Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Colorado
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
Colorado ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowley County | 9.1 yrs | $106,700 | $976 |
| 2 | Dolores County | 11.4 yrs | $231,900 | $1,688 |
| 3 | Bent County | 13.5 yrs | $137,900 | $854 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 14.0 yrs | $250,000 | $1,484 |
| 5 | Kiowa County | 14.3 yrs | $148,600 | $869 |
| 6 | Sedgwick County | 16.3 yrs | $142,700 | $728 |
| 7 | Costilla County | 16.7 yrs | $171,300 | $857 |
| 8 | Otero County | 16.8 yrs | $160,700 | $796 |
| 9 | Prowers County | 17.0 yrs | $150,900 | $741 |
| 10 | Cheyenne County | 18.1 yrs | $187,100 | $862 |
| 11 | Washington County | 18.4 yrs | $218,300 | $991 |
| 12 | Logan County | 18.5 yrs | $228,100 | $1,027 |
| 13 | Conejos County | 18.7 yrs | $162,100 | $724 |
| 14 | Yuma County | 20.0 yrs | $215,600 | $897 |
| 15 | Kit Carson County | 20.1 yrs | $221,400 | $916 |
| 16 | Alamosa County | 20.2 yrs | $218,800 | $904 |
| 17 | Las Animas County | 20.4 yrs | $214,500 | $875 |
| 18 | Baca County | 20.7 yrs | $122,000 | $490 |
| 19 | Moffat County | 20.8 yrs | $262,500 | $1,051 |
| 20 | Lake County | 20.9 yrs | $401,300 | $1,599 |
| 21 | Park County | 21.0 yrs | $489,300 | $1,942 |
| 22 | Teller County | 21.2 yrs | $445,000 | $1,746 |
| 23 | Pueblo County | 21.4 yrs | $271,800 | $1,059 |
| 24 | Rio Blanco County | 22.0 yrs | $243,400 | $924 |
| 25 | Adams County | 22.3 yrs | $458,400 | $1,713 |
| 26 | El Paso County | 22.3 yrs | $431,000 | $1,609 |
| 27 | Saguache County | 22.3 yrs | $200,000 | $746 |
| 28 | Phillips County | 22.5 yrs | $255,300 | $947 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 22.6 yrs | $232,100 | $854 |
| 30 | Fremont County | 22.7 yrs | $282,100 | $1,036 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 22.8 yrs | $299,300 | $1,092 |
| 32 | Rio Grande County | 23.0 yrs | $215,400 | $782 |
| 33 | Arapahoe County | 24.2 yrs | $526,000 | $1,812 |
| 34 | Delta County | 24.5 yrs | $318,000 | $1,080 |
| 35 | Weld County | 25.2 yrs | $444,500 | $1,469 |
| 36 | Mesa County | 25.2 yrs | $349,400 | $1,154 |
| 37 | Broomfield County | 25.4 yrs | $631,600 | $2,074 |
| 38 | Montezuma County | 26.4 yrs | $308,100 | $974 |
| 39 | Larimer County | 26.4 yrs | $532,200 | $1,677 |
| 40 | Montrose County | 26.6 yrs | $357,900 | $1,120 |
| 41 | Archuleta County | 26.7 yrs | $451,400 | $1,409 |
| 42 | Douglas County | 26.8 yrs | $674,000 | $2,095 |
| 43 | Garfield County | 27.0 yrs | $490,600 | $1,515 |
| 44 | Denver County | 27.6 yrs | $586,700 | $1,770 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 28.1 yrs | $604,400 | $1,792 |
| 46 | Huerfano County | 28.9 yrs | $256,700 | $739 |
| 47 | Grand County | 29.1 yrs | $507,200 | $1,451 |
| 48 | Custer County | 29.3 yrs | $358,800 | $1,021 |
| 49 | Boulder County | 31.4 yrs | $713,900 | $1,893 |
| 50 | San Juan County | 31.5 yrs | $406,900 | $1,076 |
| 51 | Gilpin County | 31.9 yrs | $512,600 | $1,340 |
| 52 | La Plata County | 32.5 yrs | $549,100 | $1,409 |
| 53 | Chaffee County | 32.9 yrs | $598,500 | $1,514 |
| 54 | Hinsdale County | 33.3 yrs | $438,800 | $1,099 |
| 55 | Eagle County | 33.4 yrs | $814,700 | $2,032 |
| 56 | Routt County | 34.2 yrs | $756,200 | $1,845 |
| 57 | Mineral County | 38.1 yrs | $413,000 | $903 |
| 58 | Summit County | 38.3 yrs | $850,700 | $1,851 |
| 59 | Elbert County | 38.6 yrs | $664,600 | $1,436 |
| 60 | Clear Creek County | 38.8 yrs | $572,800 | $1,230 |
| 61 | Ouray County | 39.9 yrs | $670,100 | $1,398 |
| 62 | Gunnison County | 41.8 yrs | $597,200 | $1,191 |
| 63 | San Miguel County | 43.6 yrs | $613,100 | $1,173 |
| 64 | Pitkin County | 50.1 yrs | $1,131,200 | $1,880 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Colorado