Windsor, Colorado Housing Market

What stands out in Windsor?

• Population is up 52.2% over five years: among the fastest population growth of 765 tracked cities. Growth brings tenants and buyers.
• 21% of occupied homes are rented: among the lowest renter shares of 765 tracked cities. Most residents own, so the tenant pool is thin. Your exit buyer may be an owner-occupant.

Is housing keeping up with Windsor's growth?

The population in Windsor's ZIP codes grew 52.2% over five years, faster than 100% of the cities we track. Households (+63.5%) and housing (+62.8%) grew in step. Homes for sale are 1% above 2017–2019 at this time of year.

How does Windsor compare with other Colorado markets?

Ranked among the 38 Colorado markets we track:

• Asking price: 18th cheapest of 38. Windsor is at $599,500. Closest: Broomfield and Montrose.
• Buyer competition: 3rd most competitive of 33. Windsor is at 0.35 buyers per home. Closest: Commerce City and Broomfield.
• Time on market: 7th shortest time on market of 38. Windsor is at a median of 53 days on market. Closest: Littleton and Thornton.
• Price cuts: 15th most price cuts of 38. Windsor is at 29% of sellers cutting. Closest: Golden and Grand Junction.

Who will rent from you in Windsor?

Only 21 out of every 100 Windsor households rent. This is an owners' town. The renter share is growing. Five years ago it was 17 in 100. Windsor added about 1,800 renter households in five years. Renter households average 2.1 people. Singles and couples rent here. Two bedrooms beat four.

The median Windsor household earns $126,132 a year. Incomes here have grown 5.4% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 4.8 times the median income. That is the national middle. Neither cash flow nor appreciation is free here. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $3,153 a month.

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

How much can you negotiate in Windsor?

For every 100 homes still for sale, 35 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 68. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. About 1 in 3 sellers has already dropped their price. Each one has learned their first price was too high. Start your offer below their new price.

Windsor listings spend a median 53 days on the market. That is 10% shorter than a year ago. There are 317 homes for sale in Windsor. That is 8.3 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 381. Supply is growing against last year.

What to do about it

• Judge each listing on its own.
• Homes listed 60+ 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.

Is now a good time to buy in Windsor?

The median asking price is 11.7% below its Aug 2022 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 5.5% below the Apr 2025 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. Windsor prices have risen in 86 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.

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

What numbers should you underwrite a Windsor deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +2.5%/yr. Windsor grew 4.7% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Windsor grows about 2.5% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices fell 1.4% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 3. 29% of Windsor listings have cut their asking price. Underwrite your exit below asking.
• Comp on price per square foot — $208/sqft. The typical Windsor listing shrank from 3,496 to 3,110 sqft since Jul 2016. So median price hides real growth: 59% per sqft versus 35% on the median. Comp on median price and you will overpay for small homes.
• Competition when you exit — +4%. Homes for sale in Windsor are up 4% on last year, so your resale faces more competition than today's comps did.

Read how population change affects rentals and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.

What is the median home price in Windsor?

The median asking price in Windsor is about $599,000 as of Sep 2026, down 1.1% from a year ago. 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 Windsor figures cover the 1 ZIP code with a Windsor mailing address, which can reach past city limits.

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

Neither side has the upper hand in Windsor right now. We compare Windsor with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 35 pending sales per 100 listings, against 68 then; 29% of sellers have cut their price, against 18% then; listings spend 2% fewer days on the market.

Are Windsor home prices going up or down?

The median asking price is 11.7% below its Aug 2022 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 5.5% below the Apr 2025 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.

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

Across 9 full years, Windsor asking prices ran lowest in January, about 3.7% below the year's average. They peaked in June. The most homes for sale show up in October, about 12% above the yearly average.

Are there more homes for sale in Windsor than before the pandemic?

About the same. There are 317 homes for sale, 1% more than in 2017–2019 at this time of year.

What is the fair market rent in Windsor?

HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Weld County is $1,563 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,174 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.