State, one year
Colorado in 2020
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +2.9%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.8% in 2019.
40,469 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (26,636 single-family), +4.8% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
Counties in 2020
Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2020 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral County | +22.8% | 18 | 18 | 19.8 |
| Otero County | +10.0% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Custer County | +9.9% | 118 | 118 | 21.1 |
| Conejos County | +8.4% | 36 | 36 | 4.8 |
| Pueblo County | +7.1% | 579 | 579 | 3.4 |
| Fremont County | +6.8% | 155 | 153 | 3.1 |
| Pitkin County | +6.8% | 72 | 60 | 4.3 |
| Prowers County | +6.6% | 15 | 15 | 1.3 |
| Kit Carson County | +6.3% | 11 | 9 | 1.6 |
| El Paso County | +6.1% | 6,819 | 4,928 | 9.0 |
| Montrose County | +5.5% | 263 | 251 | 5.9 |
| Lake County | +5.3% | 53 | 48 | 7.0 |
| Rio Grande County | +5.2% | 31 | 31 | 2.8 |
| Washington County | +5.0% | 7 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Phillips County | +4.9% | 3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Montezuma County | +4.7% | 27 | 25 | 1.0 |
| Logan County | +4.6% | 12 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Mesa County | +4.6% | 1,004 | 778 | 6.2 |
| Teller County | +4.5% | 113 | 111 | 4.6 |
| Garfield County | +4.3% | 334 | 160 | 5.3 |
| Routt County | +4.3% | 285 | 158 | 11.3 |
| Clear Creek County | +4.2% | 94 | 22 | 10.5 |
| Lincoln County | +4.2% | 9 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Park County | +3.9% | 162 | 162 | 8.8 |
| Grand County | +3.8% | 234 | 207 | 14.2 |
| Delta County | +3.4% | 73 | 57 | 2.3 |
| Eagle County | +3.3% | 403 | 151 | 7.4 |
| Gunnison County | +3.3% | 228 | 129 | 13.1 |
| Yuma County | +3.3% | 6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Las Animas County | +3.2% | 34 | 34 | 2.4 |
| Adams County | +3.1% | 4,027 | 2,796 | 7.3 |
| Chaffee County | +3.0% | 186 | 155 | 8.9 |
| Jefferson County | +3.0% | 2,161 | 823 | 3.7 |
| Moffat County | +3.0% | 17 | 17 | 1.3 |
| Huerfano County | +2.8% | 43 | 43 | 6.1 |
| Arapahoe County | +2.7% | 4,116 | 2,928 | 6.1 |
| Ouray County | +2.6% | 71 | 61 | 13.5 |
| Broomfield County | +2.5% | 427 | 223 | 5.4 |
| Denver County | +2.4% | 5,059 | 1,167 | 6.8 |
| Weld County | +2.4% | 4,185 | 3,334 | 11.1 |
| Gilpin County | +2.3% | 20 | 20 | 3.3 |
| Summit County | +1.8% | 318 | 243 | 10.1 |
| Douglas County | +1.7% | 3,370 | 2,797 | 8.4 |
| Larimer County | +1.7% | 2,565 | 2,190 | 6.8 |
| Rio Blanco County | +1.7% | 8 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Elbert County | +1.5% | 296 | 296 | 9.7 |
| Alamosa County | +1.4% | 62 | 56 | 3.7 |
| Morgan County | +1.2% | 147 | 135 | 4.9 |
| Archuleta County | +1.1% | 153 | 151 | 10.7 |
| Boulder County | +1.1% | 1,634 | 573 | 5.0 |
| La Plata County | +0.4% | 253 | 209 | 4.4 |
| San Miguel County | +0.3% | 34 | 23 | 4.4 |
| Sedgwick County | +0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Saguache County | −1.5% | 54 | 54 | 8.0 |
| Hinsdale County | −2.1% | 11 | 11 | 14.6 |
| San Juan County | −3.1% | 7 | 7 | 8.6 |
| Jackson County | −13.8% | 5 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Bent County | — | 5 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Crowley County | — | 12 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Dolores County | — | 6 | 6 | 2.4 |
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.