ZIP 80031
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80031 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in August, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80031 is 0.7% below its high of $2,281 in August 2024, at $2,264 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80031 changed +0.2% 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 80031 rose 29.7% while median household income rose 30.6% ($82,271 to $107,422). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80031 is 25.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($107,422) is $2,686 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,180); a 3-bedroom is $2,850.
5th cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Westminster.
ZIP 80260, 2 miles away, rents for 31% less ($1,551/mo), about $8,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80031. 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 80031 (Westminster, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 45.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80031 in Westminster, CO has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 80031 in Westminster, CO stood at $1,943 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,264, reflecting a 16.5% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $90,313 to $107,422 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.9% shift. The population has contracted by 3.4% since 2021, moving from about 36,835 residents to roughly 35,584. Renters now make up 30.3% of households, compared with 26.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 45.1% of adults here, versus 42.6% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 80031 in Westminster, 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 80031 covers Westminster, CO. The median rent here is $2,264/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,830/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,180/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($107,422/yr), ZIP 80031 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.2% over the past year.
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