Rents are 6% below what Fountain'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 $2,079 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
November. Asking rents in Fountain usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.7% above it in June, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Fountain is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Fountain changed +6.0% 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 Fountain rose 38.1% while median household income rose 33.5% ($64,582 to $86,242). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Fountain is 42.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($86,242) is $2,156 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,070); a 3-bedroom is $2,900.
Stratmoor, 10 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,869/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fountain. 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
Fountain, CO is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 34.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fountain, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Fountain, CO has climbed from $1,583 to $2,079, a 31.3% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $74,621 in 2021 to $86,242 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 27.2% of households, compared with 30.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 34.8% of adults here, versus 30.7% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Fountain, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fountain is $2,079/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,420/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,070/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,710/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,900/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($86,242/yr), Fountain ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.0% over the past year.
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