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Home values, rents and more in Cortez, CO

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$338,000
Colorado: $529,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.9%
Colorado: −1.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,747/mo
Colorado: $1,930 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+4.1%
Colorado: +0.8% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
8,976
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$54,247
Colorado: $95,470 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Cortez, CO, shaded by typical home valueCortez
  • Under $370k
  • $370k–$390k
  • $390k–$420k
  • $420k–$450k
  • $450k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Cortez, CO, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Cortez is outlined.

How Cortez compares

The typical home in Cortez, CO is worth about $338,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Cortez are 36% below the typical value in Colorado ($529,000) and 8% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Cortez rose 0.9%, compared with −1.3% in Colorado and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,747 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 9% below Colorado ($1,930) and 10% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.1% over the past year.

The median household income is $54,247, against $95,470 in Colorado and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 8,976 people live in Cortez (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Cortez has the 78th-lowest typical home value of the 282 cities in Colorado with Zillow figures.

Part of: Montezuma County, CO · Colorado

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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