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In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +9.6%, against +4.4% for the United States and +9.2% in 2014.
31,871 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,025 single-family), +11.1% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.
+9.6% Colorado index, 2014–2015 US +4.4%
31,871 housing units permitted in 2015 20,025 single-family
51 of 57 counties with a rising index median county +7.4%
1,182,582 units permitted nationally in 2015
Counties in 2015 Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2015 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Adams County +14.1% 2,101 1,510 3.8 Washington County +13.9% 5 5 1.1 Mineral County +13.7% 12 12 13.2 Arapahoe County +11.7% 2,830 1,679 4.2 Weld County +11.6% 3,186 2,624 8.4 Eagle County +11.3% 188 162 3.5 Phillips County +11.3% 9 9 2.0 Otero County +11.1% 4 4 0.2 Jefferson County +10.8% 1,852 1,410 3.2 Park County +10.8% 123 123 6.7 Douglas County +10.5% 2,889 2,169 7.2 Broomfield County +10.2% 447 403 5.6 Clear Creek County +10.0% 18 18 2.0 Gilpin County +10.0% 16 16 2.6 Las Animas County +10.0% 3 3 0.2 Denver County +9.9% 7,901 1,847 10.7 San Juan County +9.9% 6 6 7.4 Boulder County +9.7% 1,249 768 3.8 Kit Carson County +9.6% 0 0 0.0 Larimer County +9.6% 2,434 1,720 6.5 Garfield County +9.5% 138 127 2.2 Saguache County +9.1% 29 29 4.3 Elbert County +8.2% 149 149 4.9 Montrose County +8.2% 124 124 2.8 Gunnison County +7.9% 98 93 5.6 Morgan County +7.8% 78 24 2.6 Teller County +7.7% 85 83 3.4 Grand County +7.6% 128 115 7.8 Pueblo County +7.4% 282 200 1.7 Rio Grande County +7.3% 14 14 1.3 Custer County +6.7% 43 43 7.7 Routt County +6.2% 102 102 4.0 Chaffee County +5.7% 121 105 5.8 El Paso County +5.7% 3,580 2,939 4.7 Mesa County +5.7% 486 446 3.0 Summit County +5.5% 195 154 6.2 La Plata County +5.1% 336 229 5.9 Alamosa County +4.8% 26 26 1.6 Huerfano County +4.2% 32 32 4.6 Moffat County +3.9% 7 7 0.5 San Miguel County +3.9% 32 27 4.1 Fremont County +3.3% 54 54 1.1 Lake County +3.1% 39 39 5.2 Pitkin County +2.9% 103 73 6.2 Logan County +2.6% 27 27 1.3 Archuleta County +2.5% 113 105 7.9 Lincoln County +2.1% 15 11 2.7 Delta County +1.5% 7 7 0.2 Ouray County +1.4% 35 35 6.6 Prowers County +1.0% 6 6 0.5 Montezuma County +0.6% 23 21 0.9 Jackson County −1.2% 4 4 3.3 Yuma County −2.1% 1 1 0.1 Sedgwick County −3.1% 0 0 0.0 Conejos County −3.9% 21 21 2.8 Hinsdale County −4.6% 6 6 8.0 Rio Blanco County −6.1% 11 11 1.6 Bent County — 2 2 0.3 Crowley County — 5 5 0.9 Dolores County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Colorado by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 38,622 units (28,404 single-family, 10,218 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 41,135 units (30,361 single-family, 10,774 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 43,053 units (31,941 single-family, 11,112 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 51,156 units (36,107 single-family, 15,049 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 49,313 units (38,410 single-family, 10,903 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 54,596 units (38,588 single-family, 16,008 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 55,007 units (36,437 single-family, 18,570 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 47,871 units (34,993 single-family, 12,878 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 39,569 units (33,837 single-family, 5,732 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 46,499 units (40,753 single-family, 5,746 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 45,891 units (40,140 single-family, 5,751 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 38,343 units (30,365 single-family, 7,978 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 29,454 units (20,516 single-family, 8,938 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 18,998 units (11,147 single-family, 7,851 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 9,355 units (7,261 single-family, 2,094 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 11,591 units (8,790 single-family, 2,801 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 13,502 units (8,723 single-family, 4,779 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 23,301 units (12,617 single-family, 10,684 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 27,517 units (15,772 single-family, 11,745 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 28,686 units (17,095 single-family, 11,591 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 31,871 units (20,025 single-family, 11,846 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 38,974 units (21,577 single-family, 17,397 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 40,673 units (24,338 single-family, 16,335 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 42,627 units (26,134 single-family, 16,493 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 38,633 units (24,756 single-family, 13,877 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 40,469 units (26,636 single-family, 13,833 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 56,524 units (30,246 single-family, 26,278 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 48,341 units (23,691 single-family, 24,650 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 39,404 units (19,641 single-family, 19,763 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 32,185 units (20,434 single-family, 11,751 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 33,754 units (17,406 single-family, 16,348 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Colorado by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .