What is the median rent in Montrose, CO?

Name: Median rent in Montrose, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Montrose, CO is $1,197 (±$138) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,597 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Montrose, the median gross rent went from $905 in 2015–2019 to $1,197 in 2020–2024 (+32.3%).

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: $1,197 (±$138)
Rented homes: 2,597 (±334)
$2,000 or more: 13.4%
Since 2015–2019: +32.3%

How much rent costs in Montrose

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Montrose	Montrose County	Colorado	United States
Less than $500	19.6% (±6.7 points)	12.3%	4.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	19.3% (±7.2 points)	25.4%	8.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	25.9% (±7.1 points)	32.5%	21.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.7% (±5.8 points)	17.9%	29.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	9.6% (±4.5 points)	8.7%	20.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.0% (±1.3 points)	1.5%	8.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.8% (±2.8 points)	1.7%	7.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 25.9% of renting households.

13.4% of rented homes in Montrose cost $2,000 or more a month.

Montrose against Montrose County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Montrose	Montrose County	Colorado	United States
Median gross rent	$1,197 (±$138)	$1,188 (±$88)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,597 (±334)	4,255 (±451)	776,071 (±6,486)	42,849,984

In Montrose, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montrose County ($1,188).

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

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

In Montrose County, Montrose ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 187 of 297.

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

How rent in Montrose 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	$905 (±$76)	$1,197 (±$138)	+32.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	34.9% (±3.6 points)	29.3% (±3.3 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	7.0% (±4.6 points)	7.5% (±4.5 points)	+0.5 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 Montrose

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Montrose
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Montrose	—	$1,197 (±$138)	—
Olathe	12 mi	$967 (±$99)	Lower
Crawford	21 mi	$1,109 (±$100)	Not measurably different
Ridgway	22 mi	$1,577 (±$326)	Higher
Delta	23 mi	$990 (±$209)	Not measurably different
Hotchkiss	24 mi	$1,300 (±$112)	Not measurably different
Orchard City	25 mi	$1,174 (±$630)	Not measurably different
Cedaredge	30 mi	$1,213 (±$173)	Not measurably different
Paonia	31 mi	$897 (±$294)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Olathe, CO ($967).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ridgway, CO ($1,577).

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

Median gross rent across Montrose County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Montrose	$1,197 (±$138)
2	Olathe	$967 (±$99)
3	Nucla	$929 (±$131)
4	Naturita	$894 (±$189)

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 Montrose

What is the average rent in Montrose, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Montrose is $1,197 (±$138) 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 Montrose?

In Montrose, the median gross rent went from $905 in 2015–2019 to $1,197 in 2020–2024 (+32.3%).

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 Montrose cost more than $2,000 a month?

13.4% of rented homes in Montrose have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 19.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Montrose higher than in Montrose County?

In Montrose, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montrose County ($1,188).

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 Montrose city, Colorado (place:51745, 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.