Rents are 8% below what Commerce City'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 $2,489 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 Commerce City usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.4% above it in July, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Commerce City is 1.3% below its high of $2,521 in February 2026, at $2,489 as of September 2026.
Rent in Commerce City changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Colorado cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.4%.
Rent in Commerce City is 31.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($111,972) is $2,799 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,530); a 3-bedroom is $3,300.
Thornton, 4 miles away, rents for 24% less ($1,894/mo), about $7,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Commerce City. 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
Commerce City, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 25.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Commerce City, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Commerce City, CO has climbed from $2,018 to $2,489, a 23.3% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $87,354 to $111,972 across the same window, up 28.2% versus 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 8.0% since 2021, moving from about 61,516 residents to roughly 66,445. Renters now make up 22.8% of households, compared with 24.9% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Commerce City, CO look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Commerce City is $2,489/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,530/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,110/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,300/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($111,972/yr), Commerce City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.8% over the past year.
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