Arapahoe County, CO real estate

What the numbers say

Arapahoe County, CO real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Arapahoe County listed for $475,000, down 4.9% from a year earlier. That is 16% below the Colorado median of $564,000.

Homes spent a median of 56 days on the market, faster than 57 days a year ago. That makes Arapahoe County the #5 fastest-selling of 15 Colorado counties we track.

Homeowners in Arapahoe County pay a median of $2,938 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $561,200, an effective rate of about 0.52%. The Colorado average is 0.48%, which makes Arapahoe County the #58 lowest-tax of 64 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,891 a month, and $1,978 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 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 $475,000 home here comes to about $2,995 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $128,000 a year (the median household here earns $101,087).