How many renters in Sierra Ridge, CO pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sierra Ridge, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.8% (±24.5 points) of renting households in Sierra Ridge, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 42.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.8% (±24.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.3% (±23.7 points)
Median share of income: 42.5% (±24.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sierra Ridge

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sierra Ridge	Douglas County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±9.4 points)	7.8%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±9.4 points)	12.5%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	33.2% (±23.5 points)	15.0%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±9.4 points)	13.4%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.5% (±6.3 points)	10.0%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	63.3% (±23.7 points)	41.2%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sierra Ridge against Douglas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sierra Ridge	Douglas County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.8% (±24.5 points)	51.2% (±3.0 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.3% (±23.7 points)	41.2% (±2.5 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	42.5% (±24.4 points)	30.6% (±1.2 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,484 (±$32,884)	$91,018 (±$3,746)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,726 (±$93)	$2,193 (±$33)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Sierra Ridge, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Douglas County (51.2%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (52.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Douglas County, Sierra Ridge ranks 4 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 333.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sierra Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sierra Ridge
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sierra Ridge	—	66.8% (±24.5 points)	—
Meridian Village	0.5 mi	85.4% (±56.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stonegate	1.0 mi	35.6% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Meridian	2.3 mi	47.9% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Parker	2.7 mi	57.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Tree	2.9 mi	37.9% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Dove Valley	3.3 mi	67.7% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Inverness	4.1 mi	41.0% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Foxfield	4.4 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lone Tree, CO (37.9%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Larkspur	100.0% (±80.8 points)
2	Meridian Village	85.4% (±56.9 points)
3	Castle Pines	73.8% (±19.3 points)
4	Sierra Ridge	66.8% (±24.5 points)
5	Castle Rock	62.5% (±7.9 points)
6	Parker	57.5% (±7.2 points)
7	Roxborough Park	53.9% (±39.5 points)
8	Highlands Ranch	49.6% (±5.3 points)
9	Meridian	47.9% (±9.7 points)
10	Lone Tree	37.9% (±9.5 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Douglas County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sierra Ridge 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sierra Ridge

Are renters in Sierra Ridge rent-burdened?

66.8% of renting households in Sierra Ridge pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sierra Ridge spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sierra Ridge, CO spends 42.5% (±24.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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