ZIP 80301
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 80301 usually run 1.8% below trend in December and 1.9% above it in August, about $87 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80301 is 2.7% below its high of $2,419 in December 2024, at $2,353 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80301 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 80301 rose 27.4% while median household income rose 16.8% ($81,527 to $95,207). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80301 is 25.3% 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 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,207) is $2,380 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,280); a 3-bedroom is $3,030.
2nd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Boulder.
ZIP 80503, 8 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,898/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80301. 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 80301 (Boulder, CO) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 69.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80301 in Boulder, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 80301 in Boulder, CO has shifted from $1,931 to $2,353, up 21.9% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 80301 in Boulder, CO now reports about $95,207, up from $83,984 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 67% to 69.5% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 80301 in Boulder, CO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80301 covers Boulder, CO. The median rent here is $2,353/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,930/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,280/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($95,207/yr), ZIP 80301 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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