Dolores County, CO real estate

What the numbers say

Dolores County, CO real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Dolores County pay a median of $659 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $247,600, an effective rate of about 0.27%. The Colorado average is 0.48%, which makes Dolores County the #6 lowest-tax of 64 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $986 a month, and $1,295 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 $248,000 home here comes to about $1,508 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $65,000 a year (the median household here earns $64,907).