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Cities in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Castle Pines, CO had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 54 cities in 2023, at 85.3%. Timnath, CO had the lowest, at 28.5%. The median was 52.6% and the figure for Colorado was 52.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.3Castle Pines, CO
Lowest28.5Timnath, CO
Median52.654 cities
Colorado52.2History

All cities, 2023

Castle Pines, CO: 85.3 %Castle Pines, CO85.3Boulder, CO: 66.6 %Boulder, CO66.6Fort Lupton, CO: 61.9 %Fort Lupton, CO61.9Fountain, CO: 61.8 %Fountain, CO61.8Castle Rock, CO: 61.5 %Castle Rock, CO61.5Northglenn, CO: 60.9 %Northglenn, CO60.9Windsor, CO: 60.2 %Windsor, CO60.2Aurora, CO: 60.1 %Aurora, CO60.1Greeley, CO: 59.7 %Greeley, CO59.7Federal Heights, CO: 59.4 %Federal Heights, CO59.4Longmont, CO: 59.2 %Longmont, CO59.2Fort Collins, CO: 57.5 %Fort Collins, CO57.5Severance, CO: 57.3 %Severance, CO57.3Monument, CO: 56.8 %Monument, CO56.8Commerce City, CO: 56.8 %Commerce City, CO56.8Parker, CO: 56.5 %Parker, CO56.5Steamboat Springs, CO: 56.2 %Steamboat Springs, CO56.2Lafayette, CO: 55.8 %Lafayette, CO55.8Evans, CO: 55.7 %Evans, CO55.7Brighton, CO: 55.4 %Brighton, CO55.4Lakewood, CO: 54.7 %Lakewood, CO54.7Thornton, CO: 54.7 %Thornton, CO54.7Littleton, CO: 54.2 %Littleton, CO54.2Durango, CO: 53.6 %Durango, CO53.6Pueblo, CO: 53.5 %Pueblo, CO53.5Colorado Springs, CO: 53.2 %Colorado Springs, CO53.2Englewood, CO: 53 %Englewood, CO53Westminster, CO: 52.2 %Westminster, CO52.2Arvada, CO: 52.1 %Arvada, CO52.1Wheat Ridge, CO: 52 %Wheat Ridge, CO52Montrose, CO: 51.2 %Montrose, CO51.2Loveland, CO: 50.7 %Loveland, CO50.7Frederick, CO: 50.7 %Frederick, CO50.7Glenwood Springs, CO: 50 %Glenwood Springs, CO50Greenwood Village, CO: 49.2 %Greenwood Village, CO49.2Golden, CO: 48.8 %Golden, CO48.8Firestone, CO: 48 %Firestone, CO48Grand Junction, CO: 47.8 %Grand Junction, CO47.8Erie, CO: 47.4 %Erie, CO47.4Denver, CO: 47.1 %Denver, CO47.1Fruita, CO: 46.4 %Fruita, CO46.4Centennial, CO: 45.6 %Centennial, CO45.6Berthoud, CO: 45.1 %Berthoud, CO45.1Broomfield, CO: 44.5 %Broomfield, CO44.5Louisville, CO: 43.8 %Louisville, CO43.8Wellington, CO: 42.3 %Wellington, CO42.3Fort Morgan, CO: 42.2 %Fort Morgan, CO42.2Johnstown, CO: 42 %Johnstown, CO42Sterling, CO: 40.1 %Sterling, CO40.1Lone Tree, CO: 38.2 %Lone Tree, CO38.2Rifle, CO: 36.5 %Rifle, CO36.5Cañon City, CO: 35.6 %Cañon City, CO35.6Superior, CO: 32.1 %Superior, CO32.1Timnath, CO: 28.5 %Timnath, CO28.5Castle Pines, CO: 85.3 %Castle Pines, CO85.3Boulder, CO: 66.6 %Boulder, CO66.6Fort Lupton, CO: 61.9 %Fort Lupton, CO61.9Fountain, CO: 61.8 %Fountain, CO61.8Castle Rock, CO: 61.5 %Castle Rock, CO61.5Northglenn, CO: 60.9 %Northglenn, CO60.9Windsor, CO: 60.2 %Windsor, CO60.2Aurora, CO: 60.1 %Aurora, CO60.1Greeley, CO: 59.7 %Greeley, CO59.7Federal Heights, CO: 59.4 %Federal Heights, CO59.4Longmont, CO: 59.2 %Longmont, CO59.2Fort Collins, CO: 57.5 %Fort Collins, CO57.5Severance, CO: 57.3 %Severance, CO57.3Monument, CO: 56.8 %Monument, CO56.8Commerce City, CO: 56.8 %Commerce City, CO56.8Parker, CO: 56.5 %Parker, CO56.5Steamboat Springs, CO: 56.2 %Steamboat Springs, CO56.2Lafayette, CO: 55.8 %Lafayette, CO55.8Evans, CO: 55.7 %Evans, CO55.7Brighton, CO: 55.4 %Brighton, CO55.4Lakewood, CO: 54.7 %Lakewood, CO54.7Thornton, CO: 54.7 %Thornton, CO54.7Littleton, CO: 54.2 %Littleton, CO54.2Durango, CO: 53.6 %Durango, CO53.6Pueblo, CO: 53.5 %Pueblo, CO53.5Colorado Springs, CO: 53.2 %Colorado Springs, CO53.2Englewood, CO: 53 %Englewood, CO53Westminster, CO: 52.2 %Westminster, CO52.2Arvada, CO: 52.1 %Arvada, CO52.1Wheat Ridge, CO: 52 %Wheat Ridge, CO52Montrose, CO: 51.2 %Montrose, CO51.2Loveland, CO: 50.7 %Loveland, CO50.7Frederick, CO: 50.7 %Frederick, CO50.7Glenwood Springs, CO: 50 %Glenwood Springs, CO50Greenwood Village, CO: 49.2 %Greenwood Village, CO49.2Golden, CO: 48.8 %Golden, CO48.8Firestone, CO: 48 %Firestone, CO48Grand Junction, CO: 47.8 %Grand Junction, CO47.8Erie, CO: 47.4 %Erie, CO47.4Denver, CO: 47.1 %Denver, CO47.1Fruita, CO: 46.4 %Fruita, CO46.4Centennial, CO: 45.6 %Centennial, CO45.6Berthoud, CO: 45.1 %Berthoud, CO45.1Broomfield, CO: 44.5 %Broomfield, CO44.5Louisville, CO: 43.8 %Louisville, CO43.8Wellington, CO: 42.3 %Wellington, CO42.3Fort Morgan, CO: 42.2 %Fort Morgan, CO42.2Johnstown, CO: 42 %Johnstown, CO42Sterling, CO: 40.1 %Sterling, CO40.1Lone Tree, CO: 38.2 %Lone Tree, CO38.2Rifle, CO: 36.5 %Rifle, CO36.5Cañon City, CO: 35.6 %Cañon City, CO35.6Superior, CO: 32.1 %Superior, CO32.1Timnath, CO: 28.5 %Timnath, CO28.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Castle Pines, CO85.3+9.8 pts
2Boulder, CO66.6-0.3 pts
3Fort Lupton, CO61.9+6.4 pts
4Fountain, CO61.8+6 pts
5Castle Rock, CO61.5-1.2 pts
6Northglenn, CO60.9+0.1 pts
7Windsor, CO60.2+7.5 pts
8Aurora, CO60.1-0.3 pts
9Greeley, CO59.7+3.1 pts
10Federal Heights, CO59.4+0.8 pts
11Longmont, CO59.2+3.1 pts
12Fort Collins, CO57.5+0.4 pts
13Severance, CO57.3-20.1 pts
14Monument, CO56.8+4.4 pts
15Commerce City, CO56.8-4.4 pts
16Parker, CO56.5+1.1 pts
17Steamboat Springs, CO56.2+1.3 pts
18Lafayette, CO55.8+1.3 pts
19Evans, CO55.7+7.6 pts
20Brighton, CO55.4-2.6 pts
21Lakewood, CO54.7+0.4 pts
22Thornton, CO54.7-1 pts
23Littleton, CO54.2-0.5 pts
24Durango, CO53.6-2.5 pts
25Pueblo, CO53.5-0.7 pts
26Colorado Springs, CO53.2-0.6 pts
27Englewood, CO53+0.1 pts
28Westminster, CO52.2-0.2 pts
29Arvada, CO52.1+2 pts
30Wheat Ridge, CO52-2.3 pts
31Montrose, CO51.2-3.1 pts
32Loveland, CO50.7+2.6 pts
33Frederick, CO50.7+10.1 pts
34Glenwood Springs, CO50+2.1 pts
35Greenwood Village, CO49.2+1.7 pts
36Golden, CO48.8+0.8 pts
37Firestone, CO48+4.8 pts
38Grand Junction, CO47.8+2 pts
39Erie, CO47.4-0.2 pts
40Denver, CO47.1+0.3 pts
41Fruita, CO46.4-4.9 pts
42Centennial, CO45.6+5.7 pts
43Berthoud, CO45.1+7 pts
44Broomfield, CO44.5-0.1 pts
45Louisville, CO43.8+1.2 pts
46Wellington, CO42.3+1.6 pts
47Fort Morgan, CO42.2-7.5 pts
48Johnstown, CO42-0.4 pts
49Sterling, CO40.1-3.3 pts
50Lone Tree, CO38.2-5.8 pts
51Rifle, CO36.5-2 pts
52Cañon City, CO35.6-18.5 pts
53Superior, CO32.1+0.1 pts
54Timnath, CO28.5+28.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Castle Pines, CO, with 85.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Timnath, CO, with 28.5% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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