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Colorado housing market
In the Centennial State, part of the Census Bureau's Mountain division, Pecan Street tracks seven markets. Median sale prices run from $316K in Pueblo to $723K in Boulder over Jul–Sep 2026. One of seven is higher than a year earlier and six are lower; Denver leads at +0.3% and Pueblo trails at -2.2%.
Homes sit longest in Pueblo (72 median days on market) and sell fastest in Greeley (53 days). The share of active listings with a price cut runs from 33% in Pueblo to 51% in Denver. Price-to-rent ratios run from about 16 in Pueblo to 22 in Boulder, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 385 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Denver metro has the 22nd-highest share of listings with a price cut and the Pueblo metro the 36th-slowest year-over-year price growth. Colorado's unemployment rate was 4.1% in Sep 2026 (BLS via FRED), below the national rate of 4.2%.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | $723K | -0.8% | 60 | 41% | ≈ 22 |
| Colorado Springs | $467K | -1.0% | 67 | 49% | ≈ 17 |
| Denver | $585K | +0.3% | 58 | 51% | ≈ 17 |
| Fort Collins | $545K | -1.0% | 64 | 43% | ≈ 19 |
| Grand Junction | $426K | -0.1% | 61 | 44% | ≈ 20 |
| Greeley | $491K | -1.5% | 53 | 50% | ≈ 18 |
| Pueblo | $316K | -2.2% | 72 | 33% | ≈ 16 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.
Recent signals
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