Walsenburg, Colorado.
Typical home $186,794 (-4.7% in a year).
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$510 (+109%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $9,174 -5%
- $195,967$186,794 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $4,067 +2%
- $182,727$186,794 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.
- Walsenburg$980
- Colorado$2,777
- United States$1,922
Typical home values in Walsenburg, CO fell 4.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado
Walsenburg is a city of 3,049 people in Huerfano County. Unemployment in Huerfano County was 7.0% in August 2026, and the county had 1.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then restaurants and hotels.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Walsenburg is a small city and the largest community in Huerfano County. Winters are cold and snowy, with a good deal of snow each year, while summers turn warm, and the year brings only modest rain and melted snow. Homes here are priced well within reach compared with much of the country, and household incomes in the county run on the modest side.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, followed by restaurants, hotels and entertainment, shops, and government. Across Huerfano County, some of the largest workplaces are Spanish Peaks Regional Health, the La Veta School District and the Huerfano School District. Unemployment in the county is higher than it was a year ago, though the number of jobs grew a little over the past year.
Things to do. Lathrop State Park, a protected area, is a short drive away and is the nearest place to get outdoors. A longer drive brings you to Lake Isabel, a lake in the mountains, and to the Spanish Peaks Wilderness, a large protected area. North Cheyenne Cañon Park, a garden, is also a longer drive away.
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- 1,170households
- 17%of adults have a degree
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Huerfano County had 1,850 jobs in 2025, 1.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in December, with highs near 46° and lows near 20°; warmest in July, with highs near 87° and lows near 58°. About 92 inches of snow and 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Walsenburg Northwest weather station, under a mile away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Huerfano County
- Spanish Peaks Regional HealthCritical access hospital178FTE
- La Veta School District Re-2School district48FTE
- SieteCivil roadway48
- Huerfano School District Re-1School district43FTE
- SafewaySupermarkets and other grocery stores36
- San Isabel Electric Association- Bear CreekDistribution of electric power24
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 108 people in all across the county; Walsenburg has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- LightningVery high
- Winter weatherVery high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
- Strong windRelatively high
- WildfireRelatively moderate
- HailRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Walsenburg’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Huerfano County.
Walsenburg home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Walsenburg$186,794
- Colorado$529,013
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 6 Walsenburg listings — the market is heating up.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Walsenburg16.07%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Walsenburg82
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Walsenburg8
Zip codes with a Walsenburg address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Walsenburg — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.