ZIP 80221
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 80221 usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.3% above it in May, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80221 is 1.2% below its high of $1,888 in October 2024, at $1,865 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80221 changed +0.6% 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 80221 rose 38.9% while median household income rose 37.1% ($63,318 to $86,810). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80221 is 32.1% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($86,810) is $2,170 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,930); a 3-bedroom is $2,520.
12th cheapest of 27 ZIP codes in Denver.
ZIP 80030, 2 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,355/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80221. 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 80221 (Denver, CO) is majority owner-occupied, 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80221 in Denver, CO has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 80221 in Denver, CO has climbed 26.6% since 2021, going from about $1,473 per month to roughly $1,865 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 80221 in Denver, CO now reports about $86,810, up from $71,537 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.3 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 40,741 to 39,718 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.5% change. About 29.5% of households rent today, against 34% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 24.1% to 32.1%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 80221 in Denver, CO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80221 covers Denver, CO. The median rent here is $1,865/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 26% of local median household income ($86,810/yr), ZIP 80221 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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