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Buying a home 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%
Population 401 5,862,189 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Aguilar

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Aguilar home of $96,400 with 20% down costs about $647 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $808, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $27,742 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 27% of the median Aguilar household income of $28,795; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $100,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$19,280
Loan amount$77,120
Principal and interest$519
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$88
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$40
PMI$0
Total per month$647

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,374
Loan amount$94,654
Principal and interest$637
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$88
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$40
FHA mortgage insurance$43
Total per month$808

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Questions about home buying 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.

What income do you need to buy a home in Aguilar?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $647 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $27,742 a year.

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