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Fruita, CO Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Fruita, CO Housing Market Trends

With a population of 13,760, 5,018 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $451,875, Fruita real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fruita, accounting for 79.52% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fruita include mobile homes or trailers ( 8.69%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.56%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.98%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Fruita. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 77.66% of Fruita's homes, and 79.00% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Fruita homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 44.75% of Fruita's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Fruita real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 42.32%), and before 1939 ( 10.83%). There's also some housing in Fruita built between 1940-1969 ( 2.10%).

Fruita Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Fruita have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 109.43%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Fruita house appreciation rate of 7.67%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Fruita's appreciation rate, at 5.65%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Fruita's appreciation rate has been -1.22%, which annualizes to a rate of -4.78%.

Notably, Fruita's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Colorado, our data show that Fruita's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Colorado.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$451,875

Fruita, CO Home Prices
> $1,335,000
$1,001,001 - $1,335,000
$668,001 - $1,001,000
$534,001 - $668,000
$401,001 - $534,000
$267,001 - $401,000
$134,001 - $267,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
5.5%
5.5%
24.3%
24.3%
30.3%
30.3%
23.1%
23.1%
9.1%
9.1%
1.0%
1.0%
4.4%
4.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Colorado

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,018

Fruita Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,858 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
77.7%
77.7%
22.3%
22.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.1%
3.1%
96.9%
96.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
44.7%
44.7%
42.3%
42.3%
2.1%
2.1%
10.8%
10.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
79.5%
79.5%
4.0%
4.0%
5.6%
5.6%
2.3%
2.3%
8.7%
8.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.5%
1.5%
2.9%
2.9%
14.3%
14.3%
57.4%
57.4%
21.6%
21.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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