The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Colorado With the Cheapest Homes

Ranked by median home value among 89 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Colorado. #1 is Rocky Ford, CO (median home $143,900).

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Numbers match the ranking.
  1. 25Palisade, Colorado

    Median home $404,600

    2,565 people · Mesa County · median home $404,600 · income $80,587 · Jan low 21°F · 13 in snow

  2. 24Park Center, Colorado

    Median home $386,200

    2,953 people · Fremont County · median home $386,200 · income $72,212 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow

  3. 23Sheridan, Colorado

    Median home $380,600

    6,105 people · Arapahoe County · median home $380,600 · income $60,608 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  4. 22Derby, Colorado

    Median home $353,000

    8,407 people · Adams County · median home $353,000 · income $82,138 · Jan low 18°F · 49 in snow

  5. 21Fruitvale, Colorado

    Median home $333,100

    8,271 people · Mesa County · median home $333,100 · income $77,887 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  6. 20Orchard Mesa, Colorado

    Median home $332,600

    6,688 people · Mesa County · median home $332,600 · income $80,359 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  7. 19Orchard City, Colorado

    Median home $324,300

    3,142 people · Delta County · median home $324,300 · income $55,960 · Jan low 19°F · 40 in snow

  8. 18Battlement Mesa, Colorado

    Median home $312,700

    5,438 people · Garfield County · median home $312,700 · income $76,152 · Jan low 11°F · 47 in snow

  9. 17Stratmoor, Colorado

    Median home $310,000

    6,518 people · El Paso County · median home $310,000 · income $65,000 · Jan low 19°F · 33 in snow

  10. 16Penrose, Colorado

    Median home $308,800

    3,685 people · Fremont County · median home $308,800 · income $88,109 · Jan low 18°F · 31 in snow

  11. 15Lincoln Park, Colorado

    Median home $295,800

    3,934 people · Fremont County · median home $295,800 · income $60,036 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow

  12. 14Delta, Colorado

    Median home $283,300

    9,035 people · Delta County · median home $283,300 · income $45,250 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  13. 13Craig, Colorado

    Median home $278,500

    9,060 people · Moffat County · median home $278,500 · income $72,636 · Jan low 3°F · 113 in snow

  14. 12Brush, Colorado

    Median home $273,000

    5,339 people · Morgan County · median home $273,000 · income $73,382 · Jan low 13°F · 27 in snow

  15. 11Cortez, Colorado

    Median home $272,900

    8,766 people · Montezuma County · median home $272,900 · income $54,247 · Jan low 17°F · 33 in snow

  16. 10Florence, Colorado

    Median home $249,700

    3,822 people · Fremont County · median home $249,700 · income $50,262 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow

  17. 9Trinidad, Colorado

    Median home $226,800

    8,329 people · Las Animas County · median home $226,800 · income $52,273 · Jan low 22°F · 55 in snow

  18. 8Alamosa, Colorado

    Median home $225,200

    9,806 people · Alamosa County · median home $225,200 · income $49,688 · Jan low 0°F · 30 in snow

  19. 7Monte Vista, Colorado

    Median home $224,500

    4,247 people · Rio Grande County · median home $224,500 · income $61,684 · Jan low -2°F · 35 in snow

  20. 6Burlington, Colorado

    Median home $208,100

    3,172 people · Kit Carson County · median home $208,100 · income $74,308 · Jan low 17°F · 34 in snow

  21. 5La Junta, Colorado

    Median home $194,800

    7,322 people · Otero County · median home $194,800 · income $52,315 · Jan low 17°F · 34 in snow

  22. 4Yuma, Colorado

    Median home $165,500

    3,456 people · Yuma County · median home $165,500 · income $48,338 · Jan low 17°F · 23 in snow

  23. 3Lamar, Colorado

    Median home $152,900

    7,687 people · Prowers County · median home $152,900 · income $53,188 · Jan low 14°F · 30 in snow

  24. 2Walsenburg, Colorado

    Median home $147,300

    3,049 people · Huerfano County · median home $147,300 · income $51,474 · Jan low 21°F · 92 in snow

  25. 1Rocky Ford, Colorado

    Median home $143,900

    3,876 people · Otero County · median home $143,900 · income $40,655 · Jan low 15°F · 25 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 89 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Colorado (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: