What is the cheapest city to buy a house in Colorado?

Pueblo, with a median closed price of $240,000 over its reporting window, among Colorado cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the city limits.

Are these asking prices or sale prices?

Closed sale prices. Every price median is the price homes actually closed at inside the municipal boundary, not a listing price. The one column measured differently is realized appreciation, which uses the postal city, as the note under the table says.

Why does a cheap city show a high price per square foot?

Because the ranking median covers every property type that closed, condos and multi-family included, while the $/sqft column is single-family houses only. In cities where most sales are condos, the median price is low and the house $/sqft can still be high.

Is the appreciation figure a forecast?

No. It is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home, on repeat-sale pairs. It is historical and nominal, and it says what happened, not what will.

Cheapest Cities to Buy a House in Colorado (2026)

These are the Colorado cities with the lowest median closed home price over their reporting window, among cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the municipal limits. Cheapest is not the same as best value, so each city also shows what houses closed at per square foot, what history says about appreciation, and how fast listed homes went under contract.

The ranking

#	City	Median closed price	Houses $/sqft	Realized appreciation	Days to contract	Closings	Window
1	Pueblo	$240,000	$146	5.65%/yr	29	872	six months
2	Canon City	$344,200	$206	6.45%/yr	24	292	six months
3	Pueblo West	$399,900	$160	n/a	31	303	six months
4	Greeley	$410,000	$183	4.86%/yr	19	767	six months
5	Fountain	$413,000	$193	4.50%/yr	18	295	six months
6	Grand Junction	$427,000	$276	5.94%/yr	25	760	six months
7	Montrose	$435,000	$276	6.56%/yr	16	312	six months
8	Northglenn	$450,000	$244	4.68%/yr	10	255	six months
8	Aurora	$450,000	$222	4.63%/yr	21	3,112	six months
8	Colorado Springs	$450,000	$212	4.63%/yr	23	4,293	six months
11	Commerce City	$485,000	$207	4.68%/yr	23	661	six months
12	Johnstown	$489,925	$209	4.69%/yr	33	372	six months
13	Loveland	$491,250	$225	4.83%/yr	20	884	six months
14	Brighton	$500,000	$220	4.73%/yr	25	365	six months
15	Severance	$503,000	$196	n/a	20	177	six months

1. Pueblo, $240,000

Pueblo's median closed price over the last six months was $240,000, around 44 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. Resideline tracked 872 closings there, roughly 145 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $146 per square foot across 781 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.65 percent a year between those sales, on 3,291 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 29 days. Full detail is on the Pueblo market page.

2. Canon City, $344,200

The median closed price in Canon City is $344,200 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 63 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 292 closings there, roughly 49 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $206 per square foot across 273 sales with usable living area. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 6.45 percent a year (905 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 24 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Canon City market page.

3. Pueblo West, $399,900

Homes in Pueblo West closed at a median of $399,900 over the last six months, about 73 percent of the Colorado statewide median. 303 closings sit behind that figure, about 50 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $160, measured on 271 sales. The median listed home took 31 days to go under contract, across 111 listed closings. Full detail is on the Pueblo West market page.

4. Greeley, $410,000

The median closed price in Greeley is $410,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 75 percent of the state figure. 767 closings sit behind that figure, about 128 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $183, measured on 609 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.86 percent a year (3,014 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home was under contract in 19 days, so a buyer here needs financing lined up before the search, not after. Full detail is on the Greeley market page.

5. Fountain, $413,000

The median closed price in Fountain is $413,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 76 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 295 closings there, roughly 49 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $193 per square foot across 268 sales with usable living area. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.50 percent a year (2,004 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 18 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Fountain market page.

6. Grand Junction, $427,000

The median closed price in Grand Junction is $427,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 78 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 760 closings there, roughly 127 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $276 per square foot across 624 sales with usable living area. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 5.94 percent a year (6,528 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 25 days. Full detail is on the Grand Junction market page.

7. Montrose, $435,000

Montrose's median closed price over the last six months was $435,000, around 80 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. 312 closings sit behind that figure, about 52 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $276, measured on 272 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 6.56 percent a year (1,194 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 16 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Montrose market page.

8. Northglenn, $450,000

The median closed price in Northglenn is $450,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 83 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 255 closings there, roughly 42 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $244, measured on 204 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.68 percent a year between those sales, on 3,444 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 10 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Northglenn market page.

8. Aurora, $450,000

The median closed price in Aurora is $450,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 83 percent of the state figure. 3,112 closings sit behind that figure, about 519 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $222, measured on 2,158 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.63 percent a year between those sales, on 15,731 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. The median listed home was under contract in 21 days, so a buyer here needs financing lined up before the search, not after. Full detail is on the Aurora market page.

8. Colorado Springs, $450,000

The median closed price in Colorado Springs is $450,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 83 percent of the state figure. 4,293 closings sit behind that figure, about 716 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $212 per square foot across 3,498 sales with usable living area. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.63 percent a year (26,556 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 23 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Colorado Springs market page.

11. Commerce City, $485,000

Commerce City's median closed price over the last six months was $485,000, around 89 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. Resideline tracked 661 closings there, roughly 110 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $207 per square foot across 567 sales with usable living area. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.68 percent a year (1,887 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 23 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Commerce City market page.

12. Johnstown, $489,925

Johnstown's median closed price over the last six months was $489,925, around 90 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. Resideline tracked 372 closings there, roughly 62 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $209, measured on 335 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.69 percent a year between those sales, on 761 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 33 days. Full detail is on the Johnstown market page.

13. Loveland, $491,250

Loveland's median closed price over the last six months was $491,250, around 90 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. 884 closings sit behind that figure, about 147 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $225, measured on 683 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.83 percent a year (3,163 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home was under contract in 20 days, so a buyer here needs financing lined up before the search, not after. Full detail is on the Loveland market page.

14. Brighton, $500,000

The median closed price in Brighton is $500,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 92 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 365 closings there, roughly 61 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $220 per square foot across 321 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.73 percent a year between those sales, on 3,590 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 25 days. Full detail is on the Brighton market page.

15. Severance, $503,000

The median closed price in Severance is $503,000 across the last six months, roughly in line with the state as a whole. 177 closings sit behind that figure, about 30 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $196 per square foot across 172 sales with usable living area. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 20 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Severance market page.

Note: realized appreciation is the one column measured on the postal city, from repeat sales of the same home across the ZIP codes that share the city's name; every other figure is confined to the municipal boundary.

How to read this list

A low median is where the analysis starts, not where it ends. Property type, size, condition and block move a number far more than the city line does, so check any address on this list against its own comparable closings.

Figures last updated September 5, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked. Appreciation is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home; it is historical, nominal and not a projection.