Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: 2-bedroom payment standards across 169 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA range from $1,130 to $3,090 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.28× the 10th — a gap of $532 a month — which ranks 180th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

ZIP-level standards are optional here. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is not one of HUD's 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so a housing authority may set one payment standard for the whole area, or adopt ZIP-level exception standards of up to 110% of a ZIP's published SAFMR. Where a single area-wide standard is used, the 49 ZIP codes below marked "above 110%" sit above the highest ceiling that basic policy reaches. Confirm what applies with the PHA that issued the voucher.

$2,070

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 169 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $2,277 at 110%.

$532

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,930 to $2,462).

29.0%

of the area's ZIP codes (49 of 169) sit above $2,277 — 110% of the area median.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 169 ZIPs

Every ZIP code, ranked

The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.

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Showing 169 of 169 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	80125	$3,090	$2,781–$3,399	above 110%
2	80007	$3,040	$2,736–$3,344	above 110%
3	80202	$3,030	$2,727–$3,333	above 110%
4	80130	$3,010	$2,709–$3,311	above 110%
5	80290	$2,890	$2,601–$3,179	above 110%
6	80018	$2,710	$2,439–$2,981	above 110%
7	80433	$2,700	$2,430–$2,970	above 110%
8	80126	$2,670	$2,403–$2,937	above 110%
9	80109	$2,550	$2,295–$2,805	above 110%
10	80129	$2,550	$2,295–$2,805	above 110%
11	80111	$2,540	$2,286–$2,794	above 110%
12	80211	$2,540	$2,286–$2,794	above 110%
13	80831	$2,530	$2,277–$2,783	above 110%
14	80021	$2,490	$2,241–$2,739	above 110%
15	80465	$2,490	$2,241–$2,739	above 110%
16	80249	$2,480	$2,232–$2,728	above 110%
17	80015	$2,470	$2,223–$2,717	above 110%
18	80203	$2,460	$2,214–$2,706	above 110%
19	80454	$2,460	$2,214–$2,706	above 110%
20	80640	$2,460	$2,214–$2,706	above 110%
21	80027	$2,450	$2,205–$2,695	above 110%
22	80131	$2,440	$2,196–$2,684	above 110%
23	80238	$2,420	$2,178–$2,662	above 110%
24	80122	$2,400	$2,160–$2,640	above 110%
25	80123	$2,400	$2,160–$2,640	above 110%
26	80127	$2,400	$2,160–$2,640	above 110%
27	80016	$2,390	$2,151–$2,629	above 110%
28	80118	$2,390	$2,151–$2,629	above 110%
29	80163	$2,390	$2,151–$2,629	above 110%
30	80005	$2,380	$2,142–$2,618	above 110%
31	80020	$2,360	$2,124–$2,596	above 110%
32	80038	$2,350	$2,115–$2,585	above 110%
33	80206	$2,350	$2,115–$2,585	above 110%
34	80230	$2,350	$2,115–$2,585	above 110%
35	80045	$2,340	$2,106–$2,574	above 110%
36	80124	$2,340	$2,106–$2,574	above 110%
37	80210	$2,340	$2,106–$2,574	above 110%
38	80112	$2,330	$2,097–$2,563	above 110%
39	80134	$2,330	$2,097–$2,563	above 110%
40	80237	$2,330	$2,097–$2,563	above 110%
41	80241	$2,330	$2,097–$2,563	above 110%
42	80303	$2,300	$2,070–$2,530	above 110%
43	80421	$2,300	$2,070–$2,530	above 110%
44	80475	$2,300	$2,070–$2,530	above 110%
45	80439	$2,290	$2,061–$2,519	above 110%
46	80457	$2,290	$2,061–$2,519	above 110%
47	80013	$2,280	$2,052–$2,508	above 110%
48	80108	$2,280	$2,052–$2,508	above 110%
49	80205	$2,280	$2,052–$2,508	above 110%
50	80138	$2,260	$2,034–$2,486	109%
51	80228	$2,260	$2,034–$2,486	109%
52	80453	$2,260	$2,034–$2,486	109%
53	80128	$2,250	$2,025–$2,475	109%
54	80209	$2,250	$2,025–$2,475	109%
55	80204	$2,230	$2,007–$2,453	108%
56	80403	$2,230	$2,007–$2,453	108%
57	80014	$2,220	$1,998–$2,442	107%
58	80026	$2,220	$1,998–$2,442	107%
59	80233	$2,210	$1,989–$2,431	107%
60	80216	$2,200	$1,980–$2,420	106%
61	80246	$2,200	$1,980–$2,420	106%
62	80239	$2,190	$1,971–$2,409	106%
63	80031	$2,180	$1,962–$2,398	105%
64	80104	$2,170	$1,953–$2,387	105%
65	80231	$2,170	$1,953–$2,387	105%
66	80207	$2,150	$1,935–$2,365	104%
67	80401	$2,150	$1,935–$2,365	104%
68	80229	$2,130	$1,917–$2,343	103%
69	80107	$2,110	$1,899–$2,321	102%
70	80212	$2,110	$1,899–$2,321	102%
71	80448	$2,110	$1,899–$2,321	102%
72	80135	$2,100	$1,890–$2,310	101%
73	80425	$2,100	$1,890–$2,310	101%
74	80041	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
75	80044	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
76	80046	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
77	80047	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
78	80150	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
79	80151	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
80	80155	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
81	80160	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
82	80161	$2,080	$1,872–$2,288	100%
83	80201	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
84	80217	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
85	80248	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
86	80250	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
87	80264	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
88	80265	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
89	80266	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
90	80293	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
91	80294	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
92	80299	$2,070	$1,863–$2,277	100%
93	80001	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
94	80006	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
95	80012	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
96	80034	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
97	80162	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
98	80223	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
99	80225	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
100	80227	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
101	80402	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
102	80419	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
103	80437	$2,060	$1,854–$2,266	100%
104	80116	$2,050	$1,845–$2,255	99%
105	80234	$2,050	$1,845–$2,255	99%
106	80247	$2,050	$1,845–$2,255	99%
107	80222	$2,040	$1,836–$2,244	99%
108	80432	$2,040	$1,836–$2,244	99%
109	80456	$2,040	$1,836–$2,244	99%
110	80820	$2,040	$1,836–$2,244	99%
111	80218	$2,020	$1,818–$2,222	98%
112	80236	$2,010	$1,809–$2,211	97%
113	80035	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
114	80036	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
115	80037	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
116	80040	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
117	80042	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
118	80235	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
119	80614	$1,980	$1,782–$2,178	96%
120	80420	$1,970	$1,773–$2,167	95%
121	80003	$1,960	$1,764–$2,156	95%
122	80017	$1,960	$1,764–$2,156	95%
123	80011	$1,950	$1,755–$2,145	94%
124	80121	$1,950	$1,755–$2,145	94%
125	80215	$1,950	$1,755–$2,145	94%
126	80470	$1,950	$1,755–$2,145	94%
127	80004	$1,940	$1,746–$2,134	94%
128	80232	$1,940	$1,746–$2,134	94%
129	80002	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
130	80010	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
131	80019	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
132	80022	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
133	80024	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
134	80030	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
135	80033	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
136	80101	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
137	80102	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
138	80103	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
139	80105	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
140	80110	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
141	80113	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
142	80117	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
143	80120	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
144	80136	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
145	80137	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
146	80214	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
147	80219	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
148	80220	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
149	80221	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
150	80224	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
151	80226	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
152	80260	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
153	80422	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
154	80427	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
155	80436	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
156	80438	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
157	80440	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
158	80444	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
159	80452	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
160	80466	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
161	80474	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
162	80476	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
163	80816	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
164	80827	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
165	80830	$1,930	$1,737–$2,123	93%
166	80863	$1,620	$1,458–$1,782	78%
167	80835	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	70%
168	80106	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	65%
169	80808	$1,130	$1,017–$1,243	55%

Heads up: The figure above is the HUD Fair Market Rent. Your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) sets the actual payment standard — usually between 90% and 110% of it — so confirm your exact amount with the PHA that issued the voucher.

How Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compares

Its internal spread of 1.28× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 180 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.19×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →

A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.

This page shows official HUD Fair Market Rent data for general educational use — it is not legal, financial, or housing advice, and is not a guarantee of any voucher amount. Your local Public Housing Authority sets the actual payment standard and approves rents. Always confirm with your PHA and the official HUD FMR data.

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