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Cities in Colorado by median gross rent (monthly)

Erie, CO had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 54 cities in 2021, at $2,564. Sterling, CO had the lowest, at $789. The median was $1,498 and the figure for Colorado was $1,437. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,564Erie, CO
Lowest789Sterling, CO
Median1,49854 cities
Colorado1,437History

All cities, 2021

Erie, CO: 2,564 USDErie, CO2,564Superior, CO: 2,162 USDSuperior, CO2,162Wellington, CO: 2,104 USDWellington, CO2,104Severance, CO: 2,040 USDSeverance, CO2,040Frederick, CO: 1,918 USDFrederick, CO1,918Timnath, CO: 1,836 USDTimnath, CO1,836Louisville, CO: 1,831 USDLouisville, CO1,831Greenwood Village, CO: 1,819 USDGreenwood Village, CO1,819Broomfield, CO: 1,814 USDBroomfield, CO1,814Centennial, CO: 1,810 USDCentennial, CO1,810Lone Tree, CO: 1,801 USDLone Tree, CO1,801Firestone, CO: 1,782 USDFirestone, CO1,782Monument, CO: 1,771 USDMonument, CO1,771Parker, CO: 1,771 USDParker, CO1,771Castle Rock, CO: 1,740 USDCastle Rock, CO1,740Castle Pines, CO: 1,737 USDCastle Pines, CO1,737Lafayette, CO: 1,733 USDLafayette, CO1,733Boulder, CO: 1,711 USDBoulder, CO1,711Thornton, CO: 1,608 USDThornton, CO1,608Westminster, CO: 1,596 USDWestminster, CO1,596Steamboat Springs, CO: 1,581 USDSteamboat Springs, CO1,581Fountain, CO: 1,575 USDFountain, CO1,575Arvada, CO: 1,568 USDArvada, CO1,568Golden, CO: 1,547 USDGolden, CO1,547Longmont, CO: 1,538 USDLongmont, CO1,538Lakewood, CO: 1,506 USDLakewood, CO1,506Windsor, CO: 1,498 USDWindsor, CO1,498Johnstown, CO: 1,497 USDJohnstown, CO1,497Commerce City, CO: 1,496 USDCommerce City, CO1,496Denver, CO: 1,495 USDDenver, CO1,495Northglenn, CO: 1,484 USDNorthglenn, CO1,484Aurora, CO: 1,481 USDAurora, CO1,481Berthoud, CO: 1,460 USDBerthoud, CO1,460Loveland, CO: 1,447 USDLoveland, CO1,447Fort Collins, CO: 1,443 USDFort Collins, CO1,443Brighton, CO: 1,429 USDBrighton, CO1,429Littleton, CO: 1,414 USDLittleton, CO1,414Federal Heights, CO: 1,388 USDFederal Heights, CO1,388Durango, CO: 1,325 USDDurango, CO1,325Englewood, CO: 1,314 USDEnglewood, CO1,314Wheat Ridge, CO: 1,311 USDWheat Ridge, CO1,311Colorado Springs, CO: 1,300 USDColorado Springs, CO1,300Evans, CO: 1,284 USDEvans, CO1,284Fruita, CO: 1,280 USDFruita, CO1,280Glenwood Springs, CO: 1,237 USDGlenwood Springs, CO1,237Greeley, CO: 1,134 USDGreeley, CO1,134Fort Lupton, CO: 1,085 USDFort Lupton, CO1,085Rifle, CO: 1,027 USDRifle, CO1,027Montrose, CO: 959 USDMontrose, CO959Fort Morgan, CO: 939 USDFort Morgan, CO939Grand Junction, CO: 921 USDGrand Junction, CO921Pueblo, CO: 856 USDPueblo, CO856Cañon City, CO: 789 USDCañon City, CO789Sterling, CO: 789 USDSterling, CO789Erie, CO: 2,564 USDErie, CO2,564Superior, CO: 2,162 USDSuperior, CO2,162Wellington, CO: 2,104 USDWellington, CO2,104Severance, CO: 2,040 USDSeverance, CO2,040Frederick, CO: 1,918 USDFrederick, CO1,918Timnath, CO: 1,836 USDTimnath, CO1,836Louisville, CO: 1,831 USDLouisville, CO1,831Greenwood Village, CO: 1,819 USDGreenwood Village, CO1,819Broomfield, CO: 1,814 USDBroomfield, CO1,814Centennial, CO: 1,810 USDCentennial, CO1,810Lone Tree, CO: 1,801 USDLone Tree, CO1,801Firestone, CO: 1,782 USDFirestone, CO1,782Monument, CO: 1,771 USDMonument, CO1,771Parker, CO: 1,771 USDParker, CO1,771Castle Rock, CO: 1,740 USDCastle Rock, CO1,740Castle Pines, CO: 1,737 USDCastle Pines, CO1,737Lafayette, CO: 1,733 USDLafayette, CO1,733Boulder, CO: 1,711 USDBoulder, CO1,711Thornton, CO: 1,608 USDThornton, CO1,608Westminster, CO: 1,596 USDWestminster, CO1,596Steamboat Springs, CO: 1,581 USDSteamboat Springs, CO1,581Fountain, CO: 1,575 USDFountain, CO1,575Arvada, CO: 1,568 USDArvada, CO1,568Golden, CO: 1,547 USDGolden, CO1,547Longmont, CO: 1,538 USDLongmont, CO1,538Lakewood, CO: 1,506 USDLakewood, CO1,506Windsor, CO: 1,498 USDWindsor, CO1,498Johnstown, CO: 1,497 USDJohnstown, CO1,497Commerce City, CO: 1,496 USDCommerce City, CO1,496Denver, CO: 1,495 USDDenver, CO1,495Northglenn, CO: 1,484 USDNorthglenn, CO1,484Aurora, CO: 1,481 USDAurora, CO1,481Berthoud, CO: 1,460 USDBerthoud, CO1,460Loveland, CO: 1,447 USDLoveland, CO1,447Fort Collins, CO: 1,443 USDFort Collins, CO1,443Brighton, CO: 1,429 USDBrighton, CO1,429Littleton, CO: 1,414 USDLittleton, CO1,414Federal Heights, CO: 1,388 USDFederal Heights, CO1,388Durango, CO: 1,325 USDDurango, CO1,325Englewood, CO: 1,314 USDEnglewood, CO1,314Wheat Ridge, CO: 1,311 USDWheat Ridge, CO1,311Colorado Springs, CO: 1,300 USDColorado Springs, CO1,300Evans, CO: 1,284 USDEvans, CO1,284Fruita, CO: 1,280 USDFruita, CO1,280Glenwood Springs, CO: 1,237 USDGlenwood Springs, CO1,237Greeley, CO: 1,134 USDGreeley, CO1,134Fort Lupton, CO: 1,085 USDFort Lupton, CO1,085Rifle, CO: 1,027 USDRifle, CO1,027Montrose, CO: 959 USDMontrose, CO959Fort Morgan, CO: 939 USDFort Morgan, CO939Grand Junction, CO: 921 USDGrand Junction, CO921Pueblo, CO: 856 USDPueblo, CO856Cañon City, CO: 789 USDCañon City, CO789Sterling, CO: 789 USDSterling, CO789
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Erie, CO2,564
2Superior, CO2,162
3Wellington, CO2,104
4Severance, CO2,040
5Frederick, CO1,918
6Timnath, CO1,836
7Louisville, CO1,831
8Greenwood Village, CO1,819
9Broomfield, CO1,814
10Centennial, CO1,810
11Lone Tree, CO1,801
12Firestone, CO1,782
13Monument, CO1,771
13Parker, CO1,771
15Castle Rock, CO1,740
16Castle Pines, CO1,737
17Lafayette, CO1,733
18Boulder, CO1,711
19Thornton, CO1,608
20Westminster, CO1,596
21Steamboat Springs, CO1,581
22Fountain, CO1,575
23Arvada, CO1,568
24Golden, CO1,547
25Longmont, CO1,538
26Lakewood, CO1,506
27Windsor, CO1,498
28Johnstown, CO1,497
29Commerce City, CO1,496
30Denver, CO1,495
31Northglenn, CO1,484
32Aurora, CO1,481
33Berthoud, CO1,460
34Loveland, CO1,447
35Fort Collins, CO1,443
36Brighton, CO1,429
37Littleton, CO1,414
38Federal Heights, CO1,388
39Durango, CO1,325
40Englewood, CO1,314
41Wheat Ridge, CO1,311
42Colorado Springs, CO1,300
43Evans, CO1,284
44Fruita, CO1,280
45Glenwood Springs, CO1,237
46Greeley, CO1,134
47Fort Lupton, CO1,085
48Rifle, CO1,027
49Montrose, CO959
50Fort Morgan, CO939
51Grand Junction, CO921
52Pueblo, CO856
53Cañon City, CO789
53Sterling, CO789

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/colorado-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/colorado-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/colorado-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Erie, CO, with $2,564 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sterling, CO, with $789 in 2021.

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