Rents are 8% below what Security Widefield'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 $2,294 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 Security Widefield usually run 1.1% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in July, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Security Widefield is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Security Widefield changed +3.6% 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 Security Widefield rose 40.6% while median household income rose 31.4% ($69,352 to $91,142). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Security Widefield is 44.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,142) is $2,279 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,900); a 3-bedroom is $2,660.
Stratmoor, 3 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,869/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Security Widefield. 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
Security Widefield, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 27.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Security Widefield, CO has changed in 5 years
Rent in Security Widefield, CO has increased 34.5% since 2021, going from about $1,706 per month to roughly $2,294 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $73,496 in 2021 to $91,142 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 10.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 40,158 to 37,345 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.0% change. About 12.8% of households rent today, against 19.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 21.7% to 27.9%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Security Widefield, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Security Widefield is $2,294/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,300/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,900/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,570/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,660/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($91,142/yr), Security Widefield ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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