Greeley

What Homes Cost

The median home runs $413K to $425K as of 2026, depending on the source, and entry-level homes start under $350K, a figure that has nearly vanished elsewhere on the Front Range. Prices are up 2 to 5% year over year, homes average 40 to 50 days on market, and inventory holds at 2 to 3 months. The growth story is on the west side, where the Promontory development has more than 6,000 homes planned. Overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average, which makes Greeley one of the few Front Range markets that undercuts the country as a whole.

Estimated monthly cost

$4,237 – $4,637/mo

Covers housing, transportation, utilities, and groceries.

See the full breakdown: mortgage at today's rate, property tax at Greeley's mill levy, utilities at local provider rates, and a gas estimate tuned to the commute distance. Adjust sliders to model your own budget.

The Greeley Stampede is Colorado's largest outdoor rodeo, a Western celebration that takes over the 4th of July week and sets the city's cultural tone. Weldwerks Brewing gives Greeley national bragging rights with multiple Great American Beer Festival gold medals, anchoring a scene of 300-plus restaurants and 8-plus breweries that includes Brix Taphouse, Fat Albert's, and the 8th Avenue corridor of authentic Mexican kitchens. The Union Colony Civic Center seats 1,680 for performing arts, UNC Bears athletics play at the Division I level, and the calendar rolls through Friday Fest, the Greeley Blues Jam, the downtown farmers market, and summer art walks, with the Greeley History Museum and Meeker Home Museum holding the past.

Out the door, Island Grove Regional Park doubles as the community hub and fairgrounds, Glenmere Park and Missile Site Park fill in a map of 30-plus city parks, and the Pawnee National Grassland spreads 193,000 acres of open prairie 45 minutes east. Grocery coverage is deep for the price point: three King Soopers, two Walmarts, Safeway, WinCo Foods, Natural Grocers, and a strong bench of specialty markets.

Greeley fits buyers optimizing for price without giving up city amenities: a real downtown on the upswing, a university calendar, nationally decorated beer, and the state's biggest rodeo, all at Northern Colorado's lowest entry cost. For a first purchase on the Front Range, the under-$350K starter market is nearly unique.

The trade-offs are distance and diligence. Denver sits close to an hour away off-peak, the layout demands a car, and the district's B-minus rating means school shoppers gravitate toward the charter options rather than assuming the neighborhood default. One more Weld County wrinkle: with no county-level land use restrictions, growth on the city's edges can arrive fast and unplanned, so it pays to check what is slated for the parcels around a prospective home. Buyers wanting polish and proximity will pay considerably more in Windsor or Fort Collins; buyers who want the most city per dollar in Northern Colorado start here.

The Practical File

Weld County keeps the tax bill light: the effective property rate is about 0.65% and the combined sales tax is 6.51%, lower than many Colorado cities. The City of Greeley supplies water, Xcel handles power and gas, and Comcast and CenturyLink cover internet. Healthcare runs stronger than the price point suggests, with North Colorado Medical Center operating 378 beds and Level II trauma alongside UCHealth Greeley Hospital. Childcare costs $1,000 to $1,300 a month across 40-plus centers. The climate delivers about 300 sunny days a year at 4,658 feet with 45 inches of annual snow and low wildfire risk; the honest footnote is an occasional agricultural odor when the wind lines up with the feedlots. Major employers include the JBS USA headquarters, Banner Health, UNC, Weld County, and State Farm, with unemployment around 4%.