Is Denver, CO a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

	Median home value (tracked areas)	$462,504
	Appreciation, last 3 years	-7.5%
	Appreciation, last 5 years	3.0%
	Appreciation, last 10 years	58.3%
	Active for-sale listings	5,324
	List price range	$30,000 - $16,000,000

The short-term rental picture

Top tracked annual revenue	$120,633
Top tracked occupancy	55.5%
Top tracked daily rate	$638

Short-term numbers swing by property type and season - pull a specific address for the property-level picture.

Local rules

No ordinance record cached for Denver yet - check with the local authority before relying on any assumption.

What the community is saying

No forum discussions about Denver yet - start one and the numbers will follow.

Compare with nearby markets

Frisco, CO - 28.1% 5-year appreciation
Mesa, CO - 21.4% 5-year appreciation
Golden, CO - 14.0% 5-year appreciation
Boulder, CO - 11.3% 5-year appreciation
Fort Collins, CO - 10.5% 5-year appreciation
Castle Rock, CO - 9.1% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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