Metropolitan market · Colorado · September 2026 data

What is the Alamosa, CO real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Alamosa, CO asks $383,500, down 0.3% year over year. Homes spend a median of 90 days on market, with 182 active listings and 16% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 15% of active listings, and inventory sits at 156% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer-leaning market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$383,500
▼ 0.3% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$214
1,694 sq ft median
Median days on market
90
September 2026
Active listings
182
For sale now
New listings
20
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
16%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
156%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
15%
Contract activity

What is the Alamosa, CO housing market doing right now?

The Alamosa, CO housing market lists at a $383,500 median as of September 2026, down 0.3% year over year, with a 90-day median market time and 182 homes for sale (16% with a price cut). Active inventory is 156% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer-leaning market by days-on-market pace.

Alamosa housing market statistics

The table summarizes Alamosa's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data.

Alamosa, CO housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$383,500-0.3% YoY
Median price per sq ft$2141,694 sq ft median
Median days on market90+2% YoY
Active listings182+17% YoY
New listings this month20September 2026
Listings with a price cut16%Share of active
Pending-to-active ratio15.2%28 pending
Inventory vs 2019156%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Alamosa?

Alamosa home prices are down 0.3% year over year and -0.3% month over month as of September 2026, at a $383,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$401K$382K$363K$344K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Alamosa CO · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$410K$349K$289K$228K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Alamosa CO · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Alamosa?

Alamosa has 182 active listings, 20 new this month, 28 pending as of September 2026. About 16% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 156% of its 2019 level — a buyer-leaning market by pace.

Active listings
182
New this month
20
Pending
28
Price-reduced
29

Is Alamosa a good real estate investment?

Alamosa scores 20/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #917 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
20/100
#917 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-3.9%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
52
Value
9
Rental yield
13
Supply risk
91
Market heat
8

Alamosa scores 20/100 on our composite Investor Score (#917 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 156% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 0.3% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Alamosa ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Alamosa?

A home at Alamosa's $383,500 median listing runs about $2,099 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,895/mo
−$204/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$2,099/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,311/mo
+$212/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $383,500 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Alamosa?

To buy Alamosa’s $383,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $96,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,240/mo) at 28% of income. That is 2.0× the area’s $48,011 median household income, so a typical Alamosa household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Alamosa, CO — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$383,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$76,700Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$2,099/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.44% effective rate)$141/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$96,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$48,011Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Alamosa housing market?

Longer-run demand in Alamosa shows up in 166 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +201 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Very Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
166
▲ 84.4% vs 2024
6.0 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+201
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$4.39M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Very Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Alamosa housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Alamosa?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Alamosa, CO is $383,500, down 0.3% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Alamosa, CO metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Alamosa?
The median home listed in Alamosa asks $383,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $2,099 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Alamosa?
The median property in Alamosa spends 90 days on the market, with 182 homes actively listed and 16% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer-leaning market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Alamosa?
With a median 90 days on market and 16% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 15% of active listings, Alamosa reads as a buyer-leaning market as of September 2026. Lean is based on days-on-market pace when closed-sale ratios are unavailable. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Alamosa a good place to invest in real estate?
Alamosa scores 20/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #917 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Alamosa?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Alamosa and the wider Colorado market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Alamosa, CO metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

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