Blue River, CO housing market
The median sale price was $1,500,000 in May 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Blue River compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Blue River at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Home prices up 76% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Blue River rose 76% over the past 5 years, faster than across Colorado (38%). Last year prices rose 14%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Blue River home at roughly $2,446,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Colorado since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +14% | +294% | +185% |
| 2024 | +5.6% | +245% | +184% |
| 2023 | +4.1% | +227% | +177% |
| 2022 | +20% | +214% | +172% |
| 2021 | +17% | +161% | +133% |
| 2020 | +3.8% | +124% | +106% |
| 2019 | +5.3% | +115% | +101% |
| 2018 | +8.9% | +104% | +91% |
| 2017 | +9.2% | +88% | +77% |
| 2016 | +7.2% | +72% | +63% |
| 2015 | +5.3% | +60% | +47% |
| 2014 | +8.7% | +52% | +34% |
| 2013 | −0.2% | +40% | +23% |
| 2012 | +0.3% | +40% | +17% |
| 2011 | −5.9% | +40% | +16% |
| 2010 | −7.3% | +49% | +20% |
| 2009 | −4.5% | +60% | +25% |
| 2008 | +6.9% | +68% | +27% |
| 2007 | +7.6% | +57% | +28% |
| 2006 | +15% | +46% | +27% |
| 2005 | +9.2% | +27% | +23% |
| 2004 | +6.7% | +17% | +17% |
| 2003 | +1.4% | +9.2% | +14% |
| 2002 | +1.9% | +7.7% | +13% |
| 2001 | +5.7% | +5.7% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 80424, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Blue River in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.5 million to build. That's 3.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Colorado (6.9). Over the past 10 years, Blue River has permitted 78 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $864,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $3 million |
Blue River's permit office reported 10 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
9.4 years of income
The typical Blue River home costs about 9.4 years of the town's median household income, more than across Colorado (5.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,810
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Blue River is $2,810 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Blue River pay a median of $2,853. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,940 · 4 bedrooms $3,720
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (80424; Summit County, CO), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.