ZIP 80920
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 80920 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $55 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80920 is 0% below its high of $1,890 in August 2026, at $1,890 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80920 changed +3.3% 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 80920 rose 32.1% while median household income rose 17.4% ($96,284 to $113,036). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 80920 is 32.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($113,036) is $2,826 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,150); a 3-bedroom is $2,990.
14th cheapest of 21 ZIP codes in Colorado Springs.
ZIP 80918, 3 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,550/mo), about $4,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80920. 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 80920 (Colorado Springs, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 52.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80920 in Colorado Springs, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 80920 in Colorado Springs, CO has increased from $1,603 to $1,890, a 17.9% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 80920 in Colorado Springs, CO now reports about $113,036, up from $102,356 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 5.3% since 2021, moving from about 38,988 residents to roughly 36,923. Renters now make up 34.6% of households, compared with 29.6% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 80920 in Colorado Springs, CO reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 80920 covers Colorado Springs, CO. The median rent here is $1,890/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,810/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,150/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($113,036/yr), ZIP 80920 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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