Fruita, CO housing market
The typical Fruita home is worth about $486,000, up 2.7% in a year, 9% below the Colorado typical home. Homes typically sell in 15 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Fruita compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Fruita at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.9 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Fruita | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $245,000 | $339,000 |
| 2018 | $265,000 | $366,000 |
| 2019 | $292,000 | $389,000 |
| 2020 | $314,000 | $406,000 |
| 2021 | $344,000 | $444,000 |
| 2022 | $411,000 | $523,000 |
| 2023 | $434,000 | $548,000 |
| 2024 | $444,000 | $549,000 |
| 2025 | $467,000 | $555,000 |
| 2026 | $483,000 | $542,000 |
| August 2026 | $486,000 | $533,000 |
141 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 141 new homes in Fruita in 2025: 99 single-family houses and 42 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $16.4 million to build. That's 10 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Colorado (6.9).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 52 | 52 | 0 | $12.6 million |
| 2025 | 141 | 99 | 42 | $16.4 million |
| 2024 | 151 | 96 | 55 | $40.1 million |
| 2023 | 133 | 59 | 74 | $17.8 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Fruita and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruita | $486K | +2.7% | $1,570 | 141 | $87,184 |
| Redlands | — | +0.2%† | $1,720 | — | $92,391 |
| Loma | $663K | +7.3% | $1,500 | — | $141,023 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
5.6 years of income
The typical Fruita home costs about 5.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Colorado (5.6).
How Fruita ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,570
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Fruita is $1,570 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Fruita pay a median of $1,472. A two-bedroom takes about 22% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,110 · 4 bedrooms $2,630
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (81521; Grand Junction, 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.
Recent listings in Fruita
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.