Rents are 9% below what Superior'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 $2,271 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 Superior usually run 3.5% below trend in December and 3.2% above it in July, about $152 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Superior is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2020.
Rent in Superior changed +3.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Colorado cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.4%.
Rent in Superior is 29% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($159,434) is $3,986 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,039).
Westminster, 9 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,872/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Superior. 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
Superior, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 78.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Superior, CO has changed in 5 years
Rent in Superior, CO has climbed 25.3% since 2021, going from about $1,812 per month to roughly $2,271 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $131,757 in 2021 to $159,434 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.3 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Superior, CO market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Superior is $2,271/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $2,529/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,100/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,112/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($159,434/yr), Superior ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.5% over the past year.
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At $2,271/mo, rent takes ~17% of Superior's median household income ($159,434/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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