Rents are 9% below what Longmont'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 $1,883 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
February. Asking rents in Longmont usually run 1.5% below trend in February and 1.5% above it in August, about $56 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Longmont is 1.4% below its high of $1,910 in January 2025, at $1,883 as of September 2026.
Rent in Longmont changed +1.3% 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 Longmont rose 27.2% while median household income rose 22.1% ($74,242 to $90,671). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Longmont is 24.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($90,671) is $2,267 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,023); a 3-bedroom is $2,680.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Longmont, 80504 ($2,082/mo), costs 16% more than the cheapest, 80501 ($1,797/mo).
Northglenn, 19 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,515/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Longmont. 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
Longmont, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 47% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Longmont, CO has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Longmont, CO paid around $1,554 a month. That figure now sits near $1,883, up 21.2% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $90,671 today, compared with $83,104 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 44.9% to 47% across the same window. 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 Longmont is $1,883/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,447/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,023/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,660/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,680/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($90,671/yr), Longmont ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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