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Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
51.1%
Colorado
52.9%
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Top and bottom zip codes in Colorado

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

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  1. 180137Watkins100%
  2. 280938Colorado Springs100%
  3. 381410Austin100%
  4. 480520Firestone100%
  5. 581069Rye95.8%
  6. 681654Snowmass93.5%
  7. 780809Cascade86.2%
  8. 881131Crestone84.8%
  9. 981223Cotopaxi83.1%
  10. 1080444Georgetown81.7%

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

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  1. 181527Whitewater0%
  2. 281236Nathrop0%
  3. 380535Laporte6.9%
  4. 480107Elizabeth12.5%
  5. 581415Crawford12.8%
  6. 680654Wiggins13.6%
  7. 780133Palmer Lake15.2%
  8. 881524Loma16.2%
  9. 980864Yoder16.7%
  10. 1080643Keenesburg18.2%

Rent-burdened renters by county in Colorado

  1. 1Eagle County64.7%
  2. 2Lake County61.8%
  3. 3Boulder County59.9%
  4. 4Chaffee County59.8%
  5. 5Mineral County59.2%
  6. 6Prowers County59.1%
  7. 7Bent County58.9%
  8. 8Jackson County58.9%
  9. 9Clear Creek County58.8%
  10. 10Sedgwick County57.8%
  11. 11Adams County57.4%
  12. 12Delta County57.4%
  13. 13Montezuma County57%
  14. 14Routt County56.9%
  15. 15Arapahoe County56.4%
  16. 16Weld County55.5%
  17. 17Larimer County55.4%
  18. 18El Paso County54.8%
  19. 19Teller County54.6%
  20. 20San Miguel County53.5%
  21. 21Pitkin County53.3%
  22. 22Jefferson County52.9%
  23. 23La Plata County52.6%
  24. 24Crowley County52.4%
  25. 25Pueblo County52.4%
  26. 26Las Animas County51.9%
  27. 27Summit County51.9%
  28. 28Huerfano County51.8%
  29. 29Douglas County51.3%
  30. 30Morgan County51.3%
  31. 31Gunnison County50.8%
  32. 32Archuleta County50.5%
  33. 33Yuma County50.5%
  34. 34Costilla County50.2%
  35. 35Custer County49.5%
  36. 36Logan County49.3%
  37. 37Baca County49.2%
  38. 38Montrose County49.2%
  39. 39Mesa County48.7%
  40. 40Saguache County48%
  41. 41Denver County47.6%
  42. 42Ouray County46.6%
  43. 43Otero County46.3%
  44. 44Garfield County46.2%
  45. 45Fremont County45.1%
  46. 46San Juan County44.4%
  47. 47Broomfield County44.2%
  48. 48Grand County42.9%
  49. 49Conejos County42.5%
  50. 50Elbert County41.4%
  51. 51Gilpin County41.1%
  52. 52Cheyenne County40.3%
  53. 53Kit Carson County39.5%
  54. 54Rio Grande County38.8%
  55. 55Alamosa County37.2%
  56. 56Kiowa County35.9%
  57. 57Washington County35.9%
  58. 58Park County35.1%
  59. 59Lincoln County34.8%
  60. 60Phillips County33.9%
  61. 61Moffat County33.5%
  62. 62Dolores County32.6%
  63. 63Rio Blanco County28.6%
  64. 64Hinsdale County5.3%

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest rent-burdened renters in Colorado?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 80137 (Watkins, CO) has the highest: 100%.

Which zip code has the lowest rent-burdened renters in Colorado?

81527 (Whitewater, CO) has the lowest: 0%.

What is the rent-burdened renters for the United States?

51.1%; in Colorado it is 52.9%.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.

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