Zip lookup · CO

81055
La Veta, Colorado.

La Veta, Huerfano County, CO · population 1,559

What it costs per month · 81055 $1,997/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,100 (+123%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $4,668 -1%
$385,140$380,471 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $58,949 +18%
$321,522$380,471 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 81055 $1,997 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 81055$1,997
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.

Typical home values in zip 81055 fell 1.2% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Huerfano County, CO 99% · Costilla County, CO 1%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: La Veta, CO — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $380,471 as of Sep 2026
-1.2%year on year

Typical home value — 81055

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 81055 $380,471 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 81055$380,471
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.