ZIP 80918
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 80918 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in August, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80918 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 80918 changed +2.7% 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 80918 rose 33.9% while median household income rose 29% ($67,996 to $87,685). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80918 is 30.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,685) is $2,192 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,790); a 3-bedroom is $2,490.
6th cheapest of 21 ZIP codes in Colorado Springs.
ZIP 80909, 4 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,276/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80918. 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 80918 (Colorado Springs, CO) is majority owner-occupied, 38.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80918 in Colorado Springs, CO has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 80918 in Colorado Springs, CO stood at $1,280 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,550, reflecting a 21.1% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $74,644 to $87,685 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.5% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 3.3% since 2021, moving from about 48,404 residents to roughly 50,005. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 80918 in Colorado Springs, CO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80918 covers Colorado Springs, CO. The median rent here is $1,550/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,790/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($87,685/yr), ZIP 80918 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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