Fort Collins, CO 80528 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 55
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Home Value
$642,145
−1.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
55
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
61 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,151/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
16%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$77
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 16% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 23% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (55/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.0% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $151k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,629/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $77 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (66% 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: −6.9% to +9.4% (80% range; middle estimate +2.4%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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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 80521 | $523.7K | −0.1% | 58 |
| 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 |