Fort Collins, CO 80521 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 58
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Home Value
$523,747
−0.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
58
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
38%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
64%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,829/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$95
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 17% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+9% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (58/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 38% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 64% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $124k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,417 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,281/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $95 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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Other ZIP codes in Larimer County, CO
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins, CO 80525 | $570.9K | +0.1% | 60 |
| Loveland, CO 80538 | $497.6K | −0.9% | 61 |
| Loveland, CO 80537 | $493.8K | −0.6% | 60 |
| Fort Collins, CO 80526 | $536.5K | −0.2% | 58 |
| Fort Collins, CO 80524 | $585K | −0.5% | 62 |
| Fort Collins, CO 80528 | $642.1K | −1.2% | 55 |
| Berthoud, CO 80513 | $604.2K | −0.9% | 86 |
| Wellington, CO 80549 | $466.5K | −0.6% | 65 |
| Estes Park, CO 80517 | $685.8K | +0.8% | 93 |
| Timnath, CO 80547 | $669.5K | −1.7% | 61 |
| Livermore, CO 80536 | $610.6K | −1.2% | 95 |
| Bellvue, CO 80512 | $582K | −0.6% | 100 |
| Laporte, CO 80535 | $559.1K | 0.0% | 93 |
| Red Feather Lakes, CO 80545 | $446.9K | −2.1% | 99 |
| Drake, CO 80515 | $475.3K | −2.3% | 96 |
| Drake, CO 80532 | $561.6K | −4.0% | 100 |
| Bellvue, CO 82063 | – | – | 63 |