ZIP 80220
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80220 usually run 1.7% below trend in January and 1.8% above it in July, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80220 is 3.6% below its high of $1,768 in January 2024, at $1,704 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80220 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 80220 rose 28.9% while median household income rose 28.3% ($82,642 to $106,054). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80220 is 19.7% 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 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,054) is $2,651 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,520); a 4-bedroom is $2,820.
6th cheapest of 27 ZIP codes in Denver.
ZIP 80246, 2 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,360/mo), about $4,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80220. 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 80220 (Denver, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 66.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80220 in Denver, CO has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 80220 in Denver, CO has climbed by $281 per month, settling near $1,704 after starting the period at $1,423. Median household income grew from $86,466 to $106,054 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.7% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 3.0 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 60.8% to 66.4%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 80220 in Denver, 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 80220 covers Denver, CO. The median rent here is $1,704/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 19% of local median household income ($106,054/yr), ZIP 80220 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.0% over the past year.
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