Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)

Pitkin County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 64 counties in 2016, at $1,242. Yuma County had the lowest, at $492. The median was $608. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,242Pitkin County
Lowest492Yuma County
Median60864 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 965 USDAlamosa County: 537 USDArapahoe County: 965 USDArchuleta County: 625 USDBaca County: 569 USDBent County: 507 USDBoulder County: 1,142 USDBroomfield County: 965 USDChaffee County: 630 USDCheyenne County: 492 USDClear Creek County: 965 USDConejos County: 569 USDCostilla County: 573 USDCrowley County: 492 USDCuster County: 503 USDDelta County: 616 USDDenver County: 965 USDDolores County: 569 USDDouglas County: 965 USDEagle County: 933 USDElbert County: 965 USDEl Paso County: 690 USDFremont County: 571 USDGarfield County: 804 USDGilpin County: 965 USDGrand County: 708 USDGunnison County: 631 USDHinsdale County: 560 USDHuerfano County: 517 USDJackson County: 617 USDJefferson County: 965 USDKiowa County: 538 USDKit Carson County: 569 USDLake County: 683 USDLa Plata County: 800 USDLarimer County: 799 USDLas Animas County: 570 USDLincoln County: 565 USDLogan County: 540 USDMesa County: 601 USDMineral County: 503 USDMoffat County: 596 USDMontezuma County: 569 USDMontrose County: 614 USDMorgan County: 534 USDOtero County: 546 USDOuray County: 806 USDPark County: 965 USDPhillips County: 502 USDPitkin County: 1,242 USDProwers County: 504 USDPueblo County: 592 USDRio Blanco County: 538 USDRio Grande County: 569 USDRoutt County: 943 USDSaguache County: 499 USDSan Juan County: 805 USDSan Miguel County: 1,031 USDSedgwick County: 492 USDSummit County: 990 USDTeller County: 720 USDWashington County: 525 USDWeld County: 632 USDYuma County: 492 USD
  • Under 520
  • 520 to 570
  • 570 to 610
  • 610 to 720
  • 720 to 970
  • 970 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Pitkin County: 1,242 USDPitkin County1,242Boulder County: 1,142 USDBoulder County1,142San Miguel County: 1,031 USDSan Miguel County1,031Summit County: 990 USDSummit County990Adams County: 965 USDAdams County965Arapahoe County: 965 USDArapahoe County965Broomfield County: 965 USDBroomfield County965Clear Creek County: 965 USDClear Creek County965Denver County: 965 USDDenver County965Douglas County: 965 USDDouglas County965Elbert County: 965 USDElbert County965Gilpin County: 965 USDGilpin County965Jefferson County: 965 USDJefferson County965Park County: 965 USDPark County965Routt County: 943 USDRoutt County943Eagle County: 933 USDEagle County933Ouray County: 806 USDOuray County806San Juan County: 805 USDSan Juan County805Garfield County: 804 USDGarfield County804La Plata County: 800 USDLa Plata County800Larimer County: 799 USDLarimer County799Teller County: 720 USDTeller County720Grand County: 708 USDGrand County708El Paso County: 690 USDEl Paso County690Lake County: 683 USDLake County683Weld County: 632 USDWeld County632Gunnison County: 631 USDGunnison County631Chaffee County: 630 USDChaffee County630Archuleta County: 625 USDArchuleta County625Jackson County: 617 USDJackson County617Delta County: 616 USDDelta County616Montrose County: 614 USDMontrose County614Mesa County: 601 USDMesa County601Moffat County: 596 USDMoffat County596Pueblo County: 592 USDPueblo County592Costilla County: 573 USDCostilla County573Fremont County: 571 USDFremont County571Las Animas County: 570 USDLas Animas County570Baca County: 569 USDBaca County569Conejos County: 569 USDConejos County569Pitkin County: 1,242 USDPitkin County1,242Boulder County: 1,142 USDBoulder County1,142San Miguel County: 1,031 USDSan Miguel County1,031Summit County: 990 USDSummit County990Adams County: 965 USDAdams County965Arapahoe County: 965 USDArapahoe County965Broomfield County: 965 USDBroomfield County965Clear Creek County: 965 USDClear Creek County965Denver County: 965 USDDenver County965Douglas County: 965 USDDouglas County965Elbert County: 965 USDElbert County965Gilpin County: 965 USDGilpin County965Jefferson County: 965 USDJefferson County965Park County: 965 USDPark County965Routt County: 943 USDRoutt County943Eagle County: 933 USDEagle County933Ouray County: 806 USDOuray County806San Juan County: 805 USDSan Juan County805Garfield County: 804 USDGarfield County804La Plata County: 800 USDLa Plata County800Larimer County: 799 USDLarimer County799Teller County: 720 USDTeller County720Grand County: 708 USDGrand County708El Paso County: 690 USDEl Paso County690Lake County: 683 USDLake County683Weld County: 632 USDWeld County632Gunnison County: 631 USDGunnison County631Chaffee County: 630 USDChaffee County630Archuleta County: 625 USDArchuleta County625Jackson County: 617 USDJackson County617Delta County: 616 USDDelta County616Montrose County: 614 USDMontrose County614Mesa County: 601 USDMesa County601Moffat County: 596 USDMoffat County596Pueblo County: 592 USDPueblo County592Costilla County: 573 USDCostilla County573Fremont County: 571 USDFremont County571Las Animas County: 570 USDLas Animas County570Baca County: 569 USDBaca County569Conejos County: 569 USDConejos County569
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Pitkin County1,242+14.4%
2Boulder County1,142+14.7%
3San Miguel County1,031-1.7%
4Summit County990-2.8%
5Adams County965+8.1%
5Arapahoe County965+8.1%
5Broomfield County965+8.1%
5Clear Creek County965+8.1%
5Denver County965+8.1%
5Douglas County965+8.1%
5Elbert County965+8.1%
5Gilpin County965+8.1%
5Jefferson County965+8.1%
5Park County965+8.1%
15Routt County943+6%
16Eagle County933+5.4%
17Ouray County806+9.2%
18San Juan County805+6.1%
19Garfield County804+2.6%
20La Plata County800+8.1%
21Larimer County799+7.7%
22Teller County720+0.1%
23Grand County708+11.1%
24El Paso County690+4.7%
25Lake County683-5.1%
26Weld County632+3.4%
27Gunnison County631-3.4%
28Chaffee County630+9.6%
29Archuleta County625+0.5%
30Jackson County617+9.2%
31Delta County616+6.4%
32Montrose County614+7%
33Mesa County601+2.7%
34Moffat County596+2.1%
35Pueblo County592+5.7%
36Costilla County573+5.7%
37Fremont County571-1.2%
38Las Animas County570+9.6%
39Baca County569+5%
39Conejos County569+5%
39Dolores County569+5%
39Kit Carson County569+19.8%
39Montezuma County569+5%
39Rio Grande County569+5%
45Lincoln County565+12.1%
46Hinsdale County560-14.8%
47Otero County546+14.9%
48Logan County540+10.4%
49Kiowa County538+3.9%
49Rio Blanco County538+4.9%
51Alamosa County537-2.4%
52Morgan County534+8.3%
53Washington County525+10.5%
54Huerfano County517+7.3%
55Bent County507+6.7%
56Prowers County504+6.1%
57Custer County503+5.9%
57Mineral County503+1.6%
59Phillips County502+4.1%
60Saguache County499-7.9%
61Cheyenne County492+3.6%
61Crowley County492+3.6%
61Sedgwick County492-9.2%
61Yuma County492+3.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a one-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Pitkin County, with $1,242 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Yuma County, with $492 in 2016.

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