CO · Metro #156

Boulder - CO housing market

The Boulder metro has a typical home value of $718,693, down 1.4% from a year ago. Homes sell in 25 days on average, a balanced market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$718,693
-1.4% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$712,690
-0.6% YoY
Median list price
$764,967
Sale-to-list ratio
98.8%
Selling below ask
Days on market
25d
Listings w/ price cut
29.0%
New listings / mo
497
-10.3% YoY
Homes for sale
1,716
-18.5% YoY
Typical rent
$2,246/mo
+1.0% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($718,693) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Boulder - CO metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 1.4% over the past year. A home worth $728,898 last year is now worth roughly $718,693.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $712,690. Homes are selling at 98.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Boulder - CO sit on the market for roughly 25 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 497 new listings hit the market each month in Boulder - CO. There are currently 1,716 homes for sale, down 18.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Boulder - CO is $2,246, up 1.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 26.7x, renting territory (#7 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $3,695 a month in principal and interest, $1,449 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.41% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in CO

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Denver - CO$566,529 -2.3% 21.0d
Colorado Springs - CO$455,359 -1.5% 24.0d
Fort Collins - CO$554,636 -0.9% 19.0d
Greeley - CO$495,353 -2.2% 21.0d
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