Rifle, CO 81650 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$502,016
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
61 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
43%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,575/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
67%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$159
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 67% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 10% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−5% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (75/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 43% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $115k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $297/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $159 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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Other ZIP codes in Rio Blanco County, CO
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker, CO 81641 | $399.2K | +3.5% | 24 |
| Rangely, CO 81648 | $230.6K | +4.6% | 84 |