State, one year
Colorado in 2021
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +13.1%, against +11.6% for the United States and +2.9% in 2020.
56,524 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (30,246 single-family), +39.7% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.
Counties in 2021
Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2021 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bent County | +46.8% | 8 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Saguache County | +29.9% | 101 | 101 | 15.0 |
| Sedgwick County | +23.2% | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
| San Juan County | +19.3% | 17 | 17 | 20.9 |
| Grand County | +18.2% | 467 | 385 | 28.3 |
| Pueblo County | +17.8% | 742 | 742 | 4.4 |
| El Paso County | +16.2% | 9,186 | 4,925 | 12.1 |
| Lake County | +16.2% | 64 | 61 | 8.5 |
| Park County | +16.2% | 193 | 193 | 10.5 |
| Teller County | +16.1% | 149 | 149 | 6.0 |
| Gilpin County | +15.5% | 22 | 22 | 3.6 |
| Huerfano County | +15.2% | 57 | 57 | 8.1 |
| Otero County | +14.8% | 16 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Archuleta County | +14.7% | 193 | 193 | 13.5 |
| Clear Creek County | +14.7% | 97 | 21 | 10.8 |
| Delta County | +14.7% | 223 | 98 | 6.9 |
| Mesa County | +14.7% | 1,231 | 909 | 7.6 |
| Adams County | +14.5% | 4,687 | 2,823 | 8.5 |
| Chaffee County | +14.4% | 349 | 347 | 16.8 |
| Jefferson County | +14.4% | 2,515 | 1,073 | 4.3 |
| Kit Carson County | +14.4% | 6 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Rio Grande County | +14.3% | 35 | 35 | 3.2 |
| Jackson County | +14.1% | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Routt County | +14.1% | 215 | 206 | 8.5 |
| Broomfield County | +14.0% | 501 | 268 | 6.3 |
| Elbert County | +13.8% | 413 | 413 | 13.5 |
| Arapahoe County | +13.7% | 5,519 | 3,028 | 8.2 |
| Alamosa County | +13.6% | 109 | 64 | 6.5 |
| Douglas County | +13.4% | 6,059 | 3,722 | 15.2 |
| Phillips County | +13.4% | 8 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Fremont County | +13.3% | 174 | 174 | 3.5 |
| Montezuma County | +13.3% | 22 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Pitkin County | +13.2% | 97 | 78 | 5.8 |
| Montrose County | +13.0% | 451 | 388 | 10.1 |
| Logan County | +12.7% | 14 | 14 | 0.7 |
| Morgan County | +12.6% | 195 | 139 | 6.4 |
| Garfield County | +12.5% | 631 | 276 | 9.9 |
| Summit County | +12.4% | 407 | 270 | 12.9 |
| Dolores County | +12.0% | 6 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Gunnison County | +12.0% | 197 | 145 | 11.3 |
| Rio Blanco County | +12.0% | 12 | 12 | 1.8 |
| Weld County | +11.9% | 5,268 | 3,814 | 13.9 |
| Las Animas County | +11.8% | 41 | 41 | 2.8 |
| La Plata County | +11.7% | 415 | 359 | 7.3 |
| Ouray County | +11.3% | 146 | 69 | 27.7 |
| Denver County | +11.1% | 10,000 | 1,550 | 13.5 |
| Boulder County | +10.6% | 1,237 | 343 | 3.8 |
| Larimer County | +10.5% | 3,221 | 2,149 | 8.5 |
| Prowers County | +10.5% | 8 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Moffat County | +10.2% | 15 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Custer County | +10.0% | 146 | 144 | 26.1 |
| Eagle County | +9.3% | 439 | 192 | 8.1 |
| Lincoln County | +9.1% | 10 | 10 | 1.8 |
| Crowley County | +8.8% | 14 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Yuma County | +8.1% | 4 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Conejos County | +7.6% | 45 | 45 | 6.0 |
| Hinsdale County | +7.5% | 14 | 14 | 18.6 |
| San Miguel County | +7.4% | 80 | 53 | 10.3 |
| Mineral County | +5.8% | 8 | 8 | 8.8 |
| Washington County | +3.8% | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
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.