Rents are 8% below what Durango'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 $1,940 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
December. Asking rents in Durango usually run 1.4% below trend in December and 1.6% above it in August, about $58 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Durango is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Durango changed +0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Colorado cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.4%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($78,602) is $1,965 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,670); a 3-bedroom is $2,060.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Durango. 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
Durango, CO is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 60.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Durango, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Durango, CO has increased from $1,504 to $1,940, a 29.0% change over five years. Median household income rose from $68,550 to $78,602 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.7% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.4% since 2021, moving from about 18,953 residents to roughly 19,411. Renters now make up 47% of households, compared with 42.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 60.4% of adults here, versus 58.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Durango, CO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Durango rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Durango is $1,940/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,260/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,670/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,270/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,060/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($78,602/yr), Durango ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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