Cost of living in Rocky Ford, Colorado
Simple answer
Typical rent is $775 a month.
Rocky Ford is a city in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $40,655 a year.
- People
- 3,815
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $775
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $40,655
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $143,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,059
- Otero County, CO
Rocky Ford, Colorado has about 3,815 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $143,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Otero County is $1,059 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Rocky Ford. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Colorado's prices sit at 103.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Rocky Ford'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 Rocky Ford'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, 190 have higher typical rent than Rocky Ford.
Nearby places
- La Junta
Typical rent $642
Compare with Rocky Ford - Ordway
Typical rent $1,036
Compare with Rocky Ford - Las Animas
Typical rent $1,211
Compare with Rocky Ford - Pueblo
Typical rent $1,082
Compare with Rocky Ford - Lamar
Typical rent $858
Compare with Rocky Ford - Pueblo West
Typical rent $1,345
Compare with Rocky Ford - Colorado City
Typical rent $1,270
- Ellicott
Typical rent $634
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.