Monte Vista, CO housing market
The typical Monte Vista home is worth about $273,000, up 1.8% in a year, 49% below the Colorado typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Monte Vista compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Monte Vista at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Monte Vista | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $130,000 | $339,000 |
| 2018 | $136,000 | $366,000 |
| 2019 | $154,000 | $389,000 |
| 2020 | $164,000 | $406,000 |
| 2021 | $182,000 | $444,000 |
| 2022 | $215,000 | $523,000 |
| 2023 | $233,000 | $548,000 |
| 2024 | $248,000 | $549,000 |
| 2025 | $264,000 | $555,000 |
| 2026 | $271,000 | $542,000 |
| August 2026 | $273,000 | $533,000 |
4.4 years of income
The typical Monte Vista home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Colorado (5.6 years).
How Monte Vista 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 $1,090
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Monte Vista is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Monte Vista pay a median of $699, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $840 · 4 bedrooms $1,710
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (81144; Alamosa 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, 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.