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Grand Junction, CO housing market

Grand Junction, CO metro median sale price $426K in Jul–Sep 2026, down 0.1% year over year.

The median sale price in the Grand Junction, CO metro is $426K over Jul–Sep 2026, down 0.1% from the same 3 months a year earlier. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro points the other way: up 8.8% through Q2 2026.

On median sale price, Grand Junction ($426K) ranks 6th of the seven Colorado metros Pecan Street tracks, between Colorado Springs ($467K) and Pueblo ($316K). On median days on market, Grand Junction (65 days) ranks 4th of the seven Colorado metros, between Fort Collins (67 days) and Boulder (64 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Grand Junction (37%) ranks 4th of the seven Colorado metros, between Colorado Springs (43%) and Boulder (36%).

Listings spent a median 65 days on market in Oct 2026, more than in most of the 385 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. 37% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 0.6 points lower. Median asking prices sit about 14% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 49 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $2,296 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $98K a year. The median sale price equals about 20 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio down 2.2% from a year earlier. That ratio is the 36th-highest of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $285 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is down 0.1%.

In eight of the nine ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; one is higher.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$426K

-0.1% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$2,296/mo

$98K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How Grand Junction compares to other U.S. metros

Asking-vs-sale gap↑13th of 300 (top 5%)
Price-to-rent↑36th of 373 (top 10%)
Home-price growth↓287th of 383
Days on market↑147th of 385 (top 39%)
Price cuts155th of 385 (top 41%)

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 20 -2.2% YoY
↑36th of 373 (top 10%)
Asking price / sq ft$285 -0.1% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Oct 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 37% -0.6 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
155th of 385 (top 41%)
New housing units permitted49

The median asking price $485K runs about 14% above the median sale price $426K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Oct 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Oct 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data9 shown of 17
MLS board of record—
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

No signals flagged for this market right now.

Housing Economy

Grand Junction · ConstructionCOPIED

Grand Junction builders pulled 9.6% fewer single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Grand Junction metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct25507510012520252026
AprJulOct25507510012520252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec6366—
Nov4246—
Oct10556—
Sep436449
Aug704350
Jul805553
Jun686942
May626949
Apr495347
Mar545169
Feb334176
Jan405640

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the Grand Junction metro area pulled 643 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 9.6% fewer than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 5.2% below the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the Grand Junction area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

Grand Junction · Home pricesCOPIED

Grand Junction home prices are 8.8% higher than a year ago, the strongest gain since the third quarter of 2022

Home prices in the Grand Junction metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

1990200020102020-40%-20%0%20%40%Grand Junction
1990200020102020-40%-20%0%20%40%Grand Junction
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateGrand Junction
Jun 20268.8%
Mar 20263%
Dec 20255.1%
Sep 20252.6%
Jun 20252.4%
Mar 20258.4%
Dec 20246.2%
Sep 20245.5%
Jun 20243.9%
Mar 20244.3%
Dec 20236%
Sep 20235.6%
Jun 20235.8%
Mar 20237.7%
Dec 20227.9%
Sep 202212.4%
Jun 202218.6%
Mar 202219.4%
Dec 202122%
Sep 202119.5%
Jun 202115.7%
Mar 202110.7%
Dec 20207.5%
Sep 20205.6%
Jun 20206.7%
Mar 20206.2%
Dec 20195.8%
Sep 20196.9%
Jun 20197.2%
Mar 20196.6%
Dec 20188.7%
Sep 201811.3%
Jun 20189.2%
Mar 20189.5%
Dec 20178.5%
Sep 20173.5%
Jun 20175.2%
Mar 20176.7%
Dec 20164.8%
Sep 20165.6%
Jun 20166.1%
Mar 20164.2%
Dec 20155.3%
Sep 20156.5%
Jun 20155.1%
Mar 20155.3%
Dec 20141.7%
Sep 20143.7%
Jun 20140.8%
Mar 2014-0.7%
Dec 20133.9%
Sep 20131.3%
Jun 20135.1%
Mar 20134.1%
Dec 2012-0.5%
Sep 20122.1%
Jun 2012-1.4%
Mar 2012-5.5%
Dec 2011-8.9%
Sep 2011-12.1%
Jun 2011-11.5%
Mar 2011-10.3%
Dec 2010-8.8%
Sep 2010-9.9%
Jun 2010-12.9%
Mar 2010-11.2%
Dec 2009-7.4%
Sep 2009-6.7%
Jun 2009-3.7%
Mar 2009-1.9%
Dec 2008-0.7%
Sep 20081.3%
Jun 20084.7%
Mar 20088.5%
Dec 200710.6%
Sep 200713.5%
Jun 200714.3%
Mar 200716.4%
Dec 200613.5%
Sep 200613.4%
Jun 200613.3%
Mar 200610.2%
Dec 200511.6%
Sep 20059.6%
Jun 200510.1%
Mar 20059.5%
Dec 20048.9%
Sep 200410.1%
Jun 20047.7%
Mar 20046.4%
Dec 20036.3%
Sep 20034.8%
Jun 20035.5%
Mar 20036.5%
Dec 20026.6%
Sep 20026.8%
Jun 20025.8%
Mar 20025.1%
Dec 20016.7%
Sep 20016.2%
Jun 20017.3%
Mar 20016.5%
Dec 20005.8%
Sep 20005%
Jun 20003.4%
Mar 20004.4%
Dec 19993.6%
Sep 19995.5%
Jun 19995.5%
Mar 19995.3%
Dec 19987.2%
Sep 19985.6%
Jun 19985.7%
Mar 19986.5%
Dec 19975.4%
Sep 19974.3%
Jun 19974.6%
Mar 19973.6%
Dec 19963.4%
Sep 19964.8%
Jun 19968.4%
Mar 19968.7%
Dec 19958%
Sep 19958.5%
Jun 19957.7%
Mar 199510.7%
Dec 199411.1%
Sep 199412.7%
Jun 199411.6%
Mar 199410.7%
Dec 199310.6%
Sep 199310.3%
Jun 19938.7%
Mar 19935.5%
Dec 19923.5%
Sep 19924.8%
Jun 19922.6%
Mar 19923.3%
Dec 19918.9%
Sep 19914.2%
Jun 19917.1%
Mar 19917.2%
Dec 19902.5%
Sep 19905.7%
Jun 19909.3%
Mar 199010.3%
Dec 198912.7%
Sep 198910%
Jun 19897.5%
Mar 19890.8%
Dec 19882.2%
Sep 19888.4%
Jun 19883.2%
Mar 19887.9%
Dec 19874.9%
Sep 19871.5%
Jun 19871.6%
Mar 19870%
Dec 19865%
Sep 1986-2.5%
Jun 19867.9%
Mar 1986-6.3%
Dec 1985-12.6%
Sep 1985-8.7%
Jun 1985-15.3%
Mar 1985-16.6%
Dec 1984-2%
Sep 1984-21.1%
Jun 1984-27.8%
Mar 1984-10%
Dec 1983-19.3%
Sep 19834.8%
Jun 1983-4.8%
Mar 1983-0.7%
Dec 198212.9%
Sep 1982-0.2%
Mar 198235.4%
Dec 198111.1%
Sep 198113.8%
Mar 19817.5%
Dec 1980-1.1%
Sep 198018%
Jun 198012.8%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Grand Junction metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 8.8% above its level a year earlier. Since 1980, prices have risen an average of 4.7% a year. That is the strongest reading since the third quarter of 2022. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Grand Junction home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

red · 8.9pp

Redfin (metro)

-0.1%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+8.8%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
81501$380K↓103↑16↑32↑60↑$344K↑
81503$460K↑90↑24↑40↑54↓$403K↑
81504$400K↓167↑68↑76↑57↑$382K↑
81505$493K↓111↑20↓48↑66↑$498K↑
81506$599K↓111↑24↑44↑58↓$513K↑
81507$755K↓137↑28↑52↑72↑$628K↑
81520$330K↓54↑16↑20↑62↓$328K↑
81521$510K↓132↑24↓40↑67↑$481K↑
81526$661K↓38↑0↓8↑135↑$567K↑

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.