What percentage of people rent in Highlands Ranch, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Highlands Ranch, CO, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in Highlands Ranch, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,444 renting households against 30,106 that own their home.

In Highlands Ranch, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 8,444 (±663)
Median renter income: $108,438 (±$10,100)

Who rents and who owns in Highlands Ranch

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Highlands Ranch	Douglas County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±1.7 points)	22.6% (±0.8 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,444 (±663)	31,651 (±1,168)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	30,106 (±933)	108,309 (±1,145)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$108,438 (±$10,100)	$91,018 (±$3,746)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$172,690 (±$4,473)	$169,775 (±$2,877)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Highlands Ranch, the renter share is not measurably different from Douglas County (22.6%).

It is also lower than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Douglas County, Highlands Ranch ranks 5 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 229 of 339.

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

How renting 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
Households that rent	19.8% (±1.1 points)	21.9% (±1.7 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,922 (±$54)	$2,531 (±$106)	+31.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$125,454 (±$2,757)	$159,307 (±$4,781)	+27.0%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Highlands Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highlands Ranch
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Highlands Ranch	—	21.9% (±1.7 points)	—
Acres Green	4.1 mi	14.4% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Littleton	4.3 mi	38.8% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Columbine Valley	5.2 mi	2.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Sterling Ranch	5.2 mi	8.7% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Lone Tree	5.4 mi	45.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Greenwood Village	6.1 mi	35.9% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Inverness	6.1 mi	82.3% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Columbine	6.2 mi	10.7% (±2.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Columbine Valley, CO (2.4%), Sterling Ranch, CO (8.7%), Columbine, CO (10.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Littleton, CO (38.8%), Lone Tree, CO (45.5%), Greenwood Village, CO (35.9%).

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

Households that rent across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Meridian	85.9% (±4.7 points)
2	Lone Tree	45.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Sierra Ridge	36.5% (±13.0 points)
4	Parker	28.2% (±2.0 points)
5	Highlands Ranch	21.9% (±1.7 points)
6	Castle Rock	21.2% (±2.0 points)
7	Castle Pines	19.3% (±5.0 points)
8	Acres Green	14.4% (±10.0 points)
9	Larkspur	10.8% (±11.6 points)
10	Stonegate	8.8% (±3.4 points)
11	Sterling Ranch	8.7% (±6.9 points)

Showing 11 of 17 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

How many renters are there in Highlands Ranch?

Highlands Ranch has an estimated 8,444 (±663) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Highlands Ranch?

In Highlands Ranch, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Highlands Ranch?

A renting household in Highlands Ranch has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Highlands Ranch?

The median renting household in Highlands Ranch, CO has an income of $108,438 (±$10,100) a year, against $172,690 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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