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Cost of living in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,531 a month.

Highlands Ranch is a Census community, not a separate city government in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $159,307 a year.

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People
102,257
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,531
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$159,307
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$712,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,169
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA

Highlands Ranch, Colorado has about 102,257 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $712,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Douglas County is $2,169 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Highlands Ranch. 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 Highlands Ranch'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 Highlands Ranch'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, 12 have higher typical rent than Highlands Ranch.

Nearby places

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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.

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