Rents are 14% below what Aurora's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,742 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Aurora usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Aurora is 5.4% below its high of $1,842 in February 2024, at $1,742 as of September 2026.
Rent in Aurora changed -1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Colorado cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Aurora rose 30.5% while median household income rose 35.7% ($65,100 to $88,368). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Aurora is 20.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($88,368) is $2,209 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,161); a 3-bedroom is $2,819.
The priciest of 9 ZIP codes in Aurora, 80018 ($2,794/mo), costs 1.8 times the cheapest, 80012 ($1,541/mo).
Glendale, 8 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,433/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Aurora. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Aurora, CO is majority owner-occupied, 33.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Aurora, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Aurora, CO has climbed from $1,512 to $1,742, a 15.2% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $88,368 today, compared with $72,052 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 2.9% since 2021, moving from about 383,496 residents to roughly 394,432. College-educated residents now make up 33.6% of adults here, versus 31.3% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Aurora rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Aurora is $1,742/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,646/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,161/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,806/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,819/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($88,368/yr), Aurora ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.2% over the past year.
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