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

Pueblo, with a median closed price of $245,000 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	$245,000	$148	5.65%/yr	26	810	six months
2	Canon City	$333,351	$208	6.45%/yr	23	290	six months
3	Pueblo West	$399,900	$162	n/a	33	307	six months
4	Fountain	$400,000	$194	4.50%/yr	20	289	six months
5	Greeley	$415,000	$182	4.86%/yr	19	719	six months
6	Grand Junction	$427,500	$275	5.94%/yr	26	741	six months
7	Montrose	$440,000	$277	6.56%/yr	18	272	six months
8	Northglenn	$445,000	$243	4.68%/yr	10	236	six months
9	Aurora	$449,250	$219	4.63%/yr	21	2,908	six months
10	Colorado Springs	$449,999	$212	4.63%/yr	23	4,168	six months
11	Commerce City	$480,000	$205	4.68%/yr	23	612	six months
12	Johnstown	$486,824	$210	4.69%/yr	35	345	six months
13	Loveland	$490,000	$228	4.83%/yr	20	827	six months
14	Brighton	$499,900	$213	4.73%/yr	24	351	six months
15	Severance	$499,950	$193	n/a	22	161	six months

1. Pueblo, $245,000

Pueblo's median closed price over the last six months was $245,000, around 45 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. Resideline tracked 810 closings there, roughly 135 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $148 per square foot across 730 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 26 days. Full detail is on the Pueblo market page.

2. Canon City, $333,351

The median closed price in Canon City is $333,351 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 61 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 290 closings there, roughly 48 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $208 per square foot across 266 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 23 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 74 percent of the Colorado statewide median. 307 closings sit behind that figure, about 51 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $162, measured on 273 sales. The median listed home took 33 days to go under contract, across 124 listed closings. Full detail is on the Pueblo West market page.

4. Fountain, $400,000

The median closed price in Fountain is $400,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 74 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 289 closings there, roughly 48 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $194 per square foot across 267 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 20 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Fountain market page.

5. Greeley, $415,000

The median closed price in Greeley is $415,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 76 percent of the state figure. 719 closings sit behind that figure, about 120 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $182, measured on 568 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.

6. Grand Junction, $427,500

The median closed price in Grand Junction is $427,500 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 79 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 741 closings there, roughly 124 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $275 per square foot across 611 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 26 days. Full detail is on the Grand Junction market page.

7. Montrose, $440,000

Montrose's median closed price over the last six months was $440,000, around 81 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. 272 closings sit behind that figure, about 45 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $277, measured on 244 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 18 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Montrose market page.

8. Northglenn, $445,000

The median closed price in Northglenn is $445,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 82 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 236 closings there, roughly 39 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $243, measured on 188 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.

9. Aurora, $449,250

The median closed price in Aurora is $449,250 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 83 percent of the state figure. 2,908 closings sit behind that figure, about 485 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $219, measured on 2,005 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.

10. Colorado Springs, $449,999

The median closed price in Colorado Springs is $449,999 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 83 percent of the state figure. 4,168 closings sit behind that figure, about 695 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $212 per square foot across 3,396 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, $480,000

Commerce City's median closed price over the last six months was $480,000, around 88 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. Resideline tracked 612 closings there, roughly 102 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $205 per square foot across 529 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, $486,824

Johnstown's median closed price over the last six months was $486,824, around 89 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. Resideline tracked 345 closings there, roughly 58 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $210, measured on 316 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 35 days. Full detail is on the Johnstown market page.

13. Loveland, $490,000

Loveland's median closed price over the last six months was $490,000, around 90 percent of what the typical Colorado sale closed at. 827 closings sit behind that figure, about 138 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $228, measured on 639 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, $499,900

The median closed price in Brighton is $499,900 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 92 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 351 closings there, roughly 58 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $213 per square foot across 307 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 24 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Brighton market page.

15. Severance, $499,950

The median closed price in Severance is $499,950 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 92 percent of the state figure. 161 closings sit behind that figure, about 27 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $193 per square foot across 159 sales with usable living area. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 22 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 October 3, 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.