177 census tracts

Denver.Colorado housing market

This Denver housing market report covers about 356,900 homes across 177 census tracts. The property tax rate PriceDNA uses for rental analysis is 0.46%, the 3rd lowest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $678,894 across 4,441 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

Panorama of downtown Denver at dusk with a lit pedestrian bridge in the foreground
Downtown at dusk, with a lit pedestrian bridge in the foreground. Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$678,894
4,441 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.6%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
356,900
across 177 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
6.8%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
51%
of occupied homes

Denver housing market context

These are city-level figures. To see how one property measures up against your goal, run a specific address.

01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 177 census tracts in Denver.

median 73.7 61 83

Half of Denver's tracts score between 70 and 77. The full range spans 61 to 83, with a median of 73.7.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (73.7)
Mean (73.6)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Denver's tracts is 7.2 points wide on the score, wider than in 107 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 356,900 homes in Denver, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 49%, renter 51%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 49% · Renter 51%
Housing occupancy: occupied 93.2%, vacant 6.8%.
Occupancy Occupied 93.2% · Vacant 6.8%

Of about 356,900 homes, 6.8% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 51% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 49% of Denver’s housing units are in single-family structures, 5% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 45% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Denver compares

Denver's median is above the Colorado median on 4 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Denver compares with Colorado and United States medians
Metric Denver lower · median · upper Denver Colorado CO United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$81,550 $97,802 $117,028 $97,448 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
52% 67% 76% 54% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
37% 45% 56% 35% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 3.3% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
3.7% 4.3% 4.9% 3.6% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
0.46% every tract 0.50% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.37% 0.45% 0.55% 0.49% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
26.9% 29.6% 33.6% 32.2% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

05.

Nearby markets

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