What is the median rent in Cherry Creek, CO?

Name: Median rent in Cherry Creek, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cherry Creek, CO is $2,093 (±$194) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 771 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cherry Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,617 in 2015–2019 to $2,093 in 2020–2024 (+29.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,093 (±$194)
Rented homes: 771 (±165)
$2,000 or more: 56.2%
Since 2015–2019: +29.4%

How much rent costs in Cherry Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cherry Creek	Arapahoe County	Colorado	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.4 points)	1.9%	4.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±5.4 points)	2.7%	8.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.7% (±6.5 points)	18.7%	21.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.0% (±14.4 points)	34.2%	29.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	33.7% (±11.2 points)	23.8%	20.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.9% (±8.9 points)	11.4%	8.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.6% (±5.6 points)	7.4%	7.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 33.7% of renting households.

56.2% of rented homes in Cherry Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cherry Creek against Arapahoe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cherry Creek	Arapahoe County	Colorado	United States
Median gross rent	$2,093 (±$194)	$1,891 (±$21)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	771 (±165)	88,479 (±1,934)	776,071 (±6,486)	42,849,984

In Cherry Creek, median gross rent is higher than in Arapahoe County ($1,891).

It is also higher than in Colorado ($1,761).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Arapahoe County, Cherry Creek ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 48 of 297.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Cherry Creek has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,617 (±$111)	$2,093 (±$194)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	31.6% (±4.2 points)	20.2% (±3.8 points)	−11.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.6% (±1.0 points)	7.7% (±11.3 points)	+7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Cherry Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cherry Creek
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cherry Creek	—	$2,093 (±$194)	—
Centennial	1.3 mi	$2,148 (±$63)	Not measurably different
Inverness	2.3 mi	$2,242 (±$99)	Not measurably different
Greenwood Village	2.6 mi	$2,123 (±$79)	Not measurably different
Dove Valley	2.9 mi	$1,934 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Acres Green	4.1 mi	$2,750 (±$134)	Higher
Meridian	4.4 mi	$1,992 (±$107)	Not measurably different
Four Square Mile	5.1 mi	$1,833 (±$56)	Lower
Lone Tree	5.4 mi	$2,139 (±$84)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Four Square Mile, CO ($1,833).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Acres Green, CO ($2,750).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Arapahoe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Bow Mar	$3,500 or more
2	Inverness	$2,242 (±$99)
3	Centennial	$2,148 (±$63)
4	Greenwood Village	$2,123 (±$79)
5	Cherry Creek	$2,093 (±$194)
6	Dove Valley	$1,934 (±$124)
7	Aurora	$1,835 (±$26)
8	Four Square Mile	$1,833 (±$56)
9	Littleton	$1,819 (±$49)
10	Glendale	$1,815 (±$79)
11	Aetna Estates	$1,723 (±$123)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Arapahoe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cherry Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cherry Creek

What is the average rent in Cherry Creek, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cherry Creek is $2,093 (±$194) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Cherry Creek?

In Cherry Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,617 in 2015–2019 to $2,093 in 2020–2024 (+29.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Cherry Creek cost more than $2,000 a month?

56.2% of rented homes in Cherry Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cherry Creek higher than in Arapahoe County?

In Cherry Creek, median gross rent is higher than in Arapahoe County ($1,891).

It is also higher than in Colorado ($1,761).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cherry Creek CDP, Colorado (place:13590, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.