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Cities in Colorado by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Steamboat Springs, CO had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 54 cities in 2024, at 41.3%. Fort Lupton, CO had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Colorado was 8.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.3Steamboat Springs, CO
Lowest0.4Fort Lupton, CO
Median4.354 cities
Colorado8.3History

All cities, 2024

Steamboat Springs, CO: 41.3 %Steamboat Springs, CO41.3Montrose, CO: 7.7 %Montrose, CO7.7Durango, CO: 7.5 %Durango, CO7.5Cañon City, CO: 7.3 %Cañon City, CO7.3Glenwood Springs, CO: 7.3 %Glenwood Springs, CO7.3Pueblo, CO: 6.8 %Pueblo, CO6.8Denver, CO: 6.7 %Denver, CO6.7Timnath, CO: 6.5 %Timnath, CO6.5Boulder, CO: 6.4 %Boulder, CO6.4Englewood, CO: 5.6 %Englewood, CO5.6Berthoud, CO: 5.4 %Berthoud, CO5.4Littleton, CO: 5.4 %Littleton, CO5.4Greeley, CO: 5.3 %Greeley, CO5.3Lakewood, CO: 5.1 %Lakewood, CO5.1Sterling, CO: 5.1 %Sterling, CO5.1Fountain, CO: 4.8 %Fountain, CO4.8Golden, CO: 4.8 %Golden, CO4.8Evans, CO: 4.8 %Evans, CO4.8Greenwood Village, CO: 4.7 %Greenwood Village, CO4.7Westminster, CO: 4.7 %Westminster, CO4.7Aurora, CO: 4.6 %Aurora, CO4.6Grand Junction, CO: 4.6 %Grand Junction, CO4.6Louisville, CO: 4.5 %Louisville, CO4.5Arvada, CO: 4.4 %Arvada, CO4.4Broomfield, CO: 4.3 %Broomfield, CO4.3Rifle, CO: 4.3 %Rifle, CO4.3Lone Tree, CO: 4.3 %Lone Tree, CO4.3Wheat Ridge, CO: 4.2 %Wheat Ridge, CO4.2Colorado Springs, CO: 4.2 %Colorado Springs, CO4.2Superior, CO: 4.1 %Superior, CO4.1Fort Collins, CO: 3.7 %Fort Collins, CO3.7Windsor, CO: 3.7 %Windsor, CO3.7Federal Heights, CO: 3.7 %Federal Heights, CO3.7Brighton, CO: 3.5 %Brighton, CO3.5Fruita, CO: 3.3 %Fruita, CO3.3Commerce City, CO: 3.3 %Commerce City, CO3.3Castle Rock, CO: 3.2 %Castle Rock, CO3.2Thornton, CO: 3.2 %Thornton, CO3.2Longmont, CO: 3.2 %Longmont, CO3.2Firestone, CO: 3 %Firestone, CO3Monument, CO: 3 %Monument, CO3Fort Morgan, CO: 3 %Fort Morgan, CO3Parker, CO: 2.7 %Parker, CO2.7Frederick, CO: 2.6 %Frederick, CO2.6Centennial, CO: 2.4 %Centennial, CO2.4Lafayette, CO: 2.4 %Lafayette, CO2.4Northglenn, CO: 2.3 %Northglenn, CO2.3Loveland, CO: 2.2 %Loveland, CO2.2Erie, CO: 1.8 %Erie, CO1.8Castle Pines, CO: 1.7 %Castle Pines, CO1.7Severance, CO: 1.6 %Severance, CO1.6Johnstown, CO: 1.5 %Johnstown, CO1.5Wellington, CO: 1 %Wellington, CO1Fort Lupton, CO: 0.4 %Fort Lupton, CO0.4Steamboat Springs, CO: 41.3 %Steamboat Springs, CO41.3Montrose, CO: 7.7 %Montrose, CO7.7Durango, CO: 7.5 %Durango, CO7.5Cañon City, CO: 7.3 %Cañon City, CO7.3Glenwood Springs, CO: 7.3 %Glenwood Springs, CO7.3Pueblo, CO: 6.8 %Pueblo, CO6.8Denver, CO: 6.7 %Denver, CO6.7Timnath, CO: 6.5 %Timnath, CO6.5Boulder, CO: 6.4 %Boulder, CO6.4Englewood, CO: 5.6 %Englewood, CO5.6Berthoud, CO: 5.4 %Berthoud, CO5.4Littleton, CO: 5.4 %Littleton, CO5.4Greeley, CO: 5.3 %Greeley, CO5.3Lakewood, CO: 5.1 %Lakewood, CO5.1Sterling, CO: 5.1 %Sterling, CO5.1Fountain, CO: 4.8 %Fountain, CO4.8Golden, CO: 4.8 %Golden, CO4.8Evans, CO: 4.8 %Evans, CO4.8Greenwood Village, CO: 4.7 %Greenwood Village, CO4.7Westminster, CO: 4.7 %Westminster, CO4.7Aurora, CO: 4.6 %Aurora, CO4.6Grand Junction, CO: 4.6 %Grand Junction, CO4.6Louisville, CO: 4.5 %Louisville, CO4.5Arvada, CO: 4.4 %Arvada, CO4.4Broomfield, CO: 4.3 %Broomfield, CO4.3Rifle, CO: 4.3 %Rifle, CO4.3Lone Tree, CO: 4.3 %Lone Tree, CO4.3Wheat Ridge, CO: 4.2 %Wheat Ridge, CO4.2Colorado Springs, CO: 4.2 %Colorado Springs, CO4.2Superior, CO: 4.1 %Superior, CO4.1Fort Collins, CO: 3.7 %Fort Collins, CO3.7Windsor, CO: 3.7 %Windsor, CO3.7Federal Heights, CO: 3.7 %Federal Heights, CO3.7Brighton, CO: 3.5 %Brighton, CO3.5Fruita, CO: 3.3 %Fruita, CO3.3Commerce City, CO: 3.3 %Commerce City, CO3.3Castle Rock, CO: 3.2 %Castle Rock, CO3.2Thornton, CO: 3.2 %Thornton, CO3.2Longmont, CO: 3.2 %Longmont, CO3.2Firestone, CO: 3 %Firestone, CO3Monument, CO: 3 %Monument, CO3Fort Morgan, CO: 3 %Fort Morgan, CO3Parker, CO: 2.7 %Parker, CO2.7Frederick, CO: 2.6 %Frederick, CO2.6Centennial, CO: 2.4 %Centennial, CO2.4Lafayette, CO: 2.4 %Lafayette, CO2.4Northglenn, CO: 2.3 %Northglenn, CO2.3Loveland, CO: 2.2 %Loveland, CO2.2Erie, CO: 1.8 %Erie, CO1.8Castle Pines, CO: 1.7 %Castle Pines, CO1.7Severance, CO: 1.6 %Severance, CO1.6Johnstown, CO: 1.5 %Johnstown, CO1.5Wellington, CO: 1 %Wellington, CO1Fort Lupton, CO: 0.4 %Fort Lupton, CO0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Steamboat Springs, CO41.3-2.2 pts
2Montrose, CO7.7-1.3 pts
3Durango, CO7.5-4.8 pts
4Cañon City, CO7.3-0.8 pts
5Glenwood Springs, CO7.3-1 pts
6Pueblo, CO6.8+0.1 pts
7Denver, CO6.7+0.2 pts
8Timnath, CO6.5-0.4 pts
9Boulder, CO6.4+0.1 pts
10Englewood, CO5.6-0.1 pts
11Berthoud, CO5.4+2.3 pts
12Littleton, CO5.4-0.3 pts
13Greeley, CO5.3-0.1 pts
14Lakewood, CO5.10 pts
15Sterling, CO5.1-1 pts
16Fountain, CO4.8-0 pts
16Golden, CO4.8+0.8 pts
18Evans, CO4.8+0.9 pts
19Greenwood Village, CO4.7-0.4 pts
20Westminster, CO4.7+0.4 pts
21Aurora, CO4.6-0.1 pts
22Grand Junction, CO4.6-0.6 pts
23Louisville, CO4.5+0.4 pts
24Arvada, CO4.4+0.7 pts
25Broomfield, CO4.3+0.2 pts
26Rifle, CO4.3+0.1 pts
27Lone Tree, CO4.3+0.2 pts
28Wheat Ridge, CO4.2-0.6 pts
29Colorado Springs, CO4.2-0.2 pts
30Superior, CO4.1-0.2 pts
31Fort Collins, CO3.7+0.3 pts
32Windsor, CO3.7+0.7 pts
33Federal Heights, CO3.7-0.8 pts
34Brighton, CO3.5+0.2 pts
35Fruita, CO3.3-0.1 pts
36Commerce City, CO3.3-0.5 pts
37Castle Rock, CO3.2-0 pts
37Thornton, CO3.2+0.3 pts
39Longmont, CO3.2-0.1 pts
40Firestone, CO3-0.5 pts
40Monument, CO3-0.1 pts
42Fort Morgan, CO3-0.4 pts
43Parker, CO2.7-0.8 pts
44Frederick, CO2.6+0.3 pts
45Centennial, CO2.4+0.1 pts
46Lafayette, CO2.4+0.4 pts
47Northglenn, CO2.3+0.3 pts
48Loveland, CO2.2-0.2 pts
49Erie, CO1.8+0.3 pts
50Castle Pines, CO1.7-0.5 pts
51Severance, CO1.6+1.6 pts
52Johnstown, CO1.5+0.7 pts
53Wellington, CO1-0.1 pts
54Fort Lupton, CO0.4-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/colorado-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/colorado-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/colorado-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Steamboat Springs, CO, with 41.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fort Lupton, CO, with 0.4% in 2024.

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