What is the median rent in Fort Collins, CO?

Name: Median rent in Fort Collins, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fort Collins, CO is $1,690 (±$22) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 34,053 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fort Collins, the median gross rent went from $1,346 in 2015–2019 to $1,690 in 2020–2024 (+25.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,690 (±$22)
Rented homes: 34,053 (±997)
$2,000 or more: 29.1%
Since 2015–2019: +25.6%

How much rent costs in Fort Collins

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fort Collins	Larimer County	Colorado	United States
Less than $500	2.9% (±0.7 points)	2.9%	4.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.6% (±1.4 points)	8.3%	8.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.7% (±1.9 points)	24.9%	21.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.7% (±2.4 points)	32.3%	29.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.1% (±1.7 points)	19.3%	20.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.4% (±1.2 points)	8.4%	8.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.6% (±0.6 points)	4.0%	7.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.7% of renting households.

29.1% of rented homes in Fort Collins cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fort Collins against Larimer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Collins	Larimer County	Colorado	United States
Median gross rent	$1,690 (±$22)	$1,716 (±$22)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	34,053 (±997)	53,819 (±1,239)	776,071 (±6,486)	42,849,984

In Fort Collins, median gross rent is not measurably different from Larimer County ($1,716).

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

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

In Larimer County, Fort Collins ranks 5 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 111 of 297.

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

How rent in Fort Collins 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	$1,346 (±$23)	$1,690 (±$22)	+25.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	46.6% (±1.3 points)	48.4% (±1.2 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	2.5% (±0.7 points)	3.7% (±1.0 points)	+1.2 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 Fort Collins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Collins
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fort Collins	—	$1,690 (±$22)	—
Timnath	5.4 mi	$2,206 (±$652)	Not measurably different
Laporte	7.4 mi	$1,354 (±$54)	Lower
Loveland	9.1 mi	$1,730 (±$57)	Not measurably different
Windsor	9.2 mi	$1,793 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Severance	11 mi	$2,569 (±$306)	Higher
Wellington	11 mi	$2,473 (±$194)	Higher
Pierce	16 mi	$1,225 (±$259)	Lower
Greeley	18 mi	$1,388 (±$46)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Laporte, CO ($1,354), Pierce, CO ($1,225), Greeley, CO ($1,388).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Severance, CO ($2,569), Wellington, CO ($2,473).

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

Median gross rent across Larimer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Wellington	$2,473 (±$194)
2	Timnath	$2,206 (±$652)
3	Berthoud	$1,795 (±$77)
4	Loveland	$1,730 (±$57)
5	Fort Collins	$1,690 (±$22)
6	Estes Park	$1,511 (±$467)
7	Laporte	$1,354 (±$54)

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 Fort Collins

What is the average rent in Fort Collins, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Collins is $1,690 (±$22) 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 Fort Collins?

In Fort Collins, the median gross rent went from $1,346 in 2015–2019 to $1,690 in 2020–2024 (+25.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Fort Collins cost more than $2,000 a month?

29.1% of rented homes in Fort Collins have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fort Collins higher than in Larimer County?

In Fort Collins, median gross rent is not measurably different from Larimer County ($1,716).

It is also lower 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 Fort Collins city, Colorado (place:27425, 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.