ZIP 80921
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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December. Asking rents in ZIP 80921 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.9% above it in August, about $67 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 80921 is 0.5% below its high of $1,873 in November 2024, at $1,863 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 80921 changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 155 Colorado ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.3%.
Rent in ZIP 80921 is 27% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($141,659) is $3,541 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,210); a 4-bedroom is $3,650.
13th cheapest of 21 ZIP codes in Colorado Springs.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 80921. 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 80921 (Colorado Springs, CO) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 63% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 80921 in Colorado Springs, CO has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 80921 in Colorado Springs, CO has increased 16.0% since 2021, going from about $1,606 per month to roughly $1,863 today. Census figures show median household income at $141,659 today, compared with $131,696 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 8.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 22,725 to 26,551 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.8% change. About 26.7% of households rent today, against 21% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 65.3% to 63%. 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 80921 covers Colorado Springs, CO. The median rent here is $1,863/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,950/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,310/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($141,659/yr), ZIP 80921 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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