#	Property	From	Avg	$/sqft	Rating	Units
1	Civic Lofts 360 W 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, USA	$1,060	$1,369	$2.89	3.4	16
2	Welton Park Apartments 2300 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,075	$1,075	$2.29	4.2	1
3	Uptown Square Apartment Homes 1950 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,094	$1,656	$1.99	2.9	37
4	Mercer at Union Station 2059 19th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,158	$1,396	$3.72	4	33
5	The Economist 1578 N Humboldt St, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,217	$1,255	$4.48	4.5	4
6	The Apartments at Denver Place 1880 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,227	$1,680	$1.55	3.2	4
7	Residences at Capitol Heights 1350 N Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,280	$1,453	$1.61	3.5	2
8	City Gate 2890 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,299	$1,634	$2.31	3.6	11
9	Cortland on Blake 1451 24th St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,300	$1,850	$2.07	3.8	14
10	Dylan At RiNo Apartments 3201 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,320	$1,870	$2.17	4.2	17
11	Windsor Riverfront Park Apartments 1801 Bassett St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,321	$1,807	--	3.9	3
12	Radiant Apartments 2100 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,349	$1,757	$2.71	4.4	78
13	Griffis North Union 2975 Huron St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,352	$1,934	$2.43	4.5	30
14	Residences at Market Station 1661 Market St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,370	$2,151	$2.86	4.5	34
15	Evo on Emerson 1833 Emerson St, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,374	$1,374	$2.84	3.9	1
16	Edit at River North 3463 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,377	$1,605	$2.89	4.3	19
17	1280 Lafayette Apartments 1280 Lafayette St, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,396	$1,829	$2.55	4.2	6
18	1880 Little Raven 1880 Little Raven St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,408	$1,812	$2.52	4.1	19
19	Solera Apartments 1956 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,413	$1,868	$3.74	4.7	4
20	Park 17 1280 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,415	$1,981	$2.62	4.6	18
21	Alexan Julian Luxury Apartments 3400 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80211, USA	$1,417	$2,126	$2.84	4.8	18
22	The Deveraux 2950 Arkins Ct, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,418	$2,087	$2.67	4.3	89
23	The Kendrick 1780 N Marion St, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,425	$2,068	$2.78	4.4	13
24	One City Block 444 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,427	$1,884	$2.94	4	28
25	1919 Mile High 1919 Mile High Stadium Cir, Denver, CO 80204, USA	$1,428	$1,684	$2.71	4.3	14
26	1375 High Apartments 1375 High St, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,433	$1,547	$2.89	4	3
27	AVA RiNo 2600 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,450	$1,595	$3.07	4.5	6
28	Pioneer Property Management 2590 Walnut St #73, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,450	$2,538	$1.80	4.9	17
29	The Casey Apartments 2100 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,467	$1,910	--	4.7	3
30	FoundryLine 3750 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,478	$2,285	$3.05	4.3	34
31	Luxe At Mile High 3200 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204, USA	$1,486	$2,147	$2.16	4.5	11
32	Neon Local 99 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80209, USA	$1,492	$2,028	$2.51	4	8
33	Edison at RiNo 3063 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,495	$2,155	$2.58	4.4	25
34	The York on City Park Apartments 1781 York St, Denver, CO 80206, USA	$1,499	$2,048	$2.86	4.6	11
35	AMLI Art District 2520 Wewatta Way, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,505	$2,225	$2.53	4.8	22
36	The Wheatley 530 25th St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,515	$1,911	$2.46	3.6	5
37	AMLI at Uptown 1633 N Pearl St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,515	$2,145	$2.41	4.2	38
38	Skyhouse Denver Apartments 1776 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,540	$2,168	$2.42	4	29
39	The Dorsey 600 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,544	$1,824	$2.91	4.4	12
40	Marq Inverness 10001 E Dry Creek Rd Englewood, CO 80112	$1,546	$1,800	$2.14	4.2	9
41	LoHi House 3215 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211, USA	$1,576	$1,970	$2.72	4.6	6
42	Canvas on Blake 2401 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,582	$2,086	$2.47	4.2	13
43	The Station at Riverfront Park 1460 Little Raven St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,594	$2,089	$2.37	3.9	39
44	TriVista on Speer 1350 N Speer Blvd, Denver, CO 80204, USA	$1,596	$2,021	$2.16	4.2	27
45	Cadence at Union Station 1920 17th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,605	$2,190	$2.86	4.3	16
46	Alara Union Station Apartments 1975 19th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,606	$2,299	$2.92	4.2	9
47	The Quincy Apartments 1776 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,608	$2,422	$2.72	4.4	28
48	Westend Apartments 3500 Rockmont Dr, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,625	$2,149	$2.40	4.3	27
49	The Riv 3720 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,627	$1,996	$2.58	4.7	17
50	Griffis LoDo 1490 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,631	$2,257	$2.50	4.2	28
51	Aspire 7th & Grant 670 N Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,639	$2,441	$2.84	4.8	18
52	Infinity LoHi 2298 W 28th Ave, Denver, CO 80211, USA	$1,686	$2,487	$3.38	4.4	22
53	Commons Park West 1550 Platte St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,691	$2,193	$2.60	3	33
54	NOVEL Uptown 1557 Logan St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,695	$2,651	$3.11	4.7	102
55	The Fitzgerald 1840 Market St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,698	$2,531	$2.78	4.6	22
56	Skyline at Highlands 2501 W 26th Ave, Denver, CO 80211, USA	$1,701	$2,392	$3.20	4.4	78
57	AMLI Denargo Market 2525 Wewatta Way, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,704	$2,025	$2.49	4.4	31
58	Hartley Flats 2749 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,726	$2,123	$3.56	4.3	7
59	AMLI RiNo 3355 Denargo St, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,728	$2,175	$2.43	4.6	35
60	AMLI Park Avenue 755 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,756	$2,347	$2.38	4.6	19
61	Sylvan Uptown 1615 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	$1,765	$2,089	$2.23	4.2	4
62	City House Apartments 1801 Chestnut Pl, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,770	$2,263	$2.49	3.7	8
63	Overture 9th + CO 4205 E 10th Ave, Denver, CO 80220, USA	$1,776	$2,506	$3.43	4.5	17
64	The Northern 2600 Wewatta Way, Denver, CO 80216, USA	$1,780	$2,575	$3.12	4.8	52
65	NOVEL RiNo 1350 40th St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$1,784	$2,352	$3.28	4.5	79
66	AMLI Riverfront Green 1750 Little Raven St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,835	$2,795	$3.10	4.4	34
67	1044 Downing Apartments 1044 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80218, USA	$1,884	$2,374	$2.67	3.9	6
68	The Confluence 1441 Little Raven St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,895	$3,522	$3.56	4.4	10
69	AMLI Riverfront Park 1900 Little Raven St #330, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$1,912	$2,527	$2.82	4.2	17
70	Acoma Apartments 816 Acoma St, Denver, CO 80204, USA	$2,025	$3,007	$2.49	4.3	11
71	Park Cheesman Apartments 1177 Race St, Denver, CO 80206, USA	$2,027	$2,441	$2.81	3.8	11
72	Griffis Cheesman Park 2190 E 11th Ave, Denver, CO 80206, USA	$2,137	$3,140	$3.61	4.7	8
73	Aura Arts District 505 Lipan St, Denver, CO 80204, USA	$2,577	$2,577	$2.58	4.2	1
74	The Pullman Luxury Apartments 1959 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	$2,652	$4,691	$3.17	4.3	17
75	One River North 3930 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	$2,719	$5,430	$3.89	4.3	24
76	20th Street Station Apartments 2080 California St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	--	--	--	4.1	0
77	300 East Seventeenth Apartments 300 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80203, USA	--	--	--	2.5	0
78	Alta Mile High 1450 Morrison Rd, Denver, CO 80204, USA	--	--	--	4.9	0
79	Block 32 at Rino 3200 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216, USA	--	--	--	3.3	0
80	Local by Laramar Denver 1011 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80206, USA	--	--	--	3.1	0
81	Loretto Heights 3400 S Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80236, USA	--	--	--	3.6	0
82	Modera Art Park 3299 Brighton Blvd #114, Denver, CO 80216, USA	--	--	--	4.1	0
83	Modera LoHi 2555 16th St, Denver, CO 80211, USA	--	--	--	4.7	0
84	Modera River North 2840 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	--	--	--	4.4	0
85	Patten Gray 370 W 12th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, USA	--	--	--	4.8	0
86	ReNew on Stout 1531 Stout St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	--	--	--	4	0
87	Sentral Union Station \| Denver Apartments 1777 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202, USA	--	--	--	4.4	0
88	The Douglas Apartments 2300 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205, USA	--	--	--	3.2	0
89	The Grant 1200 N Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, USA	--	--	--	4.5	0
90	The Julian at Sloans Lake 1515 Julian St, Denver, CO 80204, USA	--	--	--	5	0
91	The Metropolitan Apartments at Cheesman 1901 E 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80206, USA	--	--	--	4	0

Explore Each Property

Civic Lofts

3.4

360 W 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, USA

From $1,060/mo

16 units

Welton Park Apartments

4.2

2300 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205, USA

From $1,075/mo

1 units

Uptown Square Apartment Homes

2.9

1950 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203, USA

From $1,094/mo

37 units

Mercer at Union Station

2059 19th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA

From $1,158/mo

33 units

The Economist

4.5

1578 N Humboldt St, Denver, CO 80218, USA

From $1,217/mo

4 units

The Apartments at Denver Place

3.2

1880 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80202, USA

From $1,227/mo

4 units

Denver CO Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in Denver CO is $2,250 per month, based on 1622 units across 91 apartment communities. Prices range from $1,060 at Civic Lofts to $2,719 at One River North.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type	Avg Rent	Starting From	Units
Studio	$1,620/mo	$1,060/mo	353
1 Bed	$2,087/mo	$1,227/mo	861
2 Bed	$2,980/mo	$1,474/mo	379
3 Bed	$5,464/mo	$1,390/mo	26
4 Bed	$3,200/mo	$2,850/mo	3

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

Market Context

Who rents in Denver CO, and what they pay

Tracked one-bedroom rent in Denver CO averages $2,087/mo, with two-bedroom units averaging $2,980/mo. At the local median household income of $91,681, that works out to 29% of gross income, near the 30 percent affordability ceiling.

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2023 release pegged median gross rent in Denver CO at $1,770/mo. The current tracked market average runs 27% higher than that benchmark, reflecting both two to three years of rent growth and the fact that the Census figure covers all renter-occupied housing in Denver CO while the tracked market average covers units currently listed in larger apartment communities.

Who employs renters in Denver

Demand in the Denver rental market is shaped by the metro's largest private and public employers. The following organizations anchor local hiring and influence what renters can pay:

Lockheed Martin
United Airlines
DaVita
Western Union
VF Corporation
Arrow Electronics
Ball Corporation

Mean one-way commute in Denver CO is 25 minutes, per the Census ACS, useful context when weighing which properties sit inside reasonable reach of these employers.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Denver CO?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$90,000/year

30 percent rule -- using our average rent of $2,250/mo.

Comfortable income

$108,000/year

25 percent rule -- leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($1,060/mo), you need to earn at least $42,000/year.

Median household income in Denver CO is $91,681 , about 15% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Denver CO

Overall prices in Denver CO runs above the national average by about 6% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 105.8, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Denver CO's regional price parities.

Category	Monthly estimate	Source
Rent (market average)	$2,250	daily refresh
Utilities	$628	BLS × BEA RPP
Groceries	$549	BLS × BEA RPP
Transportation	$1,497	BLS × BEA RPP
Healthcare	$730	BLS × BEA RPP
Other goods and services	$1,169	BLS × BEA RPP
Estimated total	$6,823/mo	$81,873/year

Population

713,734

Median household income

$91,681

Census median rent

$1,770/mo

Rent as % of income

29.0%

Median age

35.2

Mean commute

25 min

Methodology

Rent data

Sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living

Estimates combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably

Applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures

Median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, and rent as percentage of income come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

Compare

Nearby cities in Colorado

How Denver CO rent compares to other markets in the state.

City	Avg Rent	vs Denver CO	Properties
Lakewood, CO	$2,027	-10%	14
Arvada, CO	$1,960	-13%	11
Thornton, CO	$1,754	-22%	10
Pueblo, CO	$1,473	-35%	6
Colorado Springs, CO	$1,984	-12%	5

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent in Denver CO?

The average rent in Denver CO is $2,250 per month, based on 1622 units across 91 apartment buildings tracked by Average Rent. Prices are updated every morning through our proprietary data sourcing.

What is the cheapest apartment rent in Denver CO?

The lowest available rent in Denver CO starts at $1,060 per month. Availability changes daily as leasing data is refreshed each morning.

How much is a 1-bedroom apartment in Denver CO?

1-bedroom apartments in Denver CO average $2,087/mo. The lowest listed 1-bedroom starts at $1,227/mo across 861 units tracked.

How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in Denver CO?

2-bedroom apartments in Denver CO average $2,980/mo. Units start from $1,474/mo across 379 units currently listed.

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Civic Lofts

Welton Park Apartments

Uptown Square Apartment Homes

Mercer at Union Station

The Economist

The Apartments at Denver Place

Residences at Capitol Heights

City Gate

Cortland on Blake

Dylan At RiNo Apartments

Windsor Riverfront Park Apartments

Radiant Apartments

Griffis North Union

Residences at Market Station

Evo on Emerson

Edit at River North

1280 Lafayette Apartments

1880 Little Raven

Solera Apartments

Park 17

Alexan Julian Luxury Apartments

The Deveraux

The Kendrick

One City Block

1919 Mile High

1375 High Apartments

AVA RiNo

Pioneer Property Management

The Casey Apartments

FoundryLine

Luxe At Mile High

Neon Local

Edison at RiNo

The York on City Park Apartments

AMLI Art District

The Wheatley

AMLI at Uptown

Skyhouse Denver Apartments

The Dorsey

Marq Inverness

LoHi House

Canvas on Blake

The Station at Riverfront Park

TriVista on Speer

Cadence at Union Station

Alara Union Station Apartments

The Quincy Apartments

Westend Apartments

The Riv

Griffis LoDo

Aspire 7th & Grant

Infinity LoHi

Commons Park West

NOVEL Uptown

The Fitzgerald

Skyline at Highlands

AMLI Denargo Market

Hartley Flats

AMLI RiNo

AMLI Park Avenue

Sylvan Uptown

City House Apartments

Overture 9th + CO

The Northern

NOVEL RiNo

AMLI Riverfront Green

1044 Downing Apartments

The Confluence

AMLI Riverfront Park

Acoma Apartments

Park Cheesman Apartments

Griffis Cheesman Park