ZIP 80302
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
September. Asking rents in ZIP 80302 usually run 2% below trend in September and 1.4% above it in January, about $102 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80302 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2015.
Rent in ZIP 80302 changed +3.7% 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 80302 rose 39.5% while median household income rose 17% ($52,719 to $61,698). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80302 is 47.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,698) is $1,542 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,650).
5th cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Boulder.
ZIP 80304, 4 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,512/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80302. 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 80302 (Boulder, CO) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 75% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80302 in Boulder, CO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 80302 in Boulder, CO paid around $2,159 a month. That figure now sits near $2,997, up 38.8% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $61,698 today, compared with $56,362 five years earlier. 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 77.6% to 75% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80302 covers Boulder, CO. The median rent here is $2,997/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,910/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,260/mo.
At 58% of local median household income ($61,698/yr), ZIP 80302 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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At $2,997/mo, rent takes ~58% of ZIP 80302's median household income ($61,698/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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