East Longs Peak Trail-Longs Peak Trail-Keyhole Route-Shelf Trail · Photo: Benwildeboer at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Renting in Allenspark: a two-bedroom costs about $2,090
Allenspark is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
Housing in Allenspark, in brief
About half of Allenspark’s homes are second homes
54% of Allenspark’s homes are seasonal or vacation homes, empty for much of the year. Year-round rentals are scarce: there are 73 renter households. Property taxes ↓
Prices are 12% below their 2022 peak
The typical Allenspark home peaked at $559K in June 2022 and is worth about $489K now. Colorado as a whole is 7% off its own peak. Over five years, Allenspark is down 0.5%. Price trend ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey, which has wide margins in a place this size.
Why Allenspark isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,090
Renters already here pay a median of $1,311, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Boulder, CO MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $3,173 (Colorado: $2,602), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.43% a year, against 0.48% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Allenspark and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenspark | – | $489K | $743K | 0.43% | $2,090 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Allenspark
How much is rent in Allenspark?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,090 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,311 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Allenspark?
The median bill is $3,173 a year, 0.43% of the median home value (Colorado: $2,602, 0.48%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Allenspark have a cost of living grade?
Allenspark is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Allenspark buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.