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

Steamboat Springs, CO had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 54 cities in 2022, at 43.8%. Severance, CO had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Colorado was 8.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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All cities, 2022

Steamboat Springs, CO: 43.8 %Steamboat Springs, CO43.8Durango, CO: 14.2 %Durango, CO14.2Montrose, CO: 10.2 %Montrose, CO10.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 9.2 %Glenwood Springs, CO9.2Sterling, CO: 7.7 %Sterling, CO7.7Cañon City, CO: 7.3 %Cañon City, CO7.3Greenwood Village, CO: 6.8 %Greenwood Village, CO6.8Pueblo, CO: 6.4 %Pueblo, CO6.4Denver, CO: 6.3 %Denver, CO6.3Boulder, CO: 6.2 %Boulder, CO6.2Wheat Ridge, CO: 5.9 %Wheat Ridge, CO5.9Grand Junction, CO: 5.9 %Grand Junction, CO5.9Englewood, CO: 5.8 %Englewood, CO5.8Timnath, CO: 5.7 %Timnath, CO5.7Greeley, CO: 5.6 %Greeley, CO5.6Littleton, CO: 5.3 %Littleton, CO5.3Federal Heights, CO: 5.2 %Federal Heights, CO5.2Lone Tree, CO: 5 %Lone Tree, CO5Lakewood, CO: 5 %Lakewood, CO5Aurora, CO: 4.5 %Aurora, CO4.5Fountain, CO: 4.4 %Fountain, CO4.4Colorado Springs, CO: 4.4 %Colorado Springs, CO4.4Westminster, CO: 4.3 %Westminster, CO4.3Fort Morgan, CO: 4.2 %Fort Morgan, CO4.2Firestone, CO: 4.1 %Firestone, CO4.1Parker, CO: 4.1 %Parker, CO4.1Broomfield, CO: 3.9 %Broomfield, CO3.9Evans, CO: 3.8 %Evans, CO3.8Fort Collins, CO: 3.8 %Fort Collins, CO3.8Commerce City, CO: 3.7 %Commerce City, CO3.7Golden, CO: 3.6 %Golden, CO3.6Longmont, CO: 3.6 %Longmont, CO3.6Berthoud, CO: 3.6 %Berthoud, CO3.6Monument, CO: 3.5 %Monument, CO3.5Rifle, CO: 3.5 %Rifle, CO3.5Castle Rock, CO: 3.3 %Castle Rock, CO3.3Fruita, CO: 3.1 %Fruita, CO3.1Superior, CO: 3.1 %Superior, CO3.1Arvada, CO: 2.9 %Arvada, CO2.9Louisville, CO: 2.9 %Louisville, CO2.9Northglenn, CO: 2.8 %Northglenn, CO2.8Thornton, CO: 2.6 %Thornton, CO2.6Lafayette, CO: 2.6 %Lafayette, CO2.6Frederick, CO: 2.5 %Frederick, CO2.5Loveland, CO: 2.5 %Loveland, CO2.5Brighton, CO: 2.4 %Brighton, CO2.4Fort Lupton, CO: 2.3 %Fort Lupton, CO2.3Castle Pines, CO: 2.3 %Castle Pines, CO2.3Centennial, CO: 2.3 %Centennial, CO2.3Windsor, CO: 1.8 %Windsor, CO1.8Erie, CO: 1.7 %Erie, CO1.7Wellington, CO: 1 %Wellington, CO1Johnstown, CO: 0.5 %Johnstown, CO0.5Severance, CO: 0 %Severance, CO0Steamboat Springs, CO: 43.8 %Steamboat Springs, CO43.8Durango, CO: 14.2 %Durango, CO14.2Montrose, CO: 10.2 %Montrose, CO10.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 9.2 %Glenwood Springs, CO9.2Sterling, CO: 7.7 %Sterling, CO7.7Cañon City, CO: 7.3 %Cañon City, CO7.3Greenwood Village, CO: 6.8 %Greenwood Village, CO6.8Pueblo, CO: 6.4 %Pueblo, CO6.4Denver, CO: 6.3 %Denver, CO6.3Boulder, CO: 6.2 %Boulder, CO6.2Wheat Ridge, CO: 5.9 %Wheat Ridge, CO5.9Grand Junction, CO: 5.9 %Grand Junction, CO5.9Englewood, CO: 5.8 %Englewood, CO5.8Timnath, CO: 5.7 %Timnath, CO5.7Greeley, CO: 5.6 %Greeley, CO5.6Littleton, CO: 5.3 %Littleton, CO5.3Federal Heights, CO: 5.2 %Federal Heights, CO5.2Lone Tree, CO: 5 %Lone Tree, CO5Lakewood, CO: 5 %Lakewood, CO5Aurora, CO: 4.5 %Aurora, CO4.5Fountain, CO: 4.4 %Fountain, CO4.4Colorado Springs, CO: 4.4 %Colorado Springs, CO4.4Westminster, CO: 4.3 %Westminster, CO4.3Fort Morgan, CO: 4.2 %Fort Morgan, CO4.2Firestone, CO: 4.1 %Firestone, CO4.1Parker, CO: 4.1 %Parker, CO4.1Broomfield, CO: 3.9 %Broomfield, CO3.9Evans, CO: 3.8 %Evans, CO3.8Fort Collins, CO: 3.8 %Fort Collins, CO3.8Commerce City, CO: 3.7 %Commerce City, CO3.7Golden, CO: 3.6 %Golden, CO3.6Longmont, CO: 3.6 %Longmont, CO3.6Berthoud, CO: 3.6 %Berthoud, CO3.6Monument, CO: 3.5 %Monument, CO3.5Rifle, CO: 3.5 %Rifle, CO3.5Castle Rock, CO: 3.3 %Castle Rock, CO3.3Fruita, CO: 3.1 %Fruita, CO3.1Superior, CO: 3.1 %Superior, CO3.1Arvada, CO: 2.9 %Arvada, CO2.9Louisville, CO: 2.9 %Louisville, CO2.9Northglenn, CO: 2.8 %Northglenn, CO2.8Thornton, CO: 2.6 %Thornton, CO2.6Lafayette, CO: 2.6 %Lafayette, CO2.6Frederick, CO: 2.5 %Frederick, CO2.5Loveland, CO: 2.5 %Loveland, CO2.5Brighton, CO: 2.4 %Brighton, CO2.4Fort Lupton, CO: 2.3 %Fort Lupton, CO2.3Castle Pines, CO: 2.3 %Castle Pines, CO2.3Centennial, CO: 2.3 %Centennial, CO2.3Windsor, CO: 1.8 %Windsor, CO1.8Erie, CO: 1.7 %Erie, CO1.7Wellington, CO: 1 %Wellington, CO1Johnstown, CO: 0.5 %Johnstown, CO0.5Severance, CO: 0 %Severance, CO0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Steamboat Springs, CO43.8-0.8 pts
2Durango, CO14.2-0.1 pts
3Montrose, CO10.2+0.2 pts
4Glenwood Springs, CO9.2-2.5 pts
5Sterling, CO7.7-0.4 pts
6Cañon City, CO7.3-0.1 pts
7Greenwood Village, CO6.8-0.9 pts
8Pueblo, CO6.4-0.6 pts
9Denver, CO6.3-0 pts
10Boulder, CO6.2+0.3 pts
11Wheat Ridge, CO5.9+0.3 pts
12Grand Junction, CO5.9+0.3 pts
13Englewood, CO5.8-0.4 pts
14Timnath, CO5.7-0.5 pts
15Greeley, CO5.6+0.5 pts
16Littleton, CO5.3+0.1 pts
17Federal Heights, CO5.2-0.2 pts
18Lone Tree, CO5-0.6 pts
19Lakewood, CO5+0.2 pts
20Aurora, CO4.5-0.2 pts
21Fountain, CO4.4+0.8 pts
22Colorado Springs, CO4.4-0.1 pts
23Westminster, CO4.3+0.3 pts
24Fort Morgan, CO4.2-1.3 pts
25Firestone, CO4.1-0 pts
26Parker, CO4.1-0.3 pts
27Broomfield, CO3.9+0.4 pts
28Evans, CO3.8+1.6 pts
29Fort Collins, CO3.8-0.4 pts
30Commerce City, CO3.7+0.3 pts
31Golden, CO3.6-0.3 pts
31Longmont, CO3.6-0.5 pts
33Berthoud, CO3.6+0.9 pts
34Monument, CO3.5+0.9 pts
35Rifle, CO3.5-0.6 pts
36Castle Rock, CO3.3+0.4 pts
37Fruita, CO3.1-0.4 pts
38Superior, CO3.1+0.5 pts
39Arvada, CO2.9+0.3 pts
40Louisville, CO2.9-0.2 pts
41Northglenn, CO2.8-1 pts
42Thornton, CO2.6-0.6 pts
43Lafayette, CO2.6-0.5 pts
44Frederick, CO2.5+0.3 pts
45Loveland, CO2.5-0.9 pts
46Brighton, CO2.4-0.2 pts
47Fort Lupton, CO2.3+0.3 pts
48Castle Pines, CO2.3-2.8 pts
48Centennial, CO2.3-0.4 pts
50Windsor, CO1.8-1.1 pts
51Erie, CO1.7-0.3 pts
52Wellington, CO10 pts
53Johnstown, CO0.50 pts
54Severance, CO0-0.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/colorado-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/colorado-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/colorado-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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Steamboat Springs, CO, with 43.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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