Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Colorado
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Colorado ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowley County | $60 | $976 | $916 |
| 2 | Dolores County | $-40 | $1,688 | $1,728 |
| 3 | Bent County | $-264 | $854 | $1,118 |
| 4 | Kiowa County | $-346 | $869 | $1,215 |
| 5 | Jackson County | $-357 | $1,484 | $1,841 |
| 6 | Sedgwick County | $-433 | $728 | $1,161 |
| 7 | Prowers County | $-458 | $741 | $1,199 |
| 8 | Otero County | $-468 | $796 | $1,264 |
| 9 | Costilla County | $-477 | $857 | $1,334 |
| 10 | Baca County | $-522 | $490 | $1,012 |
| 11 | Conejos County | $-561 | $724 | $1,285 |
| 12 | Cheyenne County | $-601 | $862 | $1,463 |
| 13 | Washington County | $-676 | $991 | $1,667 |
| 14 | Logan County | $-719 | $1,027 | $1,746 |
| 15 | Las Animas County | $-737 | $875 | $1,612 |
| 16 | Yuma County | $-764 | $897 | $1,661 |
| 17 | Alamosa County | $-773 | $904 | $1,677 |
| 18 | Saguache County | $-786 | $746 | $1,532 |
| 19 | Kit Carson County | $-792 | $916 | $1,708 |
| 20 | Rio Grande County | $-867 | $782 | $1,649 |
| 21 | Rio Blanco County | $-901 | $924 | $1,825 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | $-902 | $854 | $1,756 |
| 23 | Moffat County | $-922 | $1,051 | $1,973 |
| 24 | Phillips County | $-991 | $947 | $1,938 |
| 25 | Pueblo County | $-995 | $1,059 | $2,054 |
| 26 | Fremont County | $-1,060 | $1,036 | $2,096 |
| 27 | Morgan County | $-1,156 | $1,092 | $2,248 |
| 28 | Huerfano County | $-1,161 | $739 | $1,900 |
| 29 | Delta County | $-1,240 | $1,080 | $2,320 |
| 30 | Montezuma County | $-1,276 | $974 | $2,250 |
| 31 | Lake County | $-1,305 | $1,599 | $2,904 |
| 32 | Mesa County | $-1,399 | $1,154 | $2,553 |
| 33 | Teller County | $-1,444 | $1,746 | $3,190 |
| 34 | Montrose County | $-1,482 | $1,120 | $2,602 |
| 35 | El Paso County | $-1,506 | $1,609 | $3,115 |
| 36 | Park County | $-1,542 | $1,942 | $3,484 |
| 37 | Custer County | $-1,588 | $1,021 | $2,609 |
| 38 | Adams County | $-1,662 | $1,713 | $3,375 |
| 39 | Weld County | $-1,773 | $1,469 | $3,242 |
| 40 | Archuleta County | $-1,819 | $1,409 | $3,228 |
| 41 | San Juan County | $-1,836 | $1,076 | $2,912 |
| 42 | Arapahoe County | $-2,000 | $1,812 | $3,812 |
| 43 | Garfield County | $-2,012 | $1,515 | $3,527 |
| 44 | Hinsdale County | $-2,026 | $1,099 | $3,125 |
| 45 | Mineral County | $-2,070 | $903 | $2,973 |
| 46 | Grand County | $-2,156 | $1,451 | $3,607 |
| 47 | Larimer County | $-2,166 | $1,677 | $3,843 |
| 48 | Gilpin County | $-2,253 | $1,340 | $3,593 |
| 49 | Denver County | $-2,420 | $1,770 | $4,190 |
| 50 | La Plata County | $-2,443 | $1,409 | $3,852 |
| 51 | Broomfield County | $-2,514 | $2,074 | $4,588 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | $-2,535 | $1,792 | $4,327 |
| 53 | Chaffee County | $-2,675 | $1,514 | $4,189 |
| 54 | Douglas County | $-2,752 | $2,095 | $4,847 |
| 55 | Clear Creek County | $-2,834 | $1,230 | $4,064 |
| 56 | Gunnison County | $-2,991 | $1,191 | $4,182 |
| 57 | San Miguel County | $-3,105 | $1,173 | $4,278 |
| 58 | Boulder County | $-3,221 | $1,893 | $5,114 |
| 59 | Ouray County | $-3,269 | $1,398 | $4,667 |
| 60 | Elbert County | $-3,290 | $1,436 | $4,726 |
| 61 | Routt County | $-3,431 | $1,845 | $5,276 |
| 62 | Eagle County | $-3,693 | $2,032 | $5,725 |
| 63 | Summit County | $-4,048 | $1,851 | $5,899 |
| 64 | Pitkin County | $-5,983 | $1,880 | $7,863 |
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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Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Colorado