Jun 20, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
In 2010, Colorado was ranked 20th in the nation for the size of the mismatch between household mortgage capacity and the value of owner-occupied housing. Colorado’s ranking rose to 11th highest, tied with California.
Jun 18, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
The total cost of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Colorado is estimated to be $16 billion in 2023. This is over ten times the cost of fentanyl overdose from 2017, $1.3 billion. That $16 billion is 3% of the state’s GDP in 2023.
May 30, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
The total cost to Denver metro schools related to new migrant students is $98 million to $222 million, which would equate to 1-2% of the total state K-12 education budget for the 2024-25 academic year.
May 23, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
Colorado’s Public Safety Competitiveness Index has decreased 2.2% from 2011 to 2023. Coincidentally, Colorado’s relative ranking decreased seven spots from 24th to 31st among states and Washington, D.C.
May 22, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
The housing deficit in 2023 is in the range of 16,554 to 27,360 units. To meet population growth by 2028 and close the housing deficit, between 32,000 and 43,000 housing units will need to be built.
Apr 25, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
Colorado’s housing affordability gap widens! Since 2011, it now takes over double the hours to afford the average mortgage, outpacing wage growth.