Fort Collins, CO · 5 scored ZIPs · September 2026
Fort Collins, CO: the market leans toward buyers.
Conditions easing in buyers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 5 scored ZIPs in Fort Collins, CO. Typical home value $566K, −0.3% over 12 months on average; listings take 54 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
Fort Collins, CO5 scored ZIPs
Leaning buyer−36
Typical value$566K−0.3% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market54 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut38%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$1,966/mo+1.8% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings692Across 5 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list99.2%24% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore45of 100
Average of 5 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability34
Growth41
Risk56
Momentum50
Livability68
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
Every ZIP
5 scored ZIPs, each with its own balance and HavenScore, highest score first.
| ZIP | Balance | HavenScore | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80528Fort Collins | Leaning buyer −39 | 50 | $642K | −1.2% |
| 80525Fort Collins | Leaning buyer −38 | 47 | $571K | +0.1% |
| 80526Fort Collins | Leaning buyer −37 | 46 | $536K | −0.2% |
| 80524Fort Collins | Leaning buyer −34 | 42 | $585K | −0.5% |
| 80521Fort Collins | Leaning buyer −33 | 40 | $524K | −0.1% |
Market report
What the latest figures say about Fort Collins.
In Fort Collins, typical home values fell by an average of 0.3% over the year to August 2026, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In August 2026, the average typical home value in Fort Collins was $566K, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Over the year to August 2026, Fort Collins posted the 13th-largest average drop in typical home values among the 15 Colorado cities we cover, weighted by population (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
A city's rank compares its average with those of the other cities in its state that have at least three scored ZIP codes, the cities with a page on HavenScore.
The average HavenScore balance in Fort Collins, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs, read −36 in September 2026, in our Leaning buyer band.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
In September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Fort Collins averaged 54 days, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In Fort Collins, the share of listings with a price cut averaged 38% in September 2026, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 20% (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Active listings across the 5 ZIPs in Fort Collins that report them totaled 692 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
On the map
The 5 scored ZIPs, colored by market balance. Faded dots are nearby ZIPs not in this list.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Questions about Fort Collins
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is Fort Collins a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Fort Collins sits in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −36 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Fort Collins?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Fort Collins had fallen by an average of 0.3% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Fort Collins?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Fort Collins averaged 54 days, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Fort Collins?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Fort Collins was $566K, weighted by population across its 5 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Nearby cities
The nearest cities in Colorado with three or more scored ZIPs, then the largest of the rest.
- Longmont27 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Boulder39 mi · 5 ZIPs
- Thornton45 mi · 4 ZIPs
- Westminster47 mi · 4 ZIPs
- Arvada50 mi · 5 ZIPs
- Denver58 mi · 27 ZIPs
More cities in Colorado
- Colorado Springs21 ZIPs
- Aurora9 ZIPs
- Lakewood7 ZIPs
- Pueblo7 ZIPs
- Grand Junction6 ZIPs
- Littleton5 ZIPs
- Centennial4 ZIPs
- Highlands Ranch3 ZIPs
Distance is straight-line, between the average position of each city’s scored ZIPs. All 15 cities in Colorado →
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Figures are population-weighted averages of the scored ZIPs listed above.