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In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +2.5%, against +4.9% for the United States and +2.0% in 2023.
32,185 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,434 single-family), −18.3% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
+2.5% Colorado index, 2023–2024 US +4.9%
32,185 housing units permitted in 2024 20,434 single-family
48 of 50 counties with a rising index median county +3.7%
1,478,000 units permitted nationally in 2024
Counties in 2024 Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2024 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Ouray County +15.6% 96 74 18.2 Eagle County +12.0% 416 142 7.7 Otero County +11.0% 46 12 2.6 Delta County +10.6% 115 63 3.6 Rio Grande County +10.2% 47 45 4.2 Yuma County +10.0% 12 12 1.2 Custer County +9.7% 117 111 20.9 Prowers County +9.4% 18 18 1.5 Archuleta County +8.9% 141 139 9.9 Moffat County +8.9% 16 16 1.2 Phillips County +8.7% 3 3 0.7 Routt County +7.9% 597 167 23.6 Rio Blanco County +7.7% 8 8 1.2 Huerfano County +6.3% 67 50 9.6 Mesa County +5.9% 1,014 714 6.2 Jackson County +5.8% 3 3 2.5 Summit County +5.7% 258 159 8.2 Fremont County +5.6% 134 134 2.7 Chaffee County +5.5% 289 274 13.9 Pitkin County +5.1% 147 46 8.8 Clear Creek County +5.0% 19 19 2.1 Garfield County +5.0% 174 108 2.7 La Plata County +4.7% 208 173 3.7 Lincoln County +4.4% 10 8 1.8 Gunnison County +3.9% 145 111 8.3 Montezuma County +3.7% 22 22 0.8 Teller County +3.6% 145 145 5.9 Larimer County +3.3% 1,786 1,370 4.7 Gilpin County +3.2% 24 24 4.0 Park County +3.0% 140 140 7.6 Jefferson County +2.9% 1,172 932 2.0 Pueblo County +2.8% 269 269 1.6 El Paso County +2.6% 3,849 2,733 5.1 Boulder County +2.5% 1,680 441 5.1 Broomfield County +2.4% 405 57 5.1 Elbert County +2.2% 458 458 15.0 Las Animas County +2.2% 37 37 2.6 Adams County +2.1% 2,371 2,028 4.3 Weld County +2.0% 3,468 2,866 9.2 Arapahoe County +1.9% 3,856 2,362 5.7 Morgan County +1.9% 196 45 6.5 Kit Carson County +1.2% 8 8 1.1 Denver County +1.1% 3,994 872 5.4 Grand County +0.9% 294 212 17.8 Douglas County +0.7% 3,131 2,120 7.8 Lake County +0.6% 55 52 7.3 Montrose County +0.5% 270 240 6.1 Logan County +0.1% 12 12 0.6 Alamosa County −2.3% 51 39 3.1 Crowley County −4.9% 4 4 0.7 Bent County — 0 0 0.0 Conejos County — 18 18 2.4 Dolores County — 10 10 4.1 Hinsdale County — 16 16 21.2 Mineral County — 6 6 6.6 Saguache County — 104 80 15.4 San Juan County — 19 12 23.4 San Miguel County — 57 37 7.4 Sedgwick County — 3 3 1.3 Washington County — 2 2 0.4
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 .