Renting in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs rent figures varied substantially by source this session: Apartment List cited an overall median rent of $1,347 (August 2026), a cost-of-living aggregator cited an average apartment rent of $1,531, and Zumper cited a considerably higher average of $1,872 (mid-August 2026) -- a genuinely wide, disclosed spread rather than a single settled figure, likely reflecting different unit-type mixes and methodologies across sources.
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Learn moreRent Figures: A Real, Source-Dependent Spread
Apartment List's rent report cited an overall median rent of $1,347 in Colorado Springs as of August 2026. A separate cost-of-living aggregator cited an average apartment rent of $1,531 as of August 1, 2026. Zumper's rent-research page cited a considerably higher average of $1,872 as of mid-August 2026. None of these three figures was reconciled to a single number this pass -- the roughly $1,350-$1,875 spread likely reflects real methodological differences (median vs. average, overall vs. by-bedroom-size, and differing unit-mix weighting) rather than one source simply being wrong.
By Bedroom Size
One 2026 source cited a range by unit type: studios from roughly $1,006 to $1,641, one-bedrooms from roughly $1,113 to $1,943, and two-bedrooms from roughly $1,632 to $2,268, depending on the specific submarket or data cut. This bedroom-size breakdown, while itself wide-ranging, helps explain why blended citywide averages vary so much across sources -- a page that reports only 1-bedroom rent will differ meaningfully from one blending all unit sizes.
Market Direction: Softening, Not Tightening
Rental prices in Colorado Springs were reported as having decreased by about 0.53% over the trailing year as of one 2026 source, with prices described as down roughly 2.5% year-over-year -- a genuinely softening rental market, consistent with the housing-market topic page's disclosure of growing for-sale inventory and a shift toward more balanced or buyer-favoring conditions.
Lease Terms and Landlord-Tenant Law
Standard 12-month leases are the norm in Colorado Springs, as in most U.S. rental markets. Colorado landlord-tenant law governs security deposit handling, notice periods, and eviction procedures statewide -- confirm current statutory specifics directly rather than relying on a general summary here, since these details matter in an actual dispute and can be updated by the legislature.
Key takeaways
- Colorado Springs rent figures varied widely by source this session: $1,347 median (Apartment List, August 2026), $1,531 average (a cost-of-living aggregator), and $1,872 average (Zumper, mid-August 2026) -- a real, disclosed spread rather than one settled number.
- By-bedroom-size figures also ranged widely (studios roughly $1,006-$1,641; 1-bedrooms roughly $1,113-$1,943; 2-bedrooms roughly $1,632-$2,268 depending on source), helping explain the spread in blended citywide averages.
- Rental prices were reported as softening (down roughly 0.53%-2.5% year-over-year depending on source), consistent with the broader for-sale-market shift toward more balanced conditions disclosed on the housing-market topic page.
- 12-month leases are standard; Colorado landlord-tenant law governs deposits, notice, and eviction procedures statewide -- confirm current statutory specifics directly for any actual dispute.
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