Empire, CO housing market
The typical Empire home is worth about $357,000, down 3.2% in a year, 33% below the Colorado typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Empire compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Empire at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Empire | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $224,000 | $339,000 |
| 2018 | $241,000 | $366,000 |
| 2019 | $265,000 | $389,000 |
| 2020 | $280,000 | $406,000 |
| 2021 | $327,000 | $444,000 |
| 2022 | $368,000 | $523,000 |
| 2023 | $393,000 | $548,000 |
| 2024 | $376,000 | $549,000 |
| 2025 | $375,000 | $555,000 |
| 2026 | $367,000 | $542,000 |
| August 2026 | $357,000 | $533,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Empire is $1,930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Empire pay a median of $1,614, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $1,480 · 4 bedrooms $2,820
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (80438; Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA), 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.