Rents are 11% below what Westminster'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 $1,872 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 Westminster usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.5% above it in July, about $56 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Westminster is 1.4% below its high of $1,898 in September 2024, at $1,872 as of September 2026.
Rent in Westminster 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 Westminster rose 28.9% while median household income rose 31.7% ($76,142 to $100,272). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Westminster is 24% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,272) is $2,507 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,170); a 3-bedroom is $2,830.
The priciest of 5 ZIP codes in Westminster, 80031 ($2,264/mo), costs 1.7 times the cheapest, 80030 ($1,355/mo).
Federal Heights, 2 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,508/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Westminster. 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
Westminster, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 44.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Westminster, CO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Westminster, CO has shifted from $1,575 to $1,872, up 18.9% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $100,272 today, compared with $80,355 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. The renter share has risen from 35.5% to 38.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 40.6% to 44.6% 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 Westminster is $1,872/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,656/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,170/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,814/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,830/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($100,272/yr), Westminster ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $1,872/mo, rent takes ~22% of Westminster's median household income ($100,272/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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