Dolores County, CO housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 8% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are up 3.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 12% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+29% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (81/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 9.6% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 6% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $74k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,549 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $108 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (62% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.7% to +8.7% (80% range; middle estimate +1.8%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.

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ZIP codes in Dolores County, CO