What is the median rent in Grand Junction, CO?

Name: Median rent in Grand Junction, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Grand Junction, CO is $1,142 (±$57) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 10,279 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Grand Junction, the median gross rent went from $935 in 2015–2019 to $1,142 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%).

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: $1,142 (±$57)
Rented homes: 10,279 (±632)
$2,000 or more: 11.3%
Since 2015–2019: +22.1%

How much rent costs in Grand Junction

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Grand Junction	Mesa County	Colorado	United States
Less than $500	12.5% (±3.3 points)	10.3%	4.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	27.4% (±4.1 points)	26.1%	8.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.9% (±4.2 points)	30.7%	21.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.9% (±3.3 points)	22.8%	29.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.9% (±2.2 points)	6.7%	20.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.2% (±0.8 points)	1.1%	8.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.2% (±1.3 points)	2.3%	7.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 28.9% of renting households.

11.3% of rented homes in Grand Junction cost $2,000 or more a month.

Grand Junction against Mesa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grand Junction	Mesa County	Colorado	United States
Median gross rent	$1,142 (±$57)	$1,182 (±$43)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	10,279 (±632)	16,737 (±824)	776,071 (±6,486)	42,849,984

In Grand Junction, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mesa County ($1,182).

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

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

In Mesa County, Grand Junction ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 197 of 297.

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

How rent in Grand Junction 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	$935 (±$34)	$1,142 (±$57)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	41.9% (±2.0 points)	36.5% (±2.0 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	1.8% (±1.1 points)	4.6% (±2.1 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Grand Junction

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Junction
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Grand Junction	—	$1,142 (±$57)	—
Orchard Mesa	4.3 mi	$1,535 (±$489)	Not measurably different
Redlands	4.7 mi	$1,488 (±$184)	Higher
Fruitvale	4.8 mi	$1,686 (±$360)	Higher
Clifton	5.8 mi	$1,107 (±$78)	Not measurably different
Fruita	9.8 mi	$1,472 (±$340)	Not measurably different
Palisade	11 mi	$1,203 (±$197)	Not measurably different
De Beque	25 mi	$1,094 (±$390)	Not measurably different
Delta	34 mi	$990 (±$209)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Redlands, CO ($1,488), Fruitvale, CO ($1,686).

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

Median gross rent across Mesa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Fruitvale	$1,686 (±$360)
2	Orchard Mesa	$1,535 (±$489)
3	Redlands	$1,488 (±$184)
4	Fruita	$1,472 (±$340)
5	Palisade	$1,203 (±$197)
6	Grand Junction	$1,142 (±$57)
7	Clifton	$1,107 (±$78)
8	De Beque	$1,094 (±$390)

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 Grand Junction

What is the average rent in Grand Junction, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Grand Junction is $1,142 (±$57) 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 Grand Junction?

In Grand Junction, the median gross rent went from $935 in 2015–2019 to $1,142 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%).

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 Grand Junction cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.3% of rented homes in Grand Junction have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Grand Junction higher than in Mesa County?

In Grand Junction, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mesa County ($1,182).

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

It is lower 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 Grand Junction city, Colorado (place:31660, 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.