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Home values, rents and more in Otero County, CO

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

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Typical home value
$158,000
Colorado: $529,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−6.3%
Colorado: −1.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
17,683
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$54,037
Colorado: $95,470 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Otero County, CO, shaded by typical home valueOteroLas AnimasPuebloBentKiowaCrowley
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Counties around Otero County, CO, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Otero County, CO is outlined.

How Otero County, CO compares

The typical home in Otero County, CO is worth about $158,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Otero County, CO are 70% below the typical value in Colorado ($529,000) and 57% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Otero County, CO fell 6.3%, compared with −1.3% in Colorado and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $54,037, against $95,470 in Colorado and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 17,683 people live in Otero County, CO (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Otero County, CO has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 62 counties in Colorado with Zillow figures.

Part of: 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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