Property tax rate
0.48%Median bill $2,602/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,7612-bed $1,782Per month · CensusDays on market
67 days▼ 3 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Colorado real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Colorado listed for $564,000, down 3.9% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 67 days on the market, faster than 70 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Colorado pay a median of $2,602 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $539,400, an effective rate of about 0.48%.
Renters pay a median of $1,761 a month, and $1,782 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $564,000 home here comes to about $3,537 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $152,000 a year (the median household here earns $95,470).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$3,537/mo- Principal & interest$3,075
- Property tax$227
- Insurance (est.)$235
$564,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Colorado by bedrooms
Studio$1,476
1 bedroom$1,553
2 bedrooms$1,782
3 bedrooms$2,077
4 bedrooms$2,414
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Colorado county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Jackson County0.17%
- Las Animas County0.23%
- Gilpin County0.23%
- La Plata County0.26%
- San Miguel County0.26%
Fastest-selling counties
- Broomfield County51 days
- Jefferson County51 days
- Adams County53 days
- Weld County53 days
- Arapahoe County56 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $499,981 | 53 | 0.61% | $1,781 |
| Alamosa County | – | – | 0.43% | $907 |
| Arapahoe County | $475,000 | 56 | 0.52% | $1,891 |
| Archuleta County | – | – | 0.35% | $1,432 |
| Baca County | – | – | 0.44% | $592 |
| Bent County | – | – | 0.35% | $1,162 |
| Boulder County | $769,975 | 60 | 0.53% | $1,966 |
| Broomfield County | $589,900 | 51 | 0.60% | $2,126 |
| Chaffee County | – | – | 0.29% | $1,611 |
| Cheyenne County | – | – | 0.47% | $926 |
| Clear Creek County | – | – | 0.39% | $1,467 |
| Conejos County | – | – | 0.40% | $748 |
| Costilla County | – | – | 0.32% | $927 |
| Crowley County | – | – | 0.45% | $984 |
| Custer County | – | – | 0.39% | $1,069 |
| Delta County | – | – | 0.31% | $1,121 |
| Denver County | $527,000 | 57 | 0.45% | $1,831 |
| Dolores County | – | – | 0.27% | $986 |
| Douglas County | $737,998 | 58 | 0.55% | $2,193 |
| Eagle County | $1,149,500 | 98 | 0.42% | $2,019 |
| El Paso County | $479,250 | 66 | 0.41% | $1,696 |
| Elbert County | – | – | 0.45% | $1,311 |
| Fremont County | – | – | 0.36% | $1,070 |
| Garfield County | $849,500 | 87 | 0.42% | $1,637 |
| Gilpin County | – | – | 0.23% | $1,658 |
| Grand County | – | – | 0.34% | $1,493 |
| Gunnison County | – | – | 0.29% | $1,252 |
| Hinsdale County | – | – | 0.31% | $1,171 |
| Huerfano County | – | – | 0.28% | $838 |
| Jackson County | – | – | 0.17% | $1,701 |
| Jefferson County | $625,000 | 51 | 0.48% | $1,861 |
| Kiowa County | – | – | 0.58% | $800 |
| Kit Carson County | – | – | 0.49% | $973 |
| La Plata County | $822,000 | 91 | 0.26% | $1,504 |
| Lake County | – | – | 0.42% | $1,397 |
| Larimer County | $567,500 | 64 | 0.50% | $1,716 |
| Las Animas County | – | – | 0.23% | $891 |
| Lincoln County | – | – | 0.44% | $868 |
| Logan County | – | – | 0.46% | $1,013 |
| Mesa County | $489,350 | 61 | 0.38% | $1,182 |
| Mineral County | – | – | 0.35% | $928 |
| Moffat County | – | – | 0.40% | $1,039 |
| Montezuma County | – | – | 0.29% | $942 |
| Montrose County | – | – | 0.36% | $1,188 |
| Morgan County | – | – | 0.52% | $1,025 |
| Otero County | – | – | 0.31% | $839 |
| Ouray County | – | – | 0.28% | $1,786 |
| Park County | – | – | 0.33% | $2,161 |
| Phillips County | – | – | 0.56% | $999 |
| Pitkin County | – | – | 0.36% | $2,004 |
| Prowers County | – | – | 0.30% | $808 |
| Pueblo County | $344,500 | 72 | 0.50% | $1,111 |
| Rio Blanco County | – | – | 0.33% | $919 |
| Rio Grande County | – | – | 0.39% | $945 |
| Routt County | – | – | 0.32% | $1,917 |
| Saguache County | – | – | 0.32% | $828 |
| San Juan County | – | – | 0.32% | $992 |
| San Miguel County | – | – | 0.26% | $1,149 |
| Sedgwick County | – | – | 0.45% | $774 |
| Summit County | – | – | 0.32% | $1,928 |
| Teller County | – | – | 0.35% | $1,880 |
| Washington County | – | – | 0.39% | $947 |
| Weld County | $499,999 | 53 | 0.52% | $1,539 |
| Yuma County | – | – | 0.47% | $942 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.