What is the median rent in Highlands Ranch, CO?

Name: Median rent in Highlands Ranch, CO, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Highlands Ranch, CO is $2,531 (±$106) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 8,223 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Highlands Ranch, the median gross rent went from $1,922 in 2015–2019 to $2,531 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

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: $2,531 (±$106)
Rented homes: 8,223 (±672)
$2,000 or more: 78.7%
Since 2015–2019: +31.7%

How much rent costs in Highlands Ranch

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Highlands Ranch	Douglas County	Colorado	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±0.9 points)	0.8%	4.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.5% (±0.8 points)	1.9%	8.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	1.7% (±0.9 points)	7.0%	21.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.4% (±3.5 points)	29.0%	29.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	27.6% (±4.2 points)	29.4%	20.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	18.9% (±3.5 points)	14.7%	8.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	32.2% (±4.1 points)	17.2%	7.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 32.2% of renting households.

78.7% of rented homes in Highlands Ranch cost $2,000 or more a month.

Highlands Ranch against Douglas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Highlands Ranch	Douglas County	Colorado	United States
Median gross rent	$2,531 (±$106)	$2,193 (±$33)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	8,223 (±672)	30,834 (±1,207)	776,071 (±6,486)	42,849,984

In Highlands Ranch, median gross rent is higher than in Douglas County ($2,193).

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

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

In Douglas County, Highlands Ranch ranks 6 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 14 of 297.

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

How rent in Highlands Ranch 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	$1,922 (±$54)	$2,531 (±$106)	+31.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	19.8% (±1.1 points)	21.9% (±1.7 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	4.0% (±1.8 points)	4.8% (±2.0 points)	+0.8 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 Highlands Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highlands Ranch
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Highlands Ranch	—	$2,531 (±$106)	—
Acres Green	4.1 mi	$2,750 (±$134)	Higher
Littleton	4.3 mi	$1,819 (±$49)	Lower
Sterling Ranch	5.2 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Lone Tree	5.4 mi	$2,139 (±$84)	Lower
Greenwood Village	6.1 mi	$2,123 (±$79)	Lower
Inverness	6.1 mi	$2,242 (±$99)	Lower
Columbine	6.2 mi	$2,448 (±$244)	Not measurably different
Meridian	6.3 mi	$1,992 (±$107)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Littleton, CO ($1,819), Lone Tree, CO ($2,139), Greenwood Village, CO ($2,123).

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 Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Sterling Ranch	$3,500 or more
2	Roxborough Park	$3,244 (±$205)
3	Meridian Village	$3,071 (±$1,233)
4	The Pinery	$2,910 (±$535)
5	Acres Green	$2,750 (±$134)
6	Highlands Ranch	$2,531 (±$106)
7	Castle Pines	$2,211 (±$196)
8	Stonegate	$2,170 (±$375)
9	Lone Tree	$2,139 (±$84)
10	Parker	$2,096 (±$100)
11	Castle Rock	$2,000 (±$107)
12	Meridian	$1,992 (±$107)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Douglas County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Highlands Ranch 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 Highlands Ranch

What is the average rent in Highlands Ranch, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Highlands Ranch is $2,531 (±$106) 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 Highlands Ranch?

In Highlands Ranch, the median gross rent went from $1,922 in 2015–2019 to $2,531 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

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 Highlands Ranch cost more than $2,000 a month?

78.7% of rented homes in Highlands Ranch have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Highlands Ranch higher than in Douglas County?

In Highlands Ranch, median gross rent is higher than in Douglas County ($2,193).

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 Highlands Ranch CDP, Colorado (place:36410, 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.