Rent Trends / CO
Rent Trends in Colorado: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 91 cities in Colorado. The average across tracked cities is $2,498/month in 2026, up from $1,212 in 2015 (+106.1%). That sits $536 above (+27.3% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (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 ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Colorado has risen from about $1,920 to $2,498 (+30.1%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +26.2% ($1,979 → $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 (+101.6%, $1,152 → $2,322). 13 of 91 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
- Sterling — $1,003
- Alamosa — $1,095
- Manitou Springs — $1,325
- Clifton — $1,332
- Pueblo — $1,391
Highest 2026 rents
- Aspen — $23,908
- Basalt — $4,825
- Edwards — $3,950
- Frisco — $3,770
- Carbondale — $3,715
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 | $1,283 | $1,394 | $1,414 | $1,486 | $1,545 | $1,601 | $1,559 | $1,785 | $1,849 | $1,887 | $1,854 | $1,884 | +46.8% | |
| Colorado Springs | $977 | $1,028 | $1,099 | $1,186 | $1,247 | $1,318 | $1,407 | $1,595 | $1,660 | $1,690 | $1,705 | $1,749 | +79.0% | |
| Aurora | $1,078 | $1,189 | $1,234 | $1,297 | $1,357 | $1,410 | $1,451 | $1,660 | $1,717 | $1,801 | $1,760 | $1,752 | +62.5% | |
| Fort Collins | — | $1,251 | $1,249 | $1,305 | $1,381 | $1,411 | $1,436 | $1,607 | $1,717 | $1,826 | $1,834 | $1,943 | +55.3% | |
| Lakewood | $1,096 | $1,199 | $1,257 | $1,347 | $1,394 | $1,455 | $1,472 | $1,645 | $1,735 | $1,791 | $1,775 | $1,803 | +64.5% | |
| Pueblo | — | $763 | $807 | $848 | $910 | $965 | $1,072 | $1,198 | $1,284 | $1,300 | $1,307 | $1,391 | +82.3% | |
| Thornton | $1,207 | $1,290 | $1,347 | $1,414 | $1,482 | $1,528 | $1,593 | $1,771 | $1,847 | $1,881 | $1,898 | $1,904 | +57.7% | |
| Boulder | $1,369 | $1,466 | $1,542 | $1,622 | $1,698 | $1,757 | $1,804 | $1,986 | $2,093 | $2,230 | $2,316 | $2,370 | +73.1% | |
| Arvada | — | $1,355 | $1,406 | $1,462 | $1,520 | $1,586 | $1,625 | $1,863 | $1,931 | $2,027 | $2,050 | $2,117 | +56.2% | |
| Westminster | — | $1,248 | $1,272 | $1,353 | $1,431 | $1,477 | $1,514 | $1,701 | $1,797 | $1,841 | $1,841 | $1,887 | +51.2% | |
| Grand Junction | $867 | $886 | $905 | $969 | $1,043 | $1,102 | $1,210 | $1,347 | $1,475 | $1,513 | $1,618 | $1,732 | +99.8% | |
| Centennial | $1,446 | $1,574 | $1,626 | $1,666 | $1,712 | $1,773 | $1,804 | $2,038 | $2,125 | $2,181 | $2,189 | $2,259 | +56.2% | |
| Greeley | — | — | $993 | $1,039 | $1,111 | $1,138 | $1,204 | $1,322 | $1,407 | $1,422 | $1,473 | $1,487 | +49.7% | |
| Longmont | $1,207 | $1,306 | $1,313 | $1,383 | $1,439 | $1,501 | $1,513 | $1,706 | $1,781 | $1,827 | $1,860 | $1,922 | +59.2% | |
| Parker | — | $1,653 | $1,667 | $1,735 | $1,772 | $1,803 | $1,875 | $2,070 | $2,176 | $2,266 | $2,271 | $2,310 | +39.7% | |
| Highlands Ranch | $1,776 | $1,825 | $1,817 | $1,890 | $1,950 | $2,025 | $2,068 | $2,255 | $2,400 | $2,516 | $2,513 | $2,635 | +48.4% | |
| Loveland | — | — | $1,216 | $1,273 | $1,360 | $1,400 | $1,448 | $1,601 | $1,720 | $1,767 | $1,807 | $1,910 | +57.1% | |
| Castle Rock | — | — | $1,708 | $1,786 | $1,834 | $1,886 | $1,981 | $2,165 | $2,310 | $2,367 | $2,398 | $2,503 | +46.5% | |
| Broomfield | — | — | $1,505 | $1,554 | $1,625 | $1,660 | $1,705 | $1,938 | $1,986 | $2,024 | $2,055 | $2,081 | +38.3% | |
| Littleton | $1,238 | $1,313 | $1,367 | $1,477 | $1,535 | $1,577 | $1,609 | $1,795 | $1,876 | $1,958 | $1,949 | $2,047 | +65.3% | |
| Commerce City | — | — | $1,495 | $1,552 | $1,651 | $1,774 | $1,842 | $1,972 | $2,045 | $2,210 | $2,275 | $2,339 | +56.5% | |
| Brighton | — | — | — | $1,491 | $1,557 | $1,611 | $1,661 | $1,819 | $1,920 | $2,022 | $2,017 | $2,001 | +34.2% | |
| Golden | — | — | — | $1,549 | $1,606 | $1,642 | $1,688 | $1,925 | $2,046 | $2,130 | $2,142 | $2,234 | +44.2% | |
| Englewood | — | — | $1,345 | $1,413 | $1,439 | $1,487 | $1,527 | $1,700 | $1,820 | $1,876 | $1,820 | $1,866 | +38.7% | |
| Northglenn | — | — | — | $1,143 | $1,259 | $1,273 | $1,293 | $1,494 | $1,564 | $1,541 | $1,546 | $1,509 | +32.0% | |
| Montrose | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,762 | $1,823 | $2,026 | +15.0% | |
| Security-Widefield | $1,152 | $1,220 | $1,269 | $1,378 | $1,469 | $1,576 | $1,667 | $1,975 | $1,945 | $2,097 | $2,177 | $2,322 | +101.6% | |
| Lafayette | — | — | — | — | $1,539 | $1,641 | $1,707 | $1,884 | $2,013 | $2,060 | $2,132 | $2,211 | +43.7% | |
| Durango | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,470 | $1,664 | $1,804 | $1,845 | $1,927 | $1,982 | +34.8% | |
| Fountain | $1,061 | $1,115 | $1,178 | $1,266 | $1,362 | $1,439 | $1,549 | $1,704 | $1,758 | $1,866 | $1,929 | $2,056 | +93.8% | |
| Wheat Ridge | — | — | $1,283 | $1,338 | $1,421 | $1,504 | $1,545 | $1,745 | $1,817 | $1,902 | $1,892 | $1,952 | +52.1% | |
| Monument | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,816 | $1,978 | $2,007 | $2,046 | $2,128 | +17.2% | |
| Canon City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,323 | $1,416 | $1,448 | +9.4% | |
| Peyton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,456 | $2,675 | +8.9% | |
| Erie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,497 | $2,573 | $2,728 | $2,841 | $2,920 | +16.9% | |
| Evergreen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,388 | $2,535 | $2,686 | $2,848 | $2,942 | +23.2% | |
| Windsor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,964 | $2,089 | $2,098 | $2,216 | +12.8% | |
| Evans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,636 | $1,639 | $1,661 | $1,738 | +6.2% | |
| Morrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,501 | +0.0% | |
| Louisville | — | — | — | — | $1,883 | $1,923 | $1,958 | $2,242 | $2,355 | $2,397 | $2,451 | $2,648 | +40.6% | |
| Steamboat Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,713 | +0.0% | |
| Sterling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,003 | +0.0% | |
| Lone Tree | — | — | — | $1,531 | $1,581 | $1,616 | $1,609 | $1,847 | $1,997 | $2,020 | $1,961 | $1,988 | +29.8% | |
| Berthoud | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,009 | +0.0% | |
| Greenwood Village | — | — | — | $1,663 | $1,710 | $1,816 | $1,824 | $2,097 | $2,179 | $2,177 | $2,138 | $2,243 | +34.9% | |
| Glenwood Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,339 | $2,429 | +3.8% | |
| Fruita | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,599 | $1,800 | +12.6% | |
| Cortez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,746 | +0.0% | |
| Alamosa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,095 | +0.0% | |
| Federal Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,575 | $1,485 | $1,505 | -4.4% | |
| Clifton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,332 | +0.0% | |
| Woodland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,733 | $1,785 | $2,105 | +21.5% | |
| Superior | — | — | — | — | — | $1,773 | $1,800 | $2,061 | $2,220 | $2,221 | $2,206 | $2,425 | +36.8% | |
| Pagosa Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,958 | +0.0% | |
| Firestone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,131 | +0.0% | |
| Johnstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,010 | $2,019 | $2,094 | +4.2% | |
| Aspen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $23,908 | +0.0% | |
| Breckenridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,709 | +0.0% | |
| Gypsum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,752 | +0.0% | |
| Castle Pines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,487 | $2,663 | $2,657 | +6.8% | |
| Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,950 | +0.0% | |
| Salida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,367 | +0.0% | |
| Estes Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,573 | +0.0% | |
| Carbondale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,715 | +0.0% | |
| Bayfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,286 | +0.0% | |
| Vail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,620 | +0.0% | |
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,396 | +0.0% | |
| Cherry Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,778 | $1,883 | $1,916 | $1,922 | $1,868 | +5.1% | |
| Silverthorne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,311 | +0.0% | |
| Milliken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,258 | +0.0% | |
| Leadville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,333 | +0.0% | |
| Basalt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,825 | +0.0% | |
| Sheridan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,488 | $1,615 | +8.5% | |
| Eagle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,752 | +0.0% | |
| Manitou Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,325 | +0.0% | |
| Palisade | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,523 | +0.0% | |
| Stratmoor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,766 | $1,885 | +6.7% | |
| Glendale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,572 | $1,712 | $1,688 | $1,631 | $1,520 | -3.3% | |
| Edgewater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,839 | +0.0% | |
| Granby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,125 | +0.0% | |
| Frisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,770 | +0.0% | |
| Meridian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,871 | $1,974 | $1,977 | $1,910 | $1,940 | +3.7% | |
| Hayden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,350 | +0.0% | |
| Nederland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,375 | +0.0% | |
| Timnath | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,973 | +0.0% | |
| Niwot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,090 | +0.0% | |
| Fairplay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,600 | +0.0% | |
| Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,906 | +0.0% | |
| Dillon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,050 | +0.0% | |
| Green Mountain Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,400 | +0.0% | |
| Georgetown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,750 | +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 91 tracked Colorado cities is about $2,498/month — $536 above (+27.3% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. 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, Sterling is the lowest at about $1,003/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Alamosa ($1,095), Manitou Springs ($1,325), Clifton ($1,332).
What city in Colorado has the most expensive rent?
Aspen leads our sample at about $23,908/month in 2026, followed by Basalt ($4,825) and Edwards ($3,950).
How much have rents in Colorado changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,212 in 2015 to $2,498 in 2026 (+106.1%). 13 of 91 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Security-Widefield (+101.6%).
Are rents in Colorado still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Colorado cities went from about $1,979 to $2,498 (+26.2%). Since 2023 ($1,920), that is +30.1%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.