Housing mix

Denver, CO housing supply, ownership, and rent

What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Denver, CO.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Start with the dated local finding: Denver, CO's current ACS housing baseline includes 359,581 total housing units, 335,428 occupied units, and 24,153 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts may help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 24,153 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 359,581 total units with 335,428 occupied and 24,153 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.

Denver, CO's ACS median gross rent is $1,831, while renter-occupied units account for 51.2% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 48.8%.