Best In Colorado Real Estate™: Denver
2026-09-28
🏆 Ranked #78 of 401 U.S. metros on renters over the 30% threshold — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. Denver’s rent burden is 49.9%, a figure that reflects deep affordability pressure but also remarkable resilience. While cities like Miami and Naples exceed 58%, Denver’s position is not a collapse — it’s a signal of sustained demand in a high-cost, high-opportunity market. What does it mean that nearly half of Denver’s renters are cost-burdened yet the city continues to attract new households? The answer lies not in supply, but in the city’s enduring value proposition. The data is from ALEX Intelligence’s September 28, 2026 report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-28-denver-standing-rent-burden-msa. How are you managing rent burden in your portfolio?
Rent Burden Ranking: Renters Over the 30% Threshold (ALEX Intelligence — 2026)
#78 Denver-Aurora-Centennial <- this market
#1 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
#2 Naples-Marco Island
#3 Port St. Lucie
#4 Bellingham
#5 Vallejo
#6 Boulder
#7 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
#8 Cape Coral-Fort Myers
#9 Gainesville
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-28-denver-standing-rent-burden-msa
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies
Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al.
Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB
[email protected] · +1 713.591.9902
Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024 · ALEX Intelligence computation
Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Broker: Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC · License #565194-BB.
Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov
Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov


