State, one year
Colorado in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +2.0%, against +5.7% for the United States and +16.4% in 2022.
39,404 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,641 single-family), −18.5% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
Counties in 2023
Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2023 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral County | +29.4% | 9 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Pitkin County | +25.3% | 36 | 34 | 2.2 |
| Bent County | +19.6% | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Routt County | +16.1% | 329 | 129 | 13.0 |
| Crowley County | +15.7% | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Las Animas County | +15.2% | 38 | 38 | 2.6 |
| Alamosa County | +15.0% | 67 | 61 | 4.0 |
| Summit County | +13.4% | 545 | 150 | 17.3 |
| Grand County | +12.9% | 244 | 230 | 14.8 |
| Prowers County | +12.6% | 5 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Eagle County | +12.3% | 426 | 110 | 7.8 |
| Gunnison County | +11.4% | 107 | 102 | 6.1 |
| Garfield County | +11.3% | 155 | 124 | 2.4 |
| Custer County | +10.3% | 106 | 106 | 19.0 |
| Ouray County | +9.2% | 77 | 44 | 14.6 |
| Lake County | +9.1% | 52 | 49 | 6.9 |
| Montezuma County | +8.9% | 25 | 21 | 0.9 |
| Rio Grande County | +8.2% | 57 | 55 | 5.1 |
| La Plata County | +7.9% | 357 | 184 | 6.3 |
| Montrose County | +7.9% | 321 | 247 | 7.2 |
| Rio Blanco County | +7.6% | 10 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Lincoln County | +7.4% | 8 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Kit Carson County | +7.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Delta County | +6.7% | 53 | 51 | 1.6 |
| Logan County | +6.1% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Mesa County | +5.7% | 1,246 | 527 | 7.7 |
| Chaffee County | +5.6% | 285 | 283 | 13.7 |
| Moffat County | +4.7% | 14 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Morgan County | +4.5% | 89 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Archuleta County | +4.2% | 128 | 128 | 8.9 |
| Larimer County | +3.8% | 2,686 | 1,289 | 7.1 |
| Washington County | +3.6% | 7 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Teller County | +3.3% | 194 | 126 | 7.8 |
| Park County | +2.9% | 191 | 191 | 10.4 |
| Weld County | +2.9% | 3,627 | 2,447 | 9.6 |
| Broomfield County | +2.7% | 1,277 | 119 | 16.1 |
| Clear Creek County | +2.6% | 25 | 21 | 2.8 |
| Elbert County | +2.6% | 349 | 349 | 11.4 |
| Jefferson County | +2.0% | 1,188 | 983 | 2.0 |
| Fremont County | +1.8% | 124 | 114 | 2.5 |
| Yuma County | +1.7% | 11 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Boulder County | +1.5% | 1,642 | 791 | 5.0 |
| Douglas County | +1.5% | 3,568 | 1,988 | 8.9 |
| Phillips County | +1.2% | 6 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Denver County | +1.0% | 5,725 | 1,174 | 7.7 |
| Arapahoe County | +0.9% | 5,479 | 2,293 | 8.1 |
| Adams County | +0.7% | 2,817 | 1,863 | 5.1 |
| El Paso County | −0.4% | 5,083 | 2,544 | 6.7 |
| Gilpin County | −0.6% | 31 | 31 | 5.1 |
| Pueblo County | −1.7% | 297 | 297 | 1.8 |
| Huerfano County | −1.8% | 48 | 48 | 6.8 |
| Otero County | −1.9% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Conejos County | — | 38 | 38 | 5.0 |
| Dolores County | — | 12 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Hinsdale County | — | 13 | 13 | 17.3 |
| Jackson County | — | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Saguache County | — | 51 | 51 | 7.6 |
| San Juan County | — | 11 | 9 | 13.5 |
| San Miguel County | — | 74 | 47 | 9.5 |
| Sedgwick County | — | 3 | 3 | 1.3 |
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.