ZIP 80241
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 80241 usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.3% above it in August, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80241 is 1.6% below its high of $1,953 in May 2024, at $1,921 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80241 changed +0.7% 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 80241 rose 28.6% while median household income rose 21.7% ($90,558 to $110,218). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80241 is 26.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,218) is $2,755 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,330); a 3-bedroom is $3,050.
3rd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Thornton.
ZIP 80233, 2 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,652/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80241. 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 80241 (Thornton, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 40.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80241 in Thornton, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 80241 in Thornton, CO has shifted from $1,626 to $1,921, up 18.1% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $97,149 to $110,218 across the same window, up 13.5% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 19.7% to 25.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 37.5% to 40.5% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 80241 in Thornton, CO look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80241 covers Thornton, CO. The median rent here is $1,921/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,960/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,330/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($110,218/yr), ZIP 80241 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $1,921/mo, rent takes ~21% of ZIP 80241's median household income ($110,218/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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