Cost of living in Superior, Colorado
Superior, Colorado has about 13,305 people. Typical rent is $2,457 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $159,434 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 #42 in Colorado on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,457 a month.
Superior is a town in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $159,434 a year.
- People
- 13,305
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,457
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $159,434
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $903,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,033
- Boulder, CO MSA
- Gas
- $4.327
- Colorado, week of October 12, 2026
Superior, Colorado has about 13,305 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $903,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Boulder County is $2,033 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Superior. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Boulder, CO metro area, prices sit at 105.2 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 Superior'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 Superior'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, 14 have higher typical rent than Superior.
Nearby places
- Louisville
Typical rent $2,166
Compare with Superior - Lafayette
Typical rent $2,121
Compare with Superior - Broomfield
Typical rent $2,126
Compare with Superior - Westminster
Typical rent $1,882
Compare with Superior - Arvada
Typical rent $1,888
Compare with Superior - Boulder
Typical rent $2,018
Compare with Superior - Shaw Heights
Typical rent $2,125
- Federal Heights
Typical rent $1,687
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.