Housing market report · Colorado
Denver, CO housing market report
Updated 2026-08-03
- Median home value
- $603,800 Census ACS
- Median household income
- $105,762 Census ACS
- Median gross rent
- $1,874/mo Census ACS
- Owner-occupied households
- 64.1% Census ACS
- Metro population
- 3,002,721 Census ACS
- 30-yr mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66% Freddie Mac / FRED
The metro's median home value is $603,800 against a median household income of $105,762 (Census ACS 2020-2024). 64.1% of households own their homes, and the median gross rent is $1,874 per month.
If you're buying in Denver
- At the current national average 30-year rate of 6.66%, buying at the metro's median value ($603,800) with 20% down works out to roughly $3,104 per month in principal and interest, before taxes and insurance.
- The median home value here is about 5.7x the median household income.
If you're selling in Denver
- The metro's median gross rent is $1,874 per month - one reference point if you are weighing a sale against renting the home out.
- 64.1% of households in the metro own their homes.
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