Rents are 2% below what Evergreen'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 $2,568 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
Rent in Evergreen is 0.3% below its high of $2,577 in July 2026, at $2,568 as of September 2026.
Rent in Evergreen changed +3.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Colorado cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.4%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($150,417) is $3,760 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,550).
Golden, 13 miles away, rents for 18% less ($2,100/mo), about $5,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Evergreen. 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
Evergreen, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 69.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Evergreen, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Evergreen, CO has shifted from $2,223 to $2,568, up 15.5% since 2022. Median household income climbed from $133,488 to $150,417 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.7% shift. Census counts show Evergreen, CO losing about 736 residents over the five-year window, down 7.9% on net. The renter share has eased from 13.9% to 11.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Evergreen, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Evergreen is $2,568/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,860/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,430/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,030/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,170/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($150,417/yr), Evergreen ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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