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The median home value in Denver County, CO is $540,198 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.57% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$540,198
Year-over-Year
-2.57%
National Rank
#162 of 3071
Denver County ranks 22nd out of 62 counties in CO by median home price, and is +130.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CO, the typical county has a median home value of $454,572, making Denver County +18.8% above the CO state median.
Households here earn a median of $94,718 a year against a typical home value of $540,198 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.7×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Denver County recorded a violent crime rate of 993 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,762 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 722,031 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Denver County is $540,198. That's down 2.57% from a year earlier. That is about 130.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Denver County the 22nd most expensive of 62 counties in Colorado.
Median household income here is $94,718, so a typical home costs about 5.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Denver County recorded 993 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 722,031 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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