Most Expensive Cities in Colorado

Most expensive cities in Colorado (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

Data current as of September 2026. Sources: US Census Bureau, Zillow, HUD, BEA.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	Cherry Hills Village	241	$250,001	—	6,366
2	Aspen	206	$78,636	$1,897/mo	6,862
3	Greenwood Village	201	$145,781	$2,119/mo	15,485
4	The Pinery	190	$173,889	$3,115/mo	11,740
5	Roxborough Park	179	$167,671	$2,936/mo	9,365
6	Fairmount	176	$163,785	$2,505/mo	10,521
7	Erie	174	$163,644	$2,775/mo	31,927
8	Boulder	174	$85,364	$1,924/mo	106,274
9	Superior	172	$157,909	$2,355/mo	13,136
10	Castle Pines	169	$189,918	$2,128/mo	12,573
11	Carbondale	169	$94,300	$2,255/mo	6,553
12	Cherry Creek	167	$147,618	$1,974/mo	11,011
13	Louisville	166	$149,159	$2,069/mo	20,788
14	Lone Tree	166	$125,699	$2,030/mo	14,136
15	Steamboat Springs	165	$100,156	$1,909/mo	13,341
16	Highlands Ranch	165	$155,847	$2,397/mo	101,437
17	Stonegate	163	$157,021	$2,482/mo	9,164
18	Applewood	161	$128,988	$2,142/mo	8,120
19	Woodmoor	160	$174,138	$2,257/mo	8,819
20	Gunbarrel	158	$111,506	$1,924/mo	10,424
21	Golden	158	$95,913	$1,854/mo	20,467
22	Columbine	158	$129,480	$2,391/mo	25,681
23	Evergreen	157	$148,665	$1,955/mo	8,643
24	Avon	157	$85,364	$2,132/mo	6,057
25	Timnath	155	$172,206	$2,040/mo	8,007
26	Edwards	154	$90,735	$1,885/mo	10,415
27	Broomfield	152	$121,025	$2,074/mo	75,110
28	Centennial	151	$128,167	$2,061/mo	107,386
29	Lafayette	150	$110,431	$2,042/mo	30,471
30	Dakota Ridge	148	$120,368	$2,103/mo	34,159
31	Gypsum	148	$124,534	$2,198/mo	8,481
32	Todd Creek	147	$185,417	—	5,069
33	Parker	147	$129,342	$1,973/mo	60,115
34	Castle Rock	147	$143,031	$1,946/mo	76,614
35	Frederick	146	$135,316	$2,252/mo	15,893
36	Eagle	144	$103,850	$1,706/mo	7,479
37	Gleneagle	143	$137,105	$2,051/mo	6,207
38	Ken Caryl	143	$116,838	$1,950/mo	33,407
39	Meridian	142	$90,496	$1,925/mo	5,058
40	Monument	141	$114,654	$1,947/mo	11,035
41	Breckenridge	141	$132,666	$1,438/mo	5,001
42	Arvada	141	$113,396	$1,802/mo	122,835
43	Wellington	141	$103,888	$2,320/mo	11,538
44	Black Forest	140	$142,173	—	14,658
45	Denver	139	$91,681	$1,770/mo	713,734
46	Littleton	138	$96,611	$1,731/mo	45,092
47	Severance	138	$127,257	$2,108/mo	9,302
48	Glenwood Springs	136	$87,000	$1,717/mo	10,171
49	Lakewood	135	$85,789	$1,746/mo	156,309
50	Shaw Heights	134	$89,125	$1,986/mo	5,309

See also: Cheapest Cities in Colorado · Colorado Overview