What is the median rent in Frederick, CO?

Name: Median rent in Frederick, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Frederick, CO is $2,381 (±$269) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 274 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Frederick, the median gross rent went from $1,480 in 2015–2019 to $2,381 in 2020–2024 (+60.9%).

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: $2,381 (±$269)
Rented homes: 274 (±96)
$2,000 or more: 90.8%
Since 2015–2019: +60.9%

How much rent costs in Frederick

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Frederick	Weld County	Colorado	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±14.3 points)	6.6%	4.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±14.3 points)	11.2%	8.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	3.3% (±4.9 points)	30.0%	21.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.8% (±6.1 points)	27.4%	29.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	53.6% (±17.3 points)	14.0%	20.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.4% (±6.1 points)	6.3%	8.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	32.8% (±17.5 points)	4.5%	7.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 53.6% of renting households.

90.8% of rented homes in Frederick cost $2,000 or more a month.

Frederick against Weld County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Frederick	Weld County	Colorado	United States
Median gross rent	$2,381 (±$269)	$1,539 (±$41)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	274 (±96)	28,340 (±1,107)	776,071 (±6,486)	42,849,984

In Frederick, median gross rent is higher than in Weld County ($1,539).

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

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

In Weld County, Frederick ranks 4 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 19 of 297.

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

How rent in Frederick 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	$1,480 (±$282)	$2,381 (±$269)	+60.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	6.6% (±2.3 points)	5.0% (±1.7 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.9% (±7.6 points)	20.9% (±14.8 points)	+16.0 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 Frederick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Frederick
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Frederick	—	$2,381 (±$269)	—
Dacono	3.3 mi	$1,827 (±$580)	Not measurably different
Firestone	3.7 mi	$2,009 (±$178)	Lower
Erie	5.7 mi	$2,805 (±$260)	Higher
Longmont	7.9 mi	$1,816 (±$34)	Lower
Mead	8.4 mi	$1,275 (±$1,147)	Not measurably different
Fort Lupton	9.2 mi	$1,251 (±$212)	Lower
Niwot	9.7 mi	$1,414 (±$235)	Lower
Lafayette	10 mi	$2,121 (±$138)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Firestone, CO ($2,009), Longmont, CO ($1,816), Fort Lupton, CO ($1,251).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Erie, CO ($2,805).

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

Median gross rent across Weld County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Erie	$2,805 (±$260)
2	Severance	$2,569 (±$306)
3	Lochbuie	$2,429 (±$1,001)
4	Frederick	$2,381 (±$269)
5	Milliken	$2,102 (±$922)
6	Firestone	$2,009 (±$178)
7	Johnstown	$1,835 (±$107)
8	Dacono	$1,827 (±$580)
9	Windsor	$1,793 (±$118)
10	Aristocrat Ranchettes	$1,716 (±$244)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Weld County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Frederick

What is the average rent in Frederick, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Frederick is $2,381 (±$269) 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 Frederick?

In Frederick, the median gross rent went from $1,480 in 2015–2019 to $2,381 in 2020–2024 (+60.9%).

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 Frederick cost more than $2,000 a month?

90.8% of rented homes in Frederick have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Frederick higher than in Weld County?

In Frederick, median gross rent is higher than in Weld County ($1,539).

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 Frederick town, Colorado (place:28360, 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.