ZIP 80205
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80205 usually run 1.6% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in July, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80205 is 2.1% below its high of $2,054 in October 2023, at $2,010 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80205 changed +2.6% 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 80205 rose 18.5% while median household income rose 44.9% ($72,338 to $104,836). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80205 is 14.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,836) is $2,621 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,280); a 3-bedroom is $2,980.
18th cheapest of 27 ZIP codes in Denver.
ZIP 80218, 2 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,489/mo), about $6,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80205. 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 80205 (Denver, CO) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 63.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80205 in Denver, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 80205 in Denver, CO has shifted from $1,753 to $2,010, up 14.7% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $79,436 to $104,836 across the same window, up 32.0% versus 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 80205 in Denver, CO adding about 766 residents over the five-year window, up 2.3% on net. The renter share has risen from 60.9% to 62.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 55% to 63.9% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 80205 in Denver, CO look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80205 covers Denver, CO. The median rent here is $2,010/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,910/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,280/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($104,836/yr), ZIP 80205 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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At $2,010/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 80205's median household income ($104,836/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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