The Colorado housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Colorado seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $617,000
- Median days on market: 35
- Typical selling costs: ~6.73% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 2 to 6 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Colorado market, not any specific house.
| Colorado metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $617,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 35 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.71% (≈ $35,231) | Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $6,170) | Redfin national 1-3% excl. commission, low end (transfer tax shown separately), May 2026 |
| Seller transfer tax | 0.02% (≈ $123) | HomeLight, Jan 2025 (documentary fee 0.02%) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Colorado: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Colorado median sale price.
How to read this: on the $617,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $575,476 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.51%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 35 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Colorado median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Colorado's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.51% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $617,000 median home, that's roughly $3,147 a year in property tax — call it $302 accrued across the 35-day (about 5-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Colorado listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Colorado foreclosure clock.
Colorado uses a non-judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 2 to 6 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Statutory minimum ~110-125 days from NED recording to the initial sale date for residential property; in practice roughly 4-7 months from NED because sales are commonly continued and Rule 120 authorization must be obtained (practitioner estimate).
Primary statute: C.R.S. §38-38-100.3 et seq.. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Colorado: roughly 6.73% of the price in selling costs and about 35 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Colorado houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Colorado numbers mean for your house.
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