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Cortez, CO

8,976Residents
$54,247Median household income
$984/moMedian gross rent
$272,900Median home value
36.4Median age
27%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
66%Homes lived in by their owners
5.0×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 22% of the median household income in Cortez.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $39,000 a year. In Colorado that leaves roughly $2,650 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.