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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 $258K in Pueblo to $969K in Boulder as of Aug 2026. Five of seven are higher than a year earlier and two are lower; Boulder leads at +6.2% and Colorado Springs trails at -2.8%.
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 13 in Pueblo to 30 in Boulder, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 195 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Denver metro has the 12th-highest share of listings with a price cut and the Colorado Springs metro the 19th-slowest year-over-year price growth. Colorado's unemployment rate was 4.0% in Aug 2026 (BLS via FRED). The national rate was 4.2% in Sep 2026.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | $969K | +6.2% | 60 | 41% | ≈ 30 |
| Colorado Springs | $462K | -2.8% | 67 | 49% | ≈ 17 |
| Denver | $634K | +4.7% | 58 | 51% | ≈ 19 |
| Fort Collins | $575K | +3.0% | 64 | 43% | ≈ 20 |
| Grand Junction | $440K | +1.7% | 61 | 44% | ≈ 21 |
| Greeley | $426K | -1.6% | 53 | 50% | ≈ 16 |
| Pueblo | $258K | +0.9% | 72 | 33% | ≈ 13 |
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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