ZIP 80130
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80130 usually run 1.8% below trend in January and 1.3% above it in July, about $86 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80130 is 2.1% below its high of $2,840 in April 2025, at $2,781 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80130 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 80130 rose 31.2% while median household income rose 26% ($125,959 to $158,741). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80130 is 29% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($158,741) is $3,969 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,940); a 4-bedroom is $4,390.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Highlands Ranch.
ZIP 80124, 2 miles away, rents for 30% less ($1,947/mo), about $10,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80130. 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 80130 (Highlands Ranch, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 69.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80130 in Highlands Ranch, CO has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 80130 in Highlands Ranch, CO has increased by $531 per month, settling near $2,781 after starting the period at $2,250. Census figures show median household income at $158,741 today, compared with $131,715 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 26,643 to 24,719 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.2% change. About 21.3% of households rent today, against 23.6% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 63.8% to 69.8%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80130 covers Highlands Ranch, CO. The median rent here is $2,781/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,530/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,010/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($158,741/yr), ZIP 80130 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $2,781/mo, rent takes ~21% of ZIP 80130's median household income ($158,741/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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