ZIP 80917
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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January. Asking rents in ZIP 80917 usually run 2% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in July, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80917 is 2.4% below its high of $1,554 in February 2024, at $1,517 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80917 changed +0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 155 Colorado ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.3%.
Rent in ZIP 80917 is 31.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,991) is $1,825 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,550); a 3-bedroom is $2,160.
4th cheapest of 21 ZIP codes in Colorado Springs.
ZIP 80909, 3 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,276/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80917. 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 80917 (Colorado Springs, CO) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 33% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80917 in Colorado Springs, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 80917 in Colorado Springs, CO has increased from $1,247 to $1,517, a 21.7% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $62,918 in 2021 to $72,991 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 3.8% since 2021, moving from about 31,614 residents to roughly 30,398. Renters now make up 41.4% of households, compared with 38.4% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 80917 in Colorado Springs, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80917 covers Colorado Springs, CO. The median rent here is $1,517/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,310/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,550/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($72,991/yr), ZIP 80917 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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