City	Median Price	Mortgage/mo	Rent vs Own
Centennial	$638,401	$3,398	0.61
Arvada	$608,988	$3,241	0.63
Lakewood	$565,592	$3,010	0.58
Fort Collins	$556,327	$2,961	0.67
Denver	$530,920	$2,826	0.64
Westminster	$520,025	$2,768	0.65
Thornton	$497,741	$2,649	0.71
Aurora	$458,953	$2,443	0.69
Colorado Springs	$446,132	$2,375	0.70
Greeley	$418,757	$2,229	0.65
Pueblo	$283,780	$1,510	0.87

Zillow ZHVI — Zillow Home Value Index provides smoothed, seasonally-adjusted median home values per metro area.

Mortgage Model — 20% down, 7% 30-yr fixed. Property taxes, insurance, HOA are not included. Use as directional guidance only.

Rent vs Own Ratio — Monthly rent ÷ mortgage. Below 0.8 → buying favored. Above 1.2 → renting favored.

Updated monthly · March 2026

Assembling your view…

Crunching costs, sorting signals, rendering insights.