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

Name: Rent burden in Superior, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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34.8% (±10.4 points) of renting households in Superior, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 34.8% (±10.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.4% (±9.7 points)
Median share of income: 23.7% (±2.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Superior

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Superior	Boulder County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	14.7% (±8.1 points)	9.1%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.8% (±8.6 points)	10.6%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.7% (±9.0 points)	10.0%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.0% (±4.6 points)	10.4%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.4% (±3.8 points)	9.9%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	29.4% (±9.7 points)	50.0%	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.

Superior against Boulder County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Superior	Boulder County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	34.8% (±10.4 points)	59.9% (±2.1 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.4% (±9.7 points)	50.0% (±1.8 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.7% (±2.3 points)	35.0% (±1.1 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$117,463 (±$16,591)	$63,666 (±$1,864)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,457 (±$143)	$1,966 (±$30)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Superior, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Boulder County (59.9%).

It is also lower than in Colorado (52.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Boulder County, Superior ranks 10 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 259 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 Superior

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Superior
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Superior	—	34.8% (±10.4 points)	—
Louisville	2.8 mi	47.1% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lafayette	5.4 mi	54.4% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Broomfield	5.9 mi	44.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster	6.3 mi	50.6% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Arvada	6.8 mi	51.9% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Boulder	8.1 mi	66.1% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Shaw Heights	8.1 mi	80.8% (±45.3 points)	Not measurably different
Federal Heights	8.9 mi	67.3% (±11.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lafayette, CO (54.4%), Westminster, CO (50.6%), Arvada, CO (51.9%).

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 Boulder County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Boulder	66.1% (±3.0 points)
5	Longmont	60.7% (±4.4 points)
6	Lafayette	54.4% (±10.3 points)
7	Lyons	52.9% (±35.0 points)
8	Louisville	47.1% (±8.9 points)
9	Gunbarrel	44.6% (±15.2 points)
10	Superior	34.8% (±10.4 points)
11	Nederland	24.6% (±19.5 points)

Showing 8 of 11 places in Boulder County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Superior

Are renters in Superior rent-burdened?

34.8% of renting households in Superior 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 Superior spend on rent?

The median renting household in Superior, CO spends 23.7% (±2.3 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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