Home Price History in Colorado

Colorado's FHFA all-transactions House Price Index runs from 1975 through 2025. The state-level HPI, rebased to 100 in 2000, stood at 284.6 at the latest reading. Cumulative nominal appreciation since 2000: +184.6%.

The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the Colorado HPI by 9.8% peak-to-trough — from 128.4 in 2007 to 115.9 in 2011. The U.S. national HPI fell roughly 21% over the same window, so Colorado's drawdown was milder than the national average.

The pandemic-era surge brought Colorado's HPI from 200.7 in 2019 to 284.6 in 2025 — a +41.8% cumulative gain in 6 years, running near the national pace.

Colorado sits in the West census region of the United States. Long-run state-level home-price appreciation reflects regional employment patterns, in-migration flows, and supply constraints. State-level FHFA series can mask significant intra-state divergence — see the linked metro pages below for sub-state breakdowns where available.

Metros in Colorado covered by The Housing Almanac:

• Denver (national rank #19)
• Colorado Springs (national rank #75)

For the U.S. national context, see the national median price history or browse all 50 states.

Annual data — Colorado

FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Methodology

The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is calibrated to the West census region and rebased to 100 in the year 2000.