Living here
Cost of living in Fort Collins
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,661/mo
23% above US
Median home value
$548,400
81% above US
Median household income
$83,598
6% above US
Rent as share of income
24%
US 21%
Home price to income
6.6×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.3%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Fort Collins compares
- Fort Collins$1,661
- Colorado$1,693
- United States$1,348
- Castle Rock$1,946
- Breckenridge$1,438
- Fort Collins$548,400
- Colorado$502,200
- United States$303,400
- Castle Rock$621,700
- Breckenridge$757,100
Taxes
Life in Fort Collins
Questions
Is Fort Collins expensive to live in?
Housing in Fort Collins is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,661 (23% above US) and the median home value is $548,400 (81% above US).
How much is rent in Fort Collins?
The median gross rent is $1,661 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,551, 1 bedroom $1,589, 2 bedrooms $1,759, 3 bedrooms $2,379, 4 bedrooms $2,576.
How much of their income do renters spend in Fort Collins?
At the median, a year’s rent ($19,932) equals about 24% of the median household income ($83,598); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Fort Collins?
Sales tax is 8.3% and property taxes run about 0.50% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Colorado DOR, DR 1002 Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates, July 2026 edition.