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The median home value in Chaffee County, CO is $688,024 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.1% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$688,024
Year-over-Year
+1.1%
National Rank
#75 of 3071
Chaffee County ranks 12th out of 62 counties in CO by median home price, and is +192.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CO, the typical county has a median home value of $450,012, making Chaffee County +52.9% above the CO state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.5%, from $691,803 in May 2026 to $688,024 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $691,803 | +0.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $696,803 | +0.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $695,584 | +0.8% |
| Aug 2026 | $688,024 | +1.1% |
Households here earn a median of $84,132 a year against a typical home value of $688,024 — a price-to-income ratio of 8.2×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That makes it one of the least affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Chaffee County recorded a violent crime rate of 154 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 515 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 9,123 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Chaffee County is $688,024. That's up 1.1% from a year earlier. That is about 192.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Chaffee County the 12th most expensive of 62 counties in Colorado.
Median household income here is $84,132, so a typical home costs about 8.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Chaffee County recorded 154 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,123 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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