Cost of living in Commerce City, Colorado
Commerce City, Colorado has about 66,445 people. Typical rent is $1,880 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $111,972 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #52 in Colorado on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,880 a month.
Commerce City is a city in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $111,972 a year.
- People
- 66,445
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,880
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $111,972
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $499,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,169
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
Commerce City, Colorado has about 66,445 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $499,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Adams County is $2,169 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Commerce City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, prices sit at 105.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Commerce City's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Commerce City's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Colorado averaged $3.01 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 65 have higher typical rent than Commerce City.
Nearby places
- Brighton
Typical rent $1,779
Compare with Commerce City - Derby
Typical rent $1,689
Compare with Commerce City - Todd CreekCompare with Commerce City
- Thornton
Typical rent $1,895
Compare with Commerce City - Lochbuie
Typical rent $2,429
Compare with Commerce City - Welby
Typical rent $1,656
Compare with Commerce City - Denver
Typical rent $1,831
Compare with Commerce City - Northglenn
Typical rent $1,775
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Colorado
Bigger places in Colorado
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.