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Colorado housing market statistics

Colorado housing market statistics for September 2026: median list price, homes for sale, days on market, price cuts and mortgage rates for Colorado, Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley. Pulled from the publishers every day and free to quote with a link.

Colorado median list price$564,000down 3.9% vs a year earlier
Colorado homes for sale34,082up 9.8% vs a year earlier
Denver metro days on market58down 3.3% vs a year earlier
30-year fixed rate7.40%week of October 15, 2026

Key takeaways

Colorado's market in September 2026

  • The Denver metro median list price was $569,900 in September 2026, down 4.9% from a year earlier, per Realtor.com.
  • Colorado had 34,082 homes for sale in September 2026, 9.8% more than a year earlier.
  • A typical Denver metro listing sat 58 days on the market in September 2026.
  • 51% of Denver metro listings had a price cut in September 2026.
  • The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.40% the week of October 15, 2026, against 6.30% a year earlier, per Freddie Mac.
  • Denver home prices were down 1.1% over the year to July 2026 on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Denver index.

Side by side

Colorado metros, September 2026

List-side numbers from Realtor.com: what's for sale and what sellers are asking. The small line under each number is the change from a year earlier.

AreaMedian list pricePer sq ftFor saleNew listingsPendingDays on marketShare with a price cut
Colorado (statewide)$564,000-3.9%$281-1.4%34,082+9.8%9,198+1.1%8,283-12.0%67-4.3%41%
Denver metro$569,900-4.9%$279-3.1%13,365+6.7%4,198-5.9%3,390-12.9%58-3.3%51%
Colorado Springs metro$484,950-2.8%$231+1.8%4,266+8.7%1,178+4.1%1,252-6.9%67+3.1%49%
Boulder metro$769,975-4.6%$392-3.7%1,452+1.5%458+1.3%335-12.8%60-6.3%41%
Fort Collins metro$567,500-4.9%$274+0.0%1,929+8.1%594+4.6%534-13.9%64-1.5%43%
Greeley metro$499,999-5.2%$215-1.8%1,608+10.7%548-1.8%533-11.2%53-3.6%50%

Metro areas are the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas: Denver metro = Denver-Aurora-Centennial (10 counties); Fort Collins metro = Larimer County; Greeley metro = Weld County; Boulder metro = Boulder County; Colorado Springs metro = El Paso and Teller counties.

Trends

How the numbers have moved

Denver metro median list price

$540K$575K$611K$647KOct 2023Mar 2025Sep 2026$570K
Monthly, last 3 years. Realtor.com via FRED.

Colorado homes for sale

10.4K19.1K27.9K36.6KOct 2023Mar 2025Sep 202634.1K
Active listings, monthly, last 3 years. Realtor.com via FRED.

Denver metro median days on market

24446585Oct 2023Mar 2025Sep 202658
Monthly, last 3 years. Realtor.com via FRED.

30-year fixed mortgage rate

5.76%6.51%7.26%8.01%Oct 2023Apr 2025Oct 20267.40%
Weekly average, last 3 years. Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED.

Denver home price index (Case-Shiller)

279296314331Aug 2021Jan 2024Jul 2026311
Monthly, last 5 years, January 2000 = 100. S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller via FRED.

Colorado Springs metro median list price

$469K$489K$509K$528KOct 2023Mar 2025Sep 2026$485K
Monthly, last 3 years. Realtor.com via FRED.

Questions

Colorado housing questions, answered with today's numbers

What is the median home price in Denver right now?

The Denver metro median list price was $569,900 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com listing data. That is the asking price of the middle listing, not a sale price.

How many homes are for sale in Colorado?

Colorado had 34,082 active listings in September 2026, and the Denver metro had 13,365.

How long do homes take to sell in Denver?

The median Denver metro listing spent 58 days on the market in September 2026.

What are mortgage rates today?

Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.40% and the 15-year at 6.71% for the week of October 15, 2026. Your rate depends on your credit, down payment and loan.

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Sources

  • Realtor.com, Residential Real Estate Data (median list price, price per square foot, active, new and pending listings, median days on market, price-reduced listings), monthly, published through FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. fred.stlouisfed.org
  • Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey (30-year and 15-year fixed rates), weekly, through FRED. fred.stlouisfed.org
  • S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Denver Home Price Index, monthly, through FRED. fred.stlouisfed.org

Listing numbers describe asking prices and inventory, not closed sales. The page refreshes from the publishers at least twice a day; each publisher updates on its own schedule (listings monthly, rates weekly, Case-Shiller monthly with a two-month lag).

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