Rents are 10% below what Greeley'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 $1,454 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 Greeley usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in April, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Greeley is 1.4% below its high of $1,474 in March 2025, at $1,454 as of September 2026.
Rent in Greeley changed -0.7% 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 Greeley rose 27.4% while median household income rose 21.4% ($57,586 to $69,881). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Greeley is 25.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,881) is $1,747 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,525); a 3-bedroom is $2,145.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Greeley. 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
Greeley, CO is majority owner-occupied, 27.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Greeley, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Greeley, CO has shifted from $1,205 to $1,454, up 20.7% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $60,601 in 2021 to $69,881 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Greeley, CO adding about 3,792 residents over the five-year window, up 3.5% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Greeley, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Greeley is $1,454/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,100/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,525/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,195/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,145/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($69,881/yr), Greeley ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.7% over the past year.
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