The median home value in La Junta, CO is $161,756 as of 2026-06-30, down 7.89% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$161,756
Year-over-Year
-7.89%
Population
6,942
La Junta ranks #68 of 68 Colorado cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 70.0% below the state's city median of $540,044. It sits in Otero County, where the county-wide median is $160,374.
La Junta police recorded a violent crime rate of 504 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 7,001 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in La Junta is $161,756. That's down 7.89% from a year earlier. That is about 70.0% below the typical county in Colorado.
Homes in La Junta are more expensive than Otero County as a whole, where the median is $160,374 — a difference of about 0.9%.
La Junta police reported 504 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,942. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.