State, one year
Colorado in 2018
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +8.3%, against +5.7% for the United States and +8.7% in 2017.
42,627 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (26,134 single-family), +4.8% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
Counties in 2018
Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2018 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bent County | +64.5% | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Prowers County | +22.1% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Sedgwick County | +20.9% | 2 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Lincoln County | +14.6% | 18 | 10 | 3.2 |
| Mineral County | +13.7% | 19 | 19 | 20.9 |
| Lake County | +13.6% | 51 | 37 | 6.8 |
| Fremont County | +12.2% | 137 | 127 | 2.7 |
| San Miguel County | +11.4% | 53 | 41 | 6.8 |
| Grand County | +11.3% | 213 | 198 | 12.9 |
| Teller County | +11.3% | 148 | 148 | 6.0 |
| Park County | +11.2% | 182 | 182 | 9.9 |
| Chaffee County | +11.1% | 162 | 144 | 7.8 |
| Huerfano County | +10.7% | 38 | 38 | 5.4 |
| Pueblo County | +10.7% | 479 | 479 | 2.8 |
| Gilpin County | +10.3% | 41 | 41 | 6.8 |
| Las Animas County | +10.3% | 40 | 40 | 2.8 |
| El Paso County | +10.2% | 5,586 | 4,081 | 7.4 |
| Delta County | +9.6% | 48 | 48 | 1.5 |
| Mesa County | +9.6% | 830 | 822 | 5.1 |
| Summit County | +9.6% | 643 | 305 | 20.4 |
| Conejos County | +9.5% | 22 | 22 | 2.9 |
| Pitkin County | +9.5% | 83 | 47 | 5.0 |
| Adams County | +9.4% | 2,797 | 2,415 | 5.0 |
| Jackson County | +9.4% | 5 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Weld County | +9.4% | 4,107 | 3,194 | 10.9 |
| Morgan County | +9.3% | 146 | 140 | 4.8 |
| Routt County | +9.2% | 170 | 154 | 6.7 |
| Otero County | +9.1% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Montrose County | +8.8% | 386 | 309 | 8.7 |
| Arapahoe County | +8.6% | 3,592 | 2,202 | 5.3 |
| Custer County | +8.5% | 77 | 77 | 13.8 |
| Denver County | +8.5% | 7,878 | 2,428 | 10.6 |
| Kit Carson County | +8.2% | 3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Alamosa County | +8.1% | 44 | 21 | 2.6 |
| Jefferson County | +8.0% | 2,138 | 1,008 | 3.7 |
| Clear Creek County | +7.9% | 34 | 19 | 3.8 |
| Moffat County | +7.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Rio Grande County | +7.8% | 20 | 20 | 1.8 |
| Broomfield County | +7.6% | 785 | 587 | 9.9 |
| Montezuma County | +7.6% | 19 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Boulder County | +7.4% | 2,954 | 899 | 9.0 |
| Douglas County | +7.4% | 4,065 | 2,709 | 10.2 |
| Washington County | +7.4% | 9 | 9 | 1.9 |
| Ouray County | +7.3% | 61 | 49 | 11.6 |
| Elbert County | +7.2% | 217 | 217 | 7.1 |
| Larimer County | +7.1% | 2,944 | 1,679 | 7.8 |
| Garfield County | +6.0% | 189 | 122 | 3.0 |
| Logan County | +5.7% | 20 | 20 | 1.0 |
| Gunnison County | +5.6% | 169 | 169 | 9.7 |
| Eagle County | +5.4% | 382 | 263 | 7.0 |
| Archuleta County | +5.0% | 162 | 153 | 11.3 |
| Yuma County | +4.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| La Plata County | +3.9% | 282 | 238 | 5.0 |
| San Juan County | +3.6% | 7 | 7 | 8.6 |
| Saguache County | +3.3% | 106 | 106 | 15.7 |
| Rio Blanco County | +3.1% | 19 | 19 | 2.8 |
| Phillips County | +0.7% | 11 | 11 | 2.5 |
| Hinsdale County | −2.1% | 9 | 9 | 12.0 |
| Crowley County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dolores County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Colorado by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
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.