Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Pitkin County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 64 counties in 2018, at $1,737. Yuma County had the lowest, at $697. The median was $860. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,737Pitkin County
Lowest697Yuma County
Median86064 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 1,418 USDAlamosa County: 756 USDArapahoe County: 1,418 USDArchuleta County: 913 USDBaca County: 697 USDBent County: 740 USDBoulder County: 1,461 USDBroomfield County: 1,418 USDChaffee County: 862 USDCheyenne County: 698 USDClear Creek County: 1,418 USDConejos County: 697 USDCostilla County: 743 USDCrowley County: 722 USDCuster County: 712 USDDelta County: 911 USDDenver County: 1,418 USDDolores County: 697 USDDouglas County: 1,418 USDEagle County: 1,456 USDElbert County: 1,418 USDEl Paso County: 1,020 USDFremont County: 776 USDGarfield County: 1,112 USDGilpin County: 1,418 USDGrand County: 1,032 USDGunnison County: 901 USDHinsdale County: 819 USDHuerfano County: 742 USDJackson County: 858 USDJefferson County: 1,418 USDKiowa County: 817 USDKit Carson County: 697 USDLake County: 916 USDLa Plata County: 1,043 USDLarimer County: 1,106 USDLas Animas County: 845 USDLincoln County: 749 USDLogan County: 770 USDMesa County: 844 USDMineral County: 886 USDMoffat County: 809 USDMontezuma County: 726 USDMontrose County: 880 USDMorgan County: 763 USDOtero County: 786 USDOuray County: 1,143 USDPark County: 1,418 USDPhillips County: 721 USDPitkin County: 1,737 USDProwers County: 697 USDPueblo County: 770 USDRio Blanco County: 806 USDRio Grande County: 697 USDRoutt County: 1,236 USDSaguache County: 697 USDSan Juan County: 1,238 USDSan Miguel County: 1,456 USDSedgwick County: 697 USDSummit County: 1,419 USDTeller County: 1,044 USDWashington County: 697 USDWeld County: 937 USDYuma County: 697 USD
  • Under 710
  • 710 to 770
  • 770 to 860
  • 860 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Pitkin County: 1,737 USDPitkin County1,737Boulder County: 1,461 USDBoulder County1,461Eagle County: 1,456 USDEagle County1,456San Miguel County: 1,456 USDSan Miguel County1,456Summit County: 1,419 USDSummit County1,419Adams County: 1,418 USDAdams County1,418Arapahoe County: 1,418 USDArapahoe County1,418Broomfield County: 1,418 USDBroomfield County1,418Clear Creek County: 1,418 USDClear Creek County1,418Denver County: 1,418 USDDenver County1,418Douglas County: 1,418 USDDouglas County1,418Elbert County: 1,418 USDElbert County1,418Gilpin County: 1,418 USDGilpin County1,418Jefferson County: 1,418 USDJefferson County1,418Park County: 1,418 USDPark County1,418San Juan County: 1,238 USDSan Juan County1,238Routt County: 1,236 USDRoutt County1,236Ouray County: 1,143 USDOuray County1,143Garfield County: 1,112 USDGarfield County1,112Larimer County: 1,106 USDLarimer County1,106Teller County: 1,044 USDTeller County1,044La Plata County: 1,043 USDLa Plata County1,043Grand County: 1,032 USDGrand County1,032El Paso County: 1,020 USDEl Paso County1,020Weld County: 937 USDWeld County937Lake County: 916 USDLake County916Archuleta County: 913 USDArchuleta County913Delta County: 911 USDDelta County911Gunnison County: 901 USDGunnison County901Mineral County: 886 USDMineral County886Montrose County: 880 USDMontrose County880Chaffee County: 862 USDChaffee County862Jackson County: 858 USDJackson County858Las Animas County: 845 USDLas Animas County845Mesa County: 844 USDMesa County844Hinsdale County: 819 USDHinsdale County819Kiowa County: 817 USDKiowa County817Moffat County: 809 USDMoffat County809Rio Blanco County: 806 USDRio Blanco County806Otero County: 786 USDOtero County786Pitkin County: 1,737 USDPitkin County1,737Boulder County: 1,461 USDBoulder County1,461Eagle County: 1,456 USDEagle County1,456San Miguel County: 1,456 USDSan Miguel County1,456Summit County: 1,419 USDSummit County1,419Adams County: 1,418 USDAdams County1,418Arapahoe County: 1,418 USDArapahoe County1,418Broomfield County: 1,418 USDBroomfield County1,418Clear Creek County: 1,418 USDClear Creek County1,418Denver County: 1,418 USDDenver County1,418Douglas County: 1,418 USDDouglas County1,418Elbert County: 1,418 USDElbert County1,418Gilpin County: 1,418 USDGilpin County1,418Jefferson County: 1,418 USDJefferson County1,418Park County: 1,418 USDPark County1,418San Juan County: 1,238 USDSan Juan County1,238Routt County: 1,236 USDRoutt County1,236Ouray County: 1,143 USDOuray County1,143Garfield County: 1,112 USDGarfield County1,112Larimer County: 1,106 USDLarimer County1,106Teller County: 1,044 USDTeller County1,044La Plata County: 1,043 USDLa Plata County1,043Grand County: 1,032 USDGrand County1,032El Paso County: 1,020 USDEl Paso County1,020Weld County: 937 USDWeld County937Lake County: 916 USDLake County916Archuleta County: 913 USDArchuleta County913Delta County: 911 USDDelta County911Gunnison County: 901 USDGunnison County901Mineral County: 886 USDMineral County886Montrose County: 880 USDMontrose County880Chaffee County: 862 USDChaffee County862Jackson County: 858 USDJackson County858Las Animas County: 845 USDLas Animas County845Mesa County: 844 USDMesa County844Hinsdale County: 819 USDHinsdale County819Kiowa County: 817 USDKiowa County817Moffat County: 809 USDMoffat County809Rio Blanco County: 806 USDRio Blanco County806Otero County: 786 USDOtero County786
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Pitkin County1,737+8.6%
2Boulder County1,461+17.8%
3Eagle County1,456+15.9%
3San Miguel County1,456+11.8%
5Summit County1,419+11.1%
6Adams County1,418+8.7%
6Arapahoe County1,418+8.7%
6Broomfield County1,418+8.7%
6Clear Creek County1,418+8.7%
6Denver County1,418+8.7%
6Douglas County1,418+8.7%
6Elbert County1,418+8.7%
6Gilpin County1,418+8.7%
6Jefferson County1,418+8.7%
6Park County1,418+8.7%
16San Juan County1,238+17.5%
17Routt County1,236+8.9%
18Ouray County1,143+6.2%
19Garfield County1,112+9.1%
20Larimer County1,106+11%
21Teller County1,044+4.1%
22La Plata County1,043+7.9%
23Grand County1,032+9.4%
24El Paso County1,020+7.4%
25Weld County937+4.5%
26Lake County916+5.4%
27Archuleta County913+13%
28Delta County911+9.1%
29Gunnison County901+12.6%
30Mineral County886+30.1%
31Montrose County880+10.6%
32Chaffee County862+12.8%
33Jackson County858+16.4%
34Las Animas County845+6.6%
35Mesa County844+5.6%
36Hinsdale County819+8.6%
37Kiowa County817+5.4%
38Moffat County809+11.3%
39Rio Blanco County806+9.5%
40Otero County786+11.2%
41Fremont County776+9.4%
42Logan County770+9.7%
42Pueblo County770-4%
44Morgan County763+12%
45Alamosa County756+5.7%
46Lincoln County749+10%
47Costilla County743+9.1%
48Huerfano County742+9%
49Bent County740+7.9%
50Montezuma County726+6.6%
51Crowley County722+6%
52Phillips County721+5.9%
53Custer County712+4.6%
54Cheyenne County698+2.5%
55Baca County697+2.3%
55Conejos County697+2.3%
55Dolores County697+2.3%
55Kit Carson County697+2.3%
55Prowers County697+2.3%
55Rio Grande County697+2.3%
55Saguache County697+2.3%
55Sedgwick County697+2.3%
55Washington County697+2.3%
55Yuma County697+2.3%

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 two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Colorado by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/colorado-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18\_4050\_FMRs\_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Pitkin County, with $1,737 in 2018, 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Yuma County, with $697 in 2018.

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