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Debt relief in Aguilar, Colorado

The typical owner-occupied home in Aguilar is worth about $96,400, 82% below the Colorado median of $539,400 and 71% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $28,795 a year, so the median home costs 3.3 times the median income (5.6 times for Colorado). 73% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 60% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Aguilar at a glance

Aguilar Colorado U.S.
Median home value $96,400 $539,400 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $2,602 $3,119
Median household income $28,795 $95,470 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 73% 66% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 60% 69% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $755 $2,326 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 31.8% 22.1% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,761 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 22.7% 31.4% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1971 1988 1980
Vacant homes 22.5% 8.3% 10.1%
People below the poverty line 18.0% 9.4% 12.5%
Population 401 5,862,189 334,922,499

Household budgets and debt in Aguilar

In Aguilar, the typical owner with a mortgage spends 31.8% of household income on housing and the typical renter spends 22.7%. Above 30% is generally considered cost-burdened, which leaves less room for other debts.

18.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line, compared with 9.4% in Colorado.

If debts are getting hard to manage, the usual options, from mildest to most serious, are: a budget and a call to your lenders to ask for a hardship plan; a debt management plan through a nonprofit credit counselor, which can lower interest rates; a debt consolidation loan or, for homeowners, a cash-out refinance or home equity loan; debt settlement, where a company negotiates to pay less than you owe; and bankruptcy.

Under the Federal Trade Commission's rules, debt settlement companies can't charge a fee until they have settled at least one of your debts. Settling can hurt your credit and forgiven debt may be taxable, so compare it with credit counseling first. Time limits for collectors to sue differ by state and by type of debt; check with your state attorney general or a lawyer before relying on one.

Homeowners can sometimes pay off high-interest debt with their home's equity. With the median Aguilar home worth $96,400 and 40% of owners mortgage-free, many owners have equity to draw on, but it turns unsecured debt into debt secured by your home.

Questions about debt relief in Aguilar

What is the median home value in Aguilar?

About $96,400 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much of their income do Aguilar households spend on housing?

With a median household income of $28,795, owners with a mortgage spend a median 31.8% on housing and renters 22.7%.

More about Aguilar

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data