Colorado Horse Properties for Sale

Horse properties in Colorado: the numbers this week

880 horse properties are for sale in Colorado this week, $175K to $30M; the median horse property is listed at $1.03M for 3,156 square feet, $358 a foot. 97 percent of the sampled listings have no HOA. The charts below are drawn from those listings, not from a report about them.

Horse properties in Colorado by ZIP code

What the median horse property in Colorado costs per month

About horse properties in Colorado

Elbert and Douglas County ranchettes from 2 to 40 acres, the densest horse country within an hour of Denver. Arenas, boarding barns and feed stores on every county road.

Adams and Weld County acreage with a farming history, flatter land, easier fencing, and prices that still leave money for the barn. Rocking Horse Farms and Buckley Acres are the names buyers ask about.

Surrey Ridge, Castle Park Ranch and the Daniels Park side of Douglas County: bigger estates, trail access, and covenants that matter.

Jefferson County foothills: steeper ground, fewer flat acres, a shorter grazing season, and riding straight out onto open space.

El Paso County pines and prairie. Colorado Springs is the largest single horse market on this site, with well and septic on almost every parcel.

Ask the county planning office for a written zoning verification for the parcel before you write the offer, or make the offer contingent on it. The listing agent's word and the word horse in the remarks are not zoning. Watch for: parcels zoned residential that only allow household pets, HOA covenants that cap or ban livestock even where the county allows it, setback rules for barns and manure storage, and whether a commercial boarding or training operation would need a special use permit.

Perimeter fencing is the first thing buyers underestimate: horse-rated fencing (no barbed wire near horses, no field fence that traps a hoof) runs real money per linear foot, and a five-acre square is roughly 1,900 feet of it. A barn or loafing shed with a windbreak matters more in Colorado than a fancy stall barn; the wind and the sun are harder on horses here than the snow. Arenas need drainage and footing, and both are permits and dirt work in most counties. Manure has to go somewhere: composting area, spreading rights on your own land, or a haul-away contract, and neighbors and HOAs notice.

Many Front Range horse communities are covenant-controlled and horse-friendly on purpose: they write horses in and trailers in. Others allow horses but limit the count, the outbuildings or the fencing style. Read the covenants and the plat before you fall in love with the barn.

Questions people ask about horse properties in Colorado

How many horse properties are for sale in Colorado right now?

880 this week, $175K to $30M, median $1.03M. The grid at the top of this page is the live MLS list and refreshes daily. More: Horse Properties for Sale in Adams County, Colorado.

What is the median price of horse properties in Colorado?

$1.03M at list this week, for a median 3,156 square feet, $358 a square foot. Compare two on the per-foot number and the condition before the list price. More: Can I afford a home now?.

Which ZIP code has the most horse properties in Colorado?

80908 with 25 in this week's sample, then 80831 with 23. More: Horse Properties for Sale in Adams County, Colorado.

Do horse properties in Colorado have HOA fees?

Some do: 11 of 400 sampled carry a fee (median $100 a month); 389 do not. More: HOA fees in Colorado, explained.

What does the median horse property in Colorado cost per month?

About $7,690 a month on the median $1.03M horse property with 5 percent down at a 7 percent note rate: $6,509 principal and interest, $472 property tax, $300 insurance, $408 mortgage insurance. A seller-paid 2-1 buydown cuts year one by $1,257. More: Can I afford a home now?.

What should I check before making an offer on horse property in Colorado?

The price per square foot against the other listings on this page ($358 is the median), the days on market, the HOA or metro district if there is one, the sewer line and roof age on older homes, and whether the seller pays a closing-cost credit or a rate buydown. More: Seller concessions for Colorado buyers.