The Colorado cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Colorado cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
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1Edwards, COEdwards · pop 11,24684Hot$1,717,337median home+4.8%home YoY 2Carbondale, COGlenwood Springs · pop 6,75882Hot$1,443,194median home+5.8%home YoY 5Gypsum, COGlenwood Springs · pop 9,21877Rising$696,636median home+0.9%home YoY 6Gunnison, CO · pop 6,82177Rising$615,330median home+4.7%home YoY 7Rifle, COGlenwood Springs · pop 10,66376Rising$498,163median home+5.4%home YoY 8Montrose, COMontrose · pop 21,64675Rising$467,456median home+2.2%home YoY 9Delta, COMontrose · pop 9,68875Rising$368,941median home+2.8%home YoY 12Fruita, COGrand Junction · pop 13,91274Rising$482,996median home+3.2%home YoY 13Alamosa, CO · pop 9,90673Rising$316,105median home+4.7%home YoY 14Aspen, COGlenwood Springs · pop 6,55673Rising$3,348,484median home+6.6%home YoY 16Clifton, COGrand Junction · pop 20,41372Rising$334,886median home+2.0%home YoY 17Durango, CODurango · pop 19,81170Rising$750,651median home+2.3%home YoY 18Cortez, CO · pop 9,15170Rising$341,945median home+1.5%home YoY 19Salida, CO · pop 6,00770Rising$713,204median home+0.3%home YoY 20Avon, COEdwards · pop 5,89870Rising$1,224,330median home+1.1%home YoY 21Craig, COCraig · pop 8,90368Rising$308,387median home+2.6%home YoY 22Eagle, COEdwards · pop 7,34966Rising$1,018,357median home-1.1%home YoY 23Sterling, COSterling · pop 13,11463Rising$245,376median home+2.0%home YoY 24Fort Morgan, COFort Morgan · pop 11,83562Rising$330,512median home-0.3%home YoY 25Fort Lupton, COGreeley · pop 9,94862Rising$466,923median home-2.2%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.