CO area data
Howard, CO
Howard, CO.
Population: 966 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $497,277
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +21.6%
- All-time peak (2025-06)
- $504,155
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $577,200
- Median list price
- $699,000
- Median days on market
- 242 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 94.6%
- Active listings
- 9
- 1-year forecast
- +0.4%
- New listings (monthly)
- 4
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,657/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,154/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, hail, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 12
- Days with Good air quality
- 162
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (45 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Lowe Airstrip (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +273 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $1,314
- Households with broadband internet
- 52.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,949
- Average weekly wage
- $861
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 134
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