ZIP 80501
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 80501 usually run 1.4% below trend in February and 1.3% above it in July, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80501 is 1.3% below its high of $1,821 in September 2024, at $1,797 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80501 changed +1.3% 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 80501 rose 28.3% while median household income rose 33.2% ($60,751 to $80,911). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 80501 is 24.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($80,911) is $2,023 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,860); a 3-bedroom is $2,440.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Longmont.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80501. 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 80501 (Longmont, CO) is majority owner-occupied, 40.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80501 in Longmont, CO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 80501 in Longmont, CO paid around $1,460 a month. That figure now sits near $1,797, up 23.1% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $80,911 today, compared with $69,416 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 80501 in Longmont, CO adding about 532 residents over the five-year window, up 1.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 43% to 41.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 36% to 40.3% 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 80501 covers Longmont, CO. The median rent here is $1,797/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,860/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($80,911/yr), ZIP 80501 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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At $1,797/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 80501's median household income ($80,911/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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