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Longmont, CO Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2022. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Longmont, CO Housing Market Trends

With a population of 100,758, 36,773 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $624,039, real estate costs in Longmont are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Colorado communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Longmont, accounting for 63.56% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Longmont include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 19.61%), row houses and other attached homes ( 8.48%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.40%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Longmont are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.66% owning and 36.34% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Longmont built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Longmont built between 2000 and later ( 25.85%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 13.64%). There's also some housing in Longmont built before 1939 ( 5.54%).

Longmont Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Longmont has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Longmont real estate appreciated 147.53% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.49%, putting Longmont in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Longmont definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Longmont's appreciation rate, at 14.29%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Longmont's appreciation rate has been 6.99%, which annualizes to a rate of 31.02%.

Importantly, NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive research found that Longmont's housing market shows one of the <a href="/blog/highest-appreciating-cities">top real estate appreciation rates in the U.S.A.</a> in the latest quarter, which may signal the city’s near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Colorado, our data show that Longmont's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Colorado.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Longmont differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Longmont - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Longmont real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

 

Median Home Value:
$624,039

Longmont, CO HOME PRICES

> $1,476,000
$1,107,001 - $1,476,000
$738,001 - $1,107,000
$590,001 - $738,000
$443,001 - $590,000
$295,001 - $443,000
$148,001 - $295,000
$74,001 - $148,000
$0 - $74,000
2.2%
2.2%
2.8%
2.8%
18.7%
18.7%
24.6%
24.6%
29.4%
29.4%
15.5%
15.5%
4.0%
4.0%
0.7%
0.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES
Value Relative To State

Very High for Nation

High for CO

Value Relative To Nation

Number Of Homes And Apartments:
36,773

Longmont Appreciation Rates

 
Time Period Total Appreciation Avg. Annual Rate Compared To
CO*
Compared To
America*
Latest Quarter:
2022 Q2 - 2022 Q3
Last 12 Months:
2021 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Last 2 Years:
2020 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Last 5 Years:
2017 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Last 10 Years:
2012 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Since 2000:
2000 Q1 - 2022 Q3
158.78% 4.27%
4
8
* 10 is highest

Rent & Ownership

 

Average Market Rent:
$2,419 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
63.7%
63.7%
36.3%
36.3%
4.2%
4.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES

Housing Market Details

 

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
25.9%
25.9%
55.0%
55.0%
13.6%
13.6%
5.5%
5.5%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
63.6%
63.6%
8.5%
8.5%
6.4%
6.4%
19.6%
19.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.1%
2.1%
8.0%
8.0%
25.8%
25.8%
34.5%
34.5%
22.3%
22.3%
7.4%
7.4%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES