Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Measured against area pay, Byers costs less to live in than 62% of U.S. towns
Down 0.7% in a year, close to the Colorado typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area ($106K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
The grade compares costs with what households across the Denver-area metro earn ($106K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 3.8 years of metro income, and 50% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $546Ktypical home, 3% above the Colorado typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,930a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 3.8 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$106K, Denver-area income
- 18%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 24%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What’s behind Byers’ grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Byers is more affordable than 62% of U.S. towns. Home prices pull the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Prices here have kept pace with Colorado: up 11.0% in five years, against 6.2% statewide (Zillow).
Up 11% in five years
Faster than Colorado (6.2%).
Show as a table
| January | Byers | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $299,000 | $336,000 |
| 2018 | $329,000 | $363,000 |
| 2019 | $360,000 | $386,000 |
| 2020 | $384,000 | $403,000 |
| 2021 | $432,000 | $440,000 |
| 2022 | $519,000 | $519,000 |
| 2023 | $538,000 | $544,000 |
| 2024 | $542,000 | $545,000 |
| 2025 | $565,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $554,000 | $537,000 |
| September 2026 | $546,000 | $529,000 |
A typical Byers home worth $289K in October 2016 is worth about $546K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A typical home costs 3.8 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Byers’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $104K short of a typical Byers home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,930 a month here, $1,120 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Byers’s typical property tax (0.41% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,930
Renters already here pay a median of $1,551, 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 (Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Colorado norm
The median bill is $1,661 (Colorado: $2,602), 0.41% of a home’s value 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+”.
Byers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers | B | $546K | $402K | 0.41% | $1,930 |
Questions about the cost of living in Byers
Is Byers expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Byers costs less than 62% of U.S. towns: a B for cost of living. The typical home costs 3.8 years of the median household income of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area ($106K).
How much does a house cost in Byers?
About $546K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, down 0.7% in a year. The Colorado typical home is $529K.
What salary do you need to live in Byers?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $131,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $3,050 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $77,000.
How much is rent in Byers?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,930 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,551 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Byers?
The median bill is $1,661 a year, 0.41% of the median home value (Colorado: $2,602, 0.48%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Byers going up?
No: down 0.7% in the past year and 11.0% in five years, against 6.2% across Colorado (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Byers 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.