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Housing and growth

Rent and housing costs in Denver – like a lot of things – have been mostly going in one direction. 

Every month for years, the city’s real estate market has seemed to break records. Buyers were competing with deep-pocketed investors, causing some folks to newly give up on the idea of homeownership – or to get out of town.

Who is Denver for? How much does it cost to live in Denver? How is that different renting vs. owning? What will Denver look like in 5, 10 and 20 years? The story is complicated and always in motion.

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What $425,000 buys in Denver and three other housing markets

What $238,000 gets you in Denver and three other housing markets

What $515,000 gets you in Denver and three other housing markets

What $675,000 gets you in Denver and three other housing markets

Report: Denver’s violent crime rate is pretty steady when you consider that more people live here

What $240,000 gets you in Denver and three other housing markets

Denver renters have the fastest rising costs in Colorado

Seattle and Denver both have overheated housing markets. Seattle might be getting some relief.

Building housing that people can afford in Denver may not be hopeless

Denver’s rents have risen faster than incomes since 1980… like many other cities

Denver’s black homeownership rates below national average

While it’s becoming more walkable, Denver isn’t keeping pace with other cities