Avon, Colorado Housing Market

What stands out in Avon?

• Asking price per square foot is up 189.4% on the year: among the fastest-rising asking prices per square foot of 763 tracked cities. Sellers will price off recent gains. Comp carefully.
• Asking price per square foot has moved +31.8% a year over five years: among the strongest five-year price growth of 763 tracked cities. Long-run appreciation has been strong here.
• Listings spend a median 128 days on the market: among the longest times on market of 763 tracked cities. Stale listings are common. Sellers who have waited are open to offers.

Are Avon price gains broad or limited to a few ZIP codes?

Asking price per square foot in Avon is up 189.4% over the last year. Over five years the pace has been 31.8% a year. Underwrite closer to that than to the last twelve months.

What does a shrinking population mean for Avon landlords?

The population in Avon's ZIP codes fell 2.2% over five years. 50.5% of homes are vacant, higher than 99% of tracked cities. Households still grew 37.7% while the housing stock grew 10.0%. Fewer people living in more households means rental demand has held up better than the population suggests. Check vacancy by ZIP before you buy.

Is now a good time to buy in Avon?

The median asking price is 39.8% below its Aug 2026 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house. Avon prices rose in just 46 of 112 months. Prices here mostly do not grow. Buy this market for rent income.

This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.

How does Avon compare with other Colorado markets?

Ranked among the 38 Colorado markets we track:

• Asking price: 2nd cheapest of 38. Avon is at $325,000. Closest: Trinidad and Pueblo.
• Time on market: the longest time on market of 38. Avon is at a median of 128 days on market. Closest: Vail.
• Price cuts: 4th fewest price cuts of 38. Avon is at 7% of sellers cutting. Closest: Pagosa Springs and Basalt.

How much can you negotiate in Avon?

Pending-sale counts for Avon were thinly reported until recently, so this page reads demand from how long listings stay on the market, how many sellers cut, and how much is for sale. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing.

Avon listings spend a median 128 days on the market. That is 5% shorter than a year ago. There are 353 homes for sale in Avon. That is 1.8 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 514. Supply is growing against last year.

What to do about it

• Judge each listing on its own.
• Homes listed 180+ days ago with a price cut are where your discount is.
• Fresh, well-priced homes will not move on price. Do not waste offers on them.

Who will rent from you in Avon?

In Avon, 47 out of every 100 households rent. That is nearly half. The renter share is growing. Five years ago it was 41 in 100. Avon added about 800 renter households in five years. Renter households average 2.4 people. Two and three bedrooms fit the typical renter.

The median Avon household earns $102,775 a year. Incomes here have grown 5.2% a year since 2019. Home prices have outrun incomes. Locals are being priced out. A typical home costs 3.2 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a local family. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $2,569 a month.

To see what one Avon address would rent for and cash flow, run it through the app.

What numbers should you underwrite an Avon deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +3.3%/yr. Avon is a small market, so its price-per-square-foot data swings hard from month to month. Treat any appreciation number here as rough. Underwrite this market on cash flow alone.
• Months of carrying cost — 5. Budget at least 128 days of holding costs, the current median time on market, when you exit or refinance.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 15. 7% of Avon listings have cut their asking price. Underwrite your exit below asking.
• Competition when you exit — +10%. Homes for sale in Avon are up 10% on last year, so your resale faces more competition than today's comps did.

Read cash flow versus appreciation and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.

What is the median home price in Avon?

The median asking price in Avon is about $325,000 as of Oct 2026, up 209.6% from a year ago. Asking price per square foot is up 189.4%, so read the median with care: it moves with which homes happen to be listed. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Avon figures cover the 1 ZIP code with an Avon mailing address, which can reach past city limits.

Is Avon a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Neither side has the upper hand in Avon right now. We compare Avon with 2017–2019 at this time of year: 7% of sellers have cut their price, against 5% then; there are 14% fewer homes for sale; listings spend 10% fewer days on the market.

Are Avon home prices going up or down?

The median asking price is 39.8% below its Aug 2026 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house.

What is the best month to buy a house in Avon?

Across 9 full years, Avon asking prices ran lowest in November, about 7.7% below the year's average. They peaked in July. The most homes for sale show up in July, about 4% above the yearly average.

What price growth should I assume for Avon?

Assume +3.3% a year. Avon is a small market, so its price-per-square-foot data swings hard from month to month. Treat any appreciation number here as rough. Underwrite this market on cash flow alone.

What is the fair market rent in Avon?

HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Eagle County is $2,379 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,852 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.