ZIP 80602
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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December. Asking rents in ZIP 80602 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in June, about $56 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80602 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2018.
Rent in ZIP 80602 changed +2.8% 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 80602 rose 30.7% while median household income rose 30.2% ($116,500 to $151,737). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80602 is 31.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($151,737) is $3,793 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,910); a 3-bedroom is $3,810.
4th cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Thornton.
ZIP 80241, 4 miles away, rents for 35% less ($1,921/mo), about $12,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80602. 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 80602 (Thornton, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 43.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80602 in Thornton, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 80602 in Thornton, CO has climbed from $2,368 to $2,934, a 23.9% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $130,101 in 2021 to $151,737 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 14.2% since 2021, moving from about 39,215 residents to roughly 44,783. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 80602 in Thornton, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80602 covers Thornton, CO. The median rent here is $2,934/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,440/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,910/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($151,737/yr), ZIP 80602 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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