ZIP 80033
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80033 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $43 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80033 is 0.1% below its high of $1,855 in April 2025, at $1,854 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80033 changed +2.0% 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 80033 rose 32.3% while median household income rose 61.4% ($55,526 to $89,627). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80033 is 30.6% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($89,627) is $2,241 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,930); a 3-bedroom is $2,520.
ZIP 80214, 3 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,541/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80033. 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 80033 (Wheat Ridge, CO) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 46.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80033 in Wheat Ridge, CO has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 80033 in Wheat Ridge, CO has climbed by $368 per month, settling near $1,854 after starting the period at $1,486. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 80033 in Wheat Ridge, CO now reports about $89,627, up from $72,621 in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 27,499 to 26,485 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.7% change. About 48.4% of households rent today, against 50.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 39.5% to 46.9%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 80033 in Wheat Ridge, CO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80033 covers Wheat Ridge, CO. The median rent here is $1,854/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 25% of local median household income ($89,627/yr), ZIP 80033 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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