Cost of living in Fort Lupton, Colorado

Fort Lupton, Colorado has about 8,897 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $416,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Weld County is $1,647 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fort Lupton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Greeley, CO metro area, prices sit at 100.2 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 Fort Lupton'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 Fort Lupton's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Colorado was $4.327 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,076.96 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Colorado shares this price.

Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 146 have higher typical rent than Fort Lupton.