Rents are 8% above what Woodland Park's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $2,053 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
Rent in Woodland Park is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2023.
Rent in Woodland Park changed +12.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 60 Colorado cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.4%.
Rent has risen 11 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($99,238) is $2,481 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,220); a 4-bedroom is $2,660.
Manitou Springs, 16 miles away, rents for 32% less ($1,390/mo), about $8,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Woodland Park. 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
Woodland Park, CO is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 44% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Woodland Park, CO has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Woodland Park, CO has increased from $1,718 to $2,053, a 19.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $81,919 to $99,238 between 2021 and 2024, a 21.1% shift. The population has grown by 1.2% since 2021, moving from about 7,854 residents to roughly 7,949. Renters now make up 23.5% of households, compared with 27.7% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Woodland Park, CO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Woodland Park rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Woodland Park is $2,053/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,580/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,430/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,220/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($99,238/yr), Woodland Park ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 12.2% over the past year.
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