Colorado · Free comparisons

Find your Colorado rent vs buy calculator

Choose a city, enter comparable homes, and test the cost of moving sooner or staying longer.

13 city comparisons start from 9 county datasets. Cities in the same county share reference values. These are regional housing indices, not city medians or a statewide average.

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13 city pages. Open a location, then replace the starting values with homes you would actually rent or buy.

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City calculators, grouped by their county reference

Home values use Zillow ZHVI; monthly rents use Zillow ZORI. Each has its own observation date. Open a city to adjust price, rent, financing and your time horizon.

Adams County

Home value · ZHVI
$475,785
Monthly rent · ZORI
$1,827

Source downloads: Zillow ZHVI and ZORI. These are county indices, not matched homes. Coverage and method.

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Part of Aurora is also in Adams County. Its city calculator starts with Arapahoe County values; replace them with your own comparable properties.

Part of Arvada is also in Adams County. Its city calculator starts with Jefferson County values; replace them with your own comparable properties.

Part of Westminster is also in Adams County. Its city calculator starts with Jefferson County values; replace them with your own comparable properties.

Denver County

Home value · ZHVI
$531,802
Monthly rent · ZORI
$1,894

Source downloads: Zillow ZHVI and ZORI. These are county indices, not matched homes. Coverage and method.

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Pueblo County

Home value · ZHVI
$283,397
Monthly rent · ZORI
$1,344

Source downloads: Zillow ZHVI and ZORI. These are county indices, not matched homes. Coverage and method.

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Weld County

Home value · ZHVI
$490,735
Monthly rent · ZORI
$1,692

Source downloads: Zillow ZHVI and ZORI. These are county indices, not matched homes. Coverage and method.

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Part of Thornton is also in Weld County. Its city calculator starts with Adams County values; replace them with your own comparable properties.

Part of Longmont is also in Weld County. Its city calculator starts with Boulder County values; replace them with your own comparable properties.

Turn a regional reference into your decision

  1. 1. Compare similar homes. Match bedrooms, property type, condition and location. The home-value and rent indices cover different housing stocks; their ratio alone cannot tell you which option is better.
  2. 2. Check the property's costs. Replace the illustrative tax rate, insurance and HOA assumptions. Use the Colorado county assessors and treasurers to find the actual tax bill.
  3. 3. Test more than one exit date. Each city calculator compares the monthly budget, cash at closing and wealth after selling costs. Try a shorter stay and less favorable growth assumptions before opening the full calculator.

Coverage and sources

These 9 counties are the starting references for the listed cities; this is not complete coverage of Colorado. City pages include the source series, county FIPS, observation month, retrieval date and download links. Read Zillow's index definitions. Download dates do not make the underlying observations newer.

County references were checked against the Colorado State Demography Office municipalities-within-counties tables (2020). Check your actual address before using a county source.

Cities spanning counties: Aurora starts with Arapahoe County only; Thornton starts with Adams County only; Arvada starts with Jefferson County only; Westminster starts with Jefferson County only; Longmont starts with Boulder County only. Each city page explains the boundary and the alternate reference path.

There is no statewide buy-or-rent verdict here. Results depend on the properties and assumptions you enter. The comparisons are free; the full calculator also offers an optional paid report.