Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Colorado
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Colorado ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitkin County | 50.1 yrs | $1,131,200 | $1,880 |
| 2 | San Miguel County | 43.6 yrs | $613,100 | $1,173 |
| 3 | Gunnison County | 41.8 yrs | $597,200 | $1,191 |
| 4 | Ouray County | 39.9 yrs | $670,100 | $1,398 |
| 5 | Clear Creek County | 38.8 yrs | $572,800 | $1,230 |
| 6 | Elbert County | 38.6 yrs | $664,600 | $1,436 |
| 7 | Summit County | 38.3 yrs | $850,700 | $1,851 |
| 8 | Mineral County | 38.1 yrs | $413,000 | $903 |
| 9 | Routt County | 34.2 yrs | $756,200 | $1,845 |
| 10 | Eagle County | 33.4 yrs | $814,700 | $2,032 |
| 11 | Hinsdale County | 33.3 yrs | $438,800 | $1,099 |
| 12 | Chaffee County | 32.9 yrs | $598,500 | $1,514 |
| 13 | La Plata County | 32.5 yrs | $549,100 | $1,409 |
| 14 | Gilpin County | 31.9 yrs | $512,600 | $1,340 |
| 15 | San Juan County | 31.5 yrs | $406,900 | $1,076 |
| 16 | Boulder County | 31.4 yrs | $713,900 | $1,893 |
| 17 | Custer County | 29.3 yrs | $358,800 | $1,021 |
| 18 | Grand County | 29.1 yrs | $507,200 | $1,451 |
| 19 | Huerfano County | 28.9 yrs | $256,700 | $739 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 28.1 yrs | $604,400 | $1,792 |
| 21 | Denver County | 27.6 yrs | $586,700 | $1,770 |
| 22 | Garfield County | 27.0 yrs | $490,600 | $1,515 |
| 23 | Douglas County | 26.8 yrs | $674,000 | $2,095 |
| 24 | Archuleta County | 26.7 yrs | $451,400 | $1,409 |
| 25 | Montrose County | 26.6 yrs | $357,900 | $1,120 |
| 26 | Larimer County | 26.4 yrs | $532,200 | $1,677 |
| 27 | Montezuma County | 26.4 yrs | $308,100 | $974 |
| 28 | Broomfield County | 25.4 yrs | $631,600 | $2,074 |
| 29 | Mesa County | 25.2 yrs | $349,400 | $1,154 |
| 30 | Weld County | 25.2 yrs | $444,500 | $1,469 |
| 31 | Delta County | 24.5 yrs | $318,000 | $1,080 |
| 32 | Arapahoe County | 24.2 yrs | $526,000 | $1,812 |
| 33 | Rio Grande County | 23.0 yrs | $215,400 | $782 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 22.8 yrs | $299,300 | $1,092 |
| 35 | Fremont County | 22.7 yrs | $282,100 | $1,036 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 22.6 yrs | $232,100 | $854 |
| 37 | Phillips County | 22.5 yrs | $255,300 | $947 |
| 38 | Saguache County | 22.3 yrs | $200,000 | $746 |
| 39 | El Paso County | 22.3 yrs | $431,000 | $1,609 |
| 40 | Adams County | 22.3 yrs | $458,400 | $1,713 |
| 41 | Rio Blanco County | 22.0 yrs | $243,400 | $924 |
| 42 | Pueblo County | 21.4 yrs | $271,800 | $1,059 |
| 43 | Teller County | 21.2 yrs | $445,000 | $1,746 |
| 44 | Park County | 21.0 yrs | $489,300 | $1,942 |
| 45 | Lake County | 20.9 yrs | $401,300 | $1,599 |
| 46 | Moffat County | 20.8 yrs | $262,500 | $1,051 |
| 47 | Baca County | 20.7 yrs | $122,000 | $490 |
| 48 | Las Animas County | 20.4 yrs | $214,500 | $875 |
| 49 | Alamosa County | 20.2 yrs | $218,800 | $904 |
| 50 | Kit Carson County | 20.1 yrs | $221,400 | $916 |
| 51 | Yuma County | 20.0 yrs | $215,600 | $897 |
| 52 | Conejos County | 18.7 yrs | $162,100 | $724 |
| 53 | Logan County | 18.5 yrs | $228,100 | $1,027 |
| 54 | Washington County | 18.4 yrs | $218,300 | $991 |
| 55 | Cheyenne County | 18.1 yrs | $187,100 | $862 |
| 56 | Prowers County | 17.0 yrs | $150,900 | $741 |
| 57 | Otero County | 16.8 yrs | $160,700 | $796 |
| 58 | Costilla County | 16.7 yrs | $171,300 | $857 |
| 59 | Sedgwick County | 16.3 yrs | $142,700 | $728 |
| 60 | Kiowa County | 14.3 yrs | $148,600 | $869 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 14.0 yrs | $250,000 | $1,484 |
| 62 | Bent County | 13.5 yrs | $137,900 | $854 |
| 63 | Dolores County | 11.4 yrs | $231,900 | $1,688 |
| 64 | Crowley County | 9.1 yrs | $106,700 | $976 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Colorado