Rents are 10% below what Littleton'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 $2,040 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 Littleton usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 1.5% above it in July, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Littleton is 1.3% below its high of $2,066 in July 2025, at $2,040 as of September 2026.
Rent in Littleton changed -0.9% 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 Littleton rose 29.1% while median household income rose 30% ($76,015 to $98,839). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Littleton is 26.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($98,839) is $2,471 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,423); a 3-bedroom is $3,160.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Littleton, 80125 ($2,722/mo), costs 40% more than the cheapest, 80120 ($1,946/mo).
Englewood, 7 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,836/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Littleton. 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
Littleton, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 56.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Littleton, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Littleton, CO has shifted from $1,679 to $2,040, up 21.5% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $98,839 today, compared with $82,997 five years earlier. Census counts show Littleton, CO losing about 755 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 40.3% to 38.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Littleton is $2,040/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,850/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,423/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,025/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,160/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($98,839/yr), Littleton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.9% over the past year.
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