Erie, CO — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Weld County · Greeley · population 38,594

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Erie, CO
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54
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Erie stands

Population growing 6.5% per year.

Median home $733,568
1-year -2.6%
5-yr CAGR +3.2%
vs 5-yr peak -9.4%
Population +6.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$734k$416k$558k$700k$842k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
70/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,783/mo$2,118$2,559$3,000202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent117123100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 22.0
Lean rent

At a 22.0 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Erie. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
37 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
54 · w22%
Distance from peak
47 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
40 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
61 · w10%
Long thesis

Erie has held up across the cycle: home values at $733,568 with +3.2% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Erie's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Erie

Erie is a city in Weld County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 38,594. It anchors the Greeley metro area. The population has grown 6.5% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Erie is $733,568 as of 2026-04, down 2.6% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.2% annual growth (-9.4% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Erie average $2,783 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (-1.0%). The composite momentum score is 54 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 6.5% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Erie has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Expensive AND not growing: median home $733,568 with only -2.6% YoY. You’re paying premium pricing for a flat trend.
●Cooling: -2.6% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.

About Erie (Wikipedia)

The Town of Erie is a home rule town located in Weld and Boulder counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 30,038 at the 2020 United States census, a +65.64% increase since the 2010 United States census. At the 2020 census, 17,387 (58%) Erie residents lived in Weld County and 12,651 (42%) lived in Boulder County. Erie is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Erie is the most populous statutory town in Colorado.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Weld County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Weld County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Erie

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
43° / 16°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
86° / 56°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
245
~67% of year
Annual precip
17″ rain
55″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

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Local news & community

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Greeley area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
54%
Dry climate
Median household income
$87,600
Colorado state median
Top industries (state-level)
TechAerospaceHealthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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