Rent Trends / CO
Rent Trends in Colorado: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 89 cities in Colorado. The average across tracked cities is $2,498/month in 2026, up from $1,224 in 2015 (+104.1%). That sits $533 above (+27.1% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (June 2026)
What the Colorado rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Colorado from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Colorado and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Colorado has risen from about $1,940 to $2,498 (+28.8%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +25.1% ($1,997 → $2,498).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Security-Widefield (+100.7%, $1,150 → $2,308). 13 of 89 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Colorado
Lowest 2026 rents
- Brush — $975
- Sterling — $1,070
- Alamosa — $1,200
- Manitou Springs — $1,323
- Clifton — $1,371
Highest 2026 rents
- Aspen — $24,733
- Breckenridge — $3,744
- Frisco — $3,691
- Vail — $3,635
- Steamboat Springs — $3,558
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Colorado cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | $1,286 | $1,396 | $1,417 | $1,488 | $1,547 | $1,603 | $1,561 | $1,787 | $1,850 | $1,889 | $1,856 | $1,877 | +46.0% | |
| Colorado Springs | $974 | $1,025 | $1,096 | $1,183 | $1,244 | $1,313 | $1,403 | $1,590 | $1,655 | $1,685 | $1,701 | $1,739 | +78.5% | |
| Aurora | $1,080 | $1,193 | $1,235 | $1,299 | $1,360 | $1,412 | $1,453 | $1,662 | $1,720 | $1,805 | $1,763 | $1,759 | +62.9% | |
| Fort Collins | — | $1,243 | $1,242 | $1,297 | $1,374 | $1,404 | $1,428 | $1,598 | $1,709 | $1,817 | $1,827 | $1,938 | +55.9% | |
| Lakewood | $1,101 | $1,204 | $1,263 | $1,354 | $1,400 | $1,463 | $1,481 | $1,656 | $1,745 | $1,802 | $1,788 | $1,814 | +64.8% | |
| Pueblo | — | $761 | $805 | $845 | $908 | $962 | $1,070 | $1,197 | $1,283 | $1,298 | $1,306 | $1,392 | +82.9% | |
| Thornton | $1,208 | $1,291 | $1,349 | $1,415 | $1,484 | $1,530 | $1,594 | $1,776 | $1,851 | $1,888 | $1,906 | $1,910 | +58.1% | |
| Boulder | $1,415 | $1,514 | $1,593 | $1,675 | $1,753 | $1,814 | $1,863 | $2,051 | $2,159 | $2,304 | $2,396 | $2,439 | +72.4% | |
| Arvada | — | $1,344 | $1,395 | $1,453 | $1,510 | $1,575 | $1,615 | $1,851 | $1,919 | $2,014 | $2,039 | $2,094 | +55.8% | |
| Westminster | — | $1,249 | $1,273 | $1,356 | $1,432 | $1,479 | $1,515 | $1,703 | $1,799 | $1,841 | $1,842 | $1,879 | +50.4% | |
| Grand Junction | $885 | $905 | $924 | $990 | $1,065 | $1,123 | $1,237 | $1,377 | $1,506 | $1,544 | $1,652 | $1,768 | +99.8% | |
| Centennial | $1,444 | $1,571 | $1,623 | $1,661 | $1,710 | $1,768 | $1,799 | $2,029 | $2,116 | $2,175 | $2,179 | $2,228 | +54.3% | |
| Greeley | — | — | $985 | $1,030 | $1,099 | $1,129 | $1,193 | $1,314 | $1,396 | $1,412 | $1,464 | $1,474 | +49.6% | |
| Longmont | $1,225 | $1,325 | $1,333 | $1,405 | $1,461 | $1,524 | $1,538 | $1,735 | $1,809 | $1,856 | $1,891 | $1,961 | +60.1% | |
| Parker | — | $1,672 | $1,687 | $1,757 | $1,794 | $1,826 | $1,900 | $2,101 | $2,201 | $2,294 | $2,296 | $2,332 | +39.5% | |
| Highlands Ranch | $1,787 | $1,836 | $1,828 | $1,901 | $1,961 | $2,039 | $2,080 | $2,268 | $2,416 | $2,533 | $2,528 | $2,650 | +48.3% | |
| Loveland | — | — | $1,180 | $1,235 | $1,321 | $1,361 | $1,408 | $1,560 | $1,672 | $1,716 | $1,755 | $1,859 | +57.5% | |
| Castle Rock | — | — | $1,711 | $1,791 | $1,837 | $1,890 | $1,986 | $2,170 | $2,316 | $2,373 | $2,406 | $2,493 | +45.7% | |
| Broomfield | — | — | $1,489 | $1,535 | $1,610 | $1,640 | $1,686 | $1,919 | $1,966 | $2,002 | $2,033 | $2,035 | +36.7% | |
| Littleton | $1,243 | $1,319 | $1,373 | $1,484 | $1,542 | $1,585 | $1,617 | $1,808 | $1,889 | $1,971 | $1,963 | $2,065 | +66.1% | |
| Commerce City | — | — | $1,587 | $1,647 | $1,752 | $1,884 | $1,957 | $2,093 | $2,170 | $2,346 | $2,408 | $2,484 | +56.5% | |
| Brighton | — | — | — | $1,503 | $1,560 | $1,618 | $1,664 | $1,819 | $1,920 | $2,017 | $2,008 | $1,976 | +31.5% | |
| Golden | — | — | — | $1,598 | $1,663 | $1,696 | $1,745 | $1,991 | $2,116 | $2,204 | $2,220 | $2,295 | +43.6% | |
| Englewood | — | — | $1,354 | $1,421 | $1,449 | $1,496 | $1,534 | $1,711 | $1,830 | $1,888 | $1,829 | $1,873 | +38.3% | |
| Northglenn | — | — | — | $1,156 | $1,272 | $1,283 | $1,308 | $1,512 | $1,570 | $1,553 | $1,563 | $1,533 | +32.6% | |
| Montrose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,721 | $1,790 | $2,027 | +17.8% | |
| Security-Widefield | $1,150 | $1,217 | $1,265 | $1,374 | $1,465 | $1,570 | $1,664 | $1,971 | $1,941 | $2,094 | $2,173 | $2,308 | +100.7% | |
| Lafayette | — | — | — | — | $1,551 | $1,655 | $1,721 | $1,896 | $2,026 | $2,073 | $2,150 | $2,250 | +45.1% | |
| Durango | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,481 | $1,674 | $1,811 | $1,852 | $1,938 | $1,997 | +34.8% | |
| Fountain | $1,108 | $1,164 | $1,230 | $1,321 | $1,420 | $1,498 | $1,615 | $1,776 | $1,833 | $1,945 | $2,007 | $2,125 | +91.8% | |
| Wheat Ridge | — | — | $1,329 | $1,386 | $1,471 | $1,556 | $1,599 | $1,802 | $1,879 | $1,966 | $1,953 | $2,014 | +51.5% | |
| Monument | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,827 | $1,989 | $2,012 | $2,051 | $2,148 | +17.6% | |
| Canon City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,325 | $1,425 | $1,461 | +10.3% | |
| Peyton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,382 | $2,615 | +9.8% | |
| Erie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,579 | $2,663 | $2,828 | $2,952 | $2,989 | +15.9% | |
| Evergreen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,436 | $2,592 | $2,743 | $2,912 | $3,026 | +24.2% | |
| Windsor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,177 | $2,315 | $2,325 | $2,452 | +12.6% | |
| Evans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,624 | $1,629 | $1,655 | $1,723 | +6.1% | |
| Morrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,419 | +0.0% | |
| Louisville | — | — | — | — | $1,853 | $1,893 | $1,928 | $2,207 | $2,324 | $2,365 | $2,417 | $2,634 | +42.1% | |
| Steamboat Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,558 | +0.0% | |
| Sterling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,070 | +0.0% | |
| Lone Tree | — | — | — | $1,547 | $1,599 | $1,633 | $1,615 | $1,866 | $2,046 | $2,043 | $1,988 | $2,011 | +30.0% | |
| Berthoud | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,875 | +0.0% | |
| Greenwood Village | — | — | — | $1,659 | $1,707 | $1,814 | $1,818 | $2,089 | $2,170 | $2,170 | $2,128 | $2,206 | +33.0% | |
| Glenwood Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,385 | $2,468 | +3.5% | |
| Fruita | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,706 | $1,935 | +13.4% | |
| Cortez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,567 | +0.0% | |
| Alamosa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% | |
| Rifle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,367 | +0.0% | |
| Federal Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,608 | $1,519 | $1,576 | -2.0% | |
| Frederick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,778 | +0.0% | |
| Clifton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,371 | +0.0% | |
| Woodland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,745 | $1,800 | $2,165 | +24.1% | |
| Superior | — | — | — | — | — | $1,782 | $1,814 | $2,075 | $2,237 | $2,239 | $2,224 | $2,450 | +37.5% | |
| Pagosa Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,992 | +0.0% | |
| Firestone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,370 | +0.0% | |
| Johnstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,023 | $2,035 | $2,104 | +4.0% | |
| Aspen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24,733 | +0.0% | |
| Breckenridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,744 | +0.0% | |
| Gypsum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,738 | +0.0% | |
| Castle Pines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,433 | $2,616 | $2,603 | +7.0% | |
| Salida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,428 | +0.0% | |
| Vail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,635 | +0.0% | |
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,411 | +0.0% | |
| Cherry Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,762 | $1,861 | $1,898 | $1,905 | $1,894 | +7.5% | |
| Silverthorne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,377 | +0.0% | |
| Milliken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,550 | +0.0% | |
| Conifer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,358 | +0.0% | |
| Leadville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,065 | +0.0% | |
| New Castle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,503 | +0.0% | |
| Brush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $975 | +0.0% | |
| Sheridan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,476 | $1,622 | +9.9% | |
| Eagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,732 | +0.0% | |
| Idaho Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,719 | +0.0% | |
| Avon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,456 | +0.0% | |
| Manitou Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,323 | +0.0% | |
| Palisade | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,596 | +0.0% | |
| Stratmoor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,745 | $1,861 | +6.6% | |
| Glendale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,599 | $1,738 | $1,716 | $1,658 | $1,537 | -3.9% | |
| Edgewater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,874 | +0.0% | |
| Granby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,317 | +0.0% | |
| Frisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,691 | +0.0% | |
| Meridian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,883 | $1,998 | $1,994 | $1,925 | $1,940 | +3.0% | |
| Nederland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,675 | +0.0% | |
| Timnath | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,852 | +0.0% | |
| Niwot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,785 | +0.0% | |
| Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,383 | +0.0% | |
| Dillon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,793 | +0.0% |
Click any column header to sort · % Chg uses earliest available year → 2026
Frequently asked questions — Colorado rent
Is Colorado cheap to rent in 2026?
Not compared with the U.S. overall. The average rent across 89 tracked Colorado cities is about $2,498/month — $533 above (+27.1% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. Cheaper pockets still exist inside the state; sort the table by 2026 rent to find them.
What city in Colorado has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Brush is the lowest at about $975/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Sterling ($1,070), Alamosa ($1,200), Manitou Springs ($1,323).
What city in Colorado has the most expensive rent?
Aspen leads our sample at about $24,733/month in 2026, followed by Breckenridge ($3,744) and Frisco ($3,691).
How much have rents in Colorado changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,224 in 2015 to $2,498 in 2026 (+104.1%). 13 of 89 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Security-Widefield (+100.7%).
Are rents in Colorado still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Colorado cities went from about $1,997 to $2,498 (+25.1%). Since 2023 ($1,940), that is +28.8%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.