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The median home value in Otero County, CO is $158,179 as of 2026-07-31, down 7.14% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$158,179
Year-over-Year
-7.14%
National Rank
#2490 of 3071
Otero County ranks 60th out of 62 counties in CO by median home price, and is -32.5% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CO, the typical county has a median home value of $454,572, making Otero County -65.2% below the CO state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,037 a year against a typical home value of $158,179 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 24% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Otero County recorded a violent crime rate of 372 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 4,793 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 10,745 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Otero County is $158,179. That's down 7.14% from a year earlier. That is about 32.5% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Otero County the 60th most expensive of 62 counties in Colorado.
Median household income here is $54,037, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Otero County recorded 372 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,745 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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