Housing in Denver, Colorado

The housing market in Denver, CO is thriving. The median value of a home in Denver is currently $576,000, which is considerably higher than the US median of $338,100. The US house appreciation rate over the past year was 8.27%, while Denver has seen an even higher appreciation rate of 7.86%. This means that those who own or invest in real estate in Denver are seeing great returns on their investments. It looks like this trend is set to continue as demand for homes in Denver remains high.

The median home cost in Denver is $576,000. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 159.2%. Home Appreciation in Denver is up 12.8%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Denver real estate is 50 years old

The Rental Market in Denver

- Renters make up 46.9% of the Denver population
- 2.4% of houses and apartments in Denver, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

MEDIAN MONTHLY RENT BY NUMBER OF BEDROOMS

HOUSING BY YEAR BUILT

HOUSING	Denver, Colorado	United States
	335,131	139,647,020
	50	42
	$576,000	$338,100
	12.8%	16.6%
	55.6%	57.0%
	159.2%	101.1%
	$4.87	$10.98
	$2,234	$2,690
	46.4%	57.4%
	6.3%	11.2%
	47.2%	31.4%
VACANT HOUSING
	2.4%	1.9%
	0.8%	0.4%
	0.4%	0.7%
	0.2%	0.4%
	0.8%	3.6%
	1.7%	4.1%
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING
	0.7%	2.6%
	0.6%	2.4%
	0.4%	2.8%
	0.3%	3.9%
	0.3%	4.5%
	1.5%	11.3%
	3.1%	13.0%
	12.8%	20.1%
	20.0%	13.6%
	17.5%	8.3%
	25.0%	9.7%
	9.9%	3.9%
	4.9%	2.2%
	1.7%	0.8%
	1.4%	1.1%
HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
	0.3%	0.2%
	11.1%	13.6%
	11.1%	13.6%
	6.7%	13.6%
	7.6%	13.2%
	12.7%	14.8%
	6.7%	13.6%
	14.2%	10.0%
	5.8%	4.7%
	18.2%	12.2%

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Average Rent (3br)

Percent Home Appreciation (5yr)

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Reviews for Denver 471 Reviews

Denver: It’s Not for Everyone! - 10/22/2022
During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating... Read More

Spooky | Denver, CO | Reply | 2 Replies

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Overpriced and extremely overrated. - 10/10/2022
I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck... Read More

Beran | Lakewood, CO | Reply | No Replies

Overrated and getting worse every year. - 6/21/2022
I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania... Read More

Sanford | Carnegie, PA | Reply | 4 Replies

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