 80027 in Louisville, CO has shifted from $1,792 to $2,284, up 27.5% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $126,116 in 2021 to $154,232 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has eased from 34.8% to 32.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 71% to 73.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 80027 in Louisville, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80027 covers Louisville, CO. The median rent here is $2,284/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,070/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,450/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($154,232/yr), ZIP 80027 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.1% over the past year.
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