{"id":541,"date":"2026-06-13T10:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2026-06-13T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:03:11","slug":"whats-working-uneven-inflation-still-eroding-affordability-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tamara Chuang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Business\/Technology Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Quick links: What prices changed in Denver | Douglas, Weld gain employment | | Cargill worker lockout update | Home sales for May | Take the reader poll <\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=537\">Monument education agency that backed a \u201cpublic Christian school\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inflation may be on the rise, but that\u2019s kind of beside the point when Coloradans continue to struggle with affordability.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what Jack Buffington, an associate professor at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, pointed out earlier this week in an interview about metro Denver\u2019s annual inflation rate hitting 5%, the highest since September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s affordability and there\u2019s inflation,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Colorado, when it comes to housing and a car and health insurance, these are becoming unaffordable. The point is that if they\u2019re unaffordable, inflation doesn\u2019t really matter. If you can\u2019t afford a house, it doesn\u2019t matter if inflation goes up by 3% or 8%.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chart visualization\" class=\"wp-image-539\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2d1f6630b98dd1d0521f8049492c57e-768x479.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2d1f6630b98dd1d0521f8049492c57e-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2d1f6630b98dd1d0521f8049492c57e-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2d1f6630b98dd1d0521f8049492c57e.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Others have also been pointing this out, including a first-quarter report from the conservative think tank Common Sense Institute. It ranked Colorado as the 43rd least affordable state in the nation \u2014 and that was before the recent spike in gas prices due to the U.S. war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Add in the higher energy costs since the war began Feb. 28, and, according to a new analysis this week by the Joint Economic Committee Minority, that\u2019s led to an average $347 more spent on gas and $3,300 more spent on goods and services for the average Colorado household, said U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColoradans are facing a cost-of-living emergency,\u201d Hickenlooper said in a statement that went on to criticize President Donald Trump\u2019s policies like tariffs, healthcare cuts and the Iran war that have led to higher costs for residents.<\/p>\n<p>The federal data showing that consumer prices in May are mostly higher than a year ago in the U.S. and the Denver metro is probably not surprising to many consumers because they\u2019re reminded each time they fill up their car.<\/p>\n<p>The average gallon of regular gas in Colorado was back down to $4.17 on Friday, 10 cents lower than two days earlier but up 51.6% since the U.S. started the war with Iran on the last day of February. That\u2019s where it was a week ago, according to AAA\u2019s Colorado gas-price tracker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI filled up with gas the other day and the cost was $74 for 17 gallons,\u201d Broomfield economist Gary Horvath said. \u201cThat caught my attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chart visualization\" class=\"wp-image-540\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/888a0f859a613ccf592f1966e4782af1-768x699.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/888a0f859a613ccf592f1966e4782af1-768x699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/888a0f859a613ccf592f1966e4782af1-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/888a0f859a613ccf592f1966e4782af1.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>The affordability struggle has been going on in the state long before the change in administrations. The median sales price of a house in Colorado has hovered near $600,000 for two years, but that\u2019s about 50% higher than where it was in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Even if a homeowner managed to snag a pretty low interest rate at the time, the other costs of homeownership may have offset any savings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we are not struggling to pay our mortgage, our property tax increases have raised our mortgage payment by $400\/month since 2024,\u201d said Corrine Dooraghi, who lives in Buena Vista. \u201cIt makes me really wonder how folks are able to withstand such drastic increases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s the cost of living in more rural areas where it\u2019s more costly to transport goods, like groceries. But most people are like Dooraghi, who found herself adjusting to higher prices by changing her family\u2019s habits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur grocery costs are outrageous. Meat, eggs, milk, coffee, all the staples have gone way up. We have changed the choices we make when we grocery shop,\u201d she said in an email. \u201cWe look for sales and we have changed our eating habits. We eat less meat and make meals that stretch further. I buy only what we really need each week. When we go out to dinner, even just for burgers, the bill is at least $50 with a tip for just the two of us. We certainly decide more intentionally whether we will go out for a meal rather than cook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on Colorado\u2019s economy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Colorado ranks in the middle for gas prices. <\/strong>Based on AAA data from Friday, Colorado\u2019s average price of $4.17 for a gallon of regular gas ranks as 22nd highest. California continued to lead the nation, at $5.79 a gallon, while Indiana had the lowest at $3.95. But keep in mind, Coloradans pay some of the lowest taxes on gas. Buffington, the DU professor, said we benefit from having the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, so reliance on Middle Eastern oil is less of an issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Coloradans are using credit cards more. <\/strong>And we\u2019re going deeper into debt, according to a recent LendingTree report, which ranked Colorado as the 12th highest state for average credit card debt in the U.S. Based on third-quarter data from 2024 and 2025, the company said the average credit card debt for Colorado increased 6.5% during the year to $8,911.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Douglas and Weld saw employment gains in 2025. <\/strong>And they were the only two of the state\u2019s nine largest counties that added workers between December 2024 and 2025, according to new BLS data shared Thursday. Denver County saw the largest drop of 1.2%, down to 560,000 workers, followed by Jefferson County, down 1.1%. Weld County gained 0.3% and Douglas County increased 1.6%.<\/p>\n<p>The data comes from employers who pay for unemployment insurance for their staff, so it doesn\u2019t include most gig workers, freelancers and the self-employed. At the end of last year, the number of Colorado businesses with covered employees had grown 9% to 258,528 from a year earlier.<strong> &gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>See more<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Take the poll<\/h2>\n<p><strong>How\u2019s the economy treating you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not too long ago, Denver led the nation for the lowest inflation in July 2024, at 1.9%. We\u2019re nearly the leader now, as of May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>With a 5% annual increase in overall consumer prices, the Denver area was just below Hawaii and New York, both of which were at 5.1% in May. How\u2019s the economy treating you?<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=535\">This might tick you off: It\u2019s going to be a big year for your least-favorite bloodsuckers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 <\/strong><strong>Help us<\/strong> better understand what\u2019s going on in Colorado and take our poll:  <strong>cosun.co\/WWco-economy26<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Sun economy stories you may have missed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2794 First came the robots. Then came the cameras. That\u2019s when this Colorado mountain town had enough. <\/strong>Controversy is being stirred by a Silicon Valley refugee who says Paonia is \u201con the cutting edge of violating citizens\u2019 privacy.\u201d Now he\u2019s running for mayor. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 As river outfitters brace for a low-water season, a glampground on the Colorado River is betting big. <\/strong>While freeflowing rivers will drop over the summer, they say the dam-release-controlled stretch of the Colorado they run will be fine <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Colorado women cite cost of living and inequality as top election issues<\/strong>. New poll finds financial strain, healthcare access and housing affordability driving voter concerns <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Denver-area inflation increases to 5%. Blame energy costs.<\/strong> Biggest contributors to higher prices are the cost of gas and energy, which increased at double-digit rates. Food costs were also higher, growing 1.8% in the past year <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 As retiree pensions shrank, Colorado PERA paid its staff millions of dollars in bonuses. <\/strong>Nearly half of PERA\u2019s investment staff doubled their salaries through incentives, a Colorado Sun analysis found <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Northern Water wins some, loses some on its $2.7 billion dams project.<\/strong> More cities have dropped out, but Fort Collins may now be interested in order to avoid pricey Halligan expansion <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 More than 40,000 Coloradans will need a new health insurance carrier next year. Here\u2019s who is affected<\/strong>. Cigna announced earlier this year that it is withdrawing from the individual insurance market nationwide <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>Read story<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><div>\n<p><mark><strong>No AI here<\/strong><\/mark> Let\u2019s keep it that way. Support human journalism!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Other working bits<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Cargill workers in Fort Morgan still locked out, file claim with labor board. <\/strong>The union representing 1,700 Cargill Meat Solutions employees filed an unfair labor practice claim Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board for cutting off workers pay and benefits, according to the Teamsters Local 455. The company stopped paying workers May 20 after 90% of union members voted to reject the new contract. Union members had already been on paid leave for a month prior.<\/p>\n<p>Union officials called Cargill\u2019s lockout illegal. \u201cThese charges make clear that Cargill cannot ignore the law. It\u2019s time for the company to stop stalling and return to the bargaining table,\u201d Dean Modecker, secretary-treasurer of Local 455 said in a statement. The last contract expired in February and negotiations broke down in April over wages and bathroom breaks. The company rerouted beef to other Cargill facilities and says it \u201cremains focused on reaching an agreement,\u201d with the union.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>\u2794 Colorado median home prices up 2.7% in May.<\/strong> That increase to $565,000 statewide included townhomes and condos, which saw a 2.4% decline in median prices to $409,745, according to May results from the Colorado Association of Realtors. But the price of a median home in the state was $599,000, just $1,000 off from metro Denver\u2019s median price of $600,000. That price has gone down and back up a bit but is now where it was in 2022 after the pandemic run up. Owners apparently are still holding back, and offered 16.6% fewer listings in Denver than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line \u2014 Denver metro is not racing nor crashing, it is proving resilient and steady,\u201d Cooper Thayer, a Denver Realtor, said in a news release. \u201cFor buyers, the market offers more breathing room than it did a few years ago, but waiting for a major price reset may continue to be a frustrating strategy.\u201d <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>See latest data by county<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Colorado\u2019s app surpasses 2 million registered users. <\/strong>The myColorado mobile app has added multiple features since its debut around 2019 and now has 2 million registered users, according to the Governor\u2019s Office of Information Technology. Besides users being able to add their digital driver\u2019s license (which has interactive security features to prevent fraud and counterfeit IDs), residents can renew a driver\u2019s license, store their vehicle registration, which comes in handy if they have a Keep Colorado Wild Pass to get into all state parks. New for this year: The Passport program, which is not a U.S. passport but the state\u2019s effort to celebrate its 150th birthday by highlighting cool places to visit and businesses offering discounts. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>The app<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Coloradans are generous. <\/strong>The state ranked second nationally in 2023 for participating in charity with 62% of the population making donations, according to a new analysis by Common Sense Institute. That led the Greenwood Village think tank to estimate that residents gave $6.1 billion to charity last year. The startling point CSI makes: Replacing that amount \u201cwould require raising Colorado\u2019s flat income tax rate by more than half from 4.40% to 7.09%.\u201d <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><strong>View report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Got some economic news or business bits Coloradans should know? Tell us: <\/em><em>cosun.co\/heyww<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for sticking with me for this week\u2019s report. As always, share your 2 cents on how the economy is keeping you down or helping you up at cosun.co\/heyww. ~<em>tamara<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Miss a column? <\/strong><strong>Catch up<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorado teens take different path to summer jobs<\/li>\n<li>Saving Jamestown\u2019s historic Mercantile, where everybody knows your name<\/li>\n<li>Front Range foreclosures are on the rise<\/li>\n<li>Distributors trade tips on artificial intelligence during Denver event<\/li>\n<li>Swipe fees, AI and other legislation that Colorado businesses are cheering or fearing<\/li>\n<li>44 years after Colorado\u2019s Black Sunday, an incubator in Grand Junction keeps businesses running<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s behind Denver metro\u2019s average rent of $1,758<\/li>\n<li>A Colorado bill could help creatives retain more control of their work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>What\u2019s Working<\/em><em> is a Colorado Sun column about surviving in today\u2019s economy. Email <\/em><em>tamara@coloradosun.com<\/em><em> with stories, tips or questions. Read the <\/em><em>archive<\/em><em>, ask a question at <\/em><em>cosun.co\/heyww<\/em><em> and don\u2019t miss the next one by signing up at <\/em><em>coloradosun.com\/getww<\/em><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Support this free newsletter and become a Colorado Sun member: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>coloradosun.com\/join<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div><div>\n<div>\n<p>The Colorado Sun is part of <strong>The Trust Project<\/strong>. Read our policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Corrections &amp; Clarifications<\/h4>\n<p>Notice something wrong? The Colorado Sun has an ethical responsibility to fix all factual errors. Request a correction by emailing corrections@coloradosun.com.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=533\">As river outfitters brace for a low-water season, a glampground on the Colorado River is betting big<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports on the state\u2019s affordability keep coming. Plus: Weld and Douglas see employment growth, but other large counties? Not so much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado - Colorado Relocation Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado - Colorado Relocation Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reports on the state\u2019s affordability keep coming. Plus: Weld and Douglas see employment growth, but other large counties? Not so much.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Colorado Relocation Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-13T10:03:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2d1f6630b98dd1d0521f8049492c57e.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1020\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"636\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/144e01590ba7a61cfe6fd08a0fa7a482\"},\"headline\":\"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-13T10:03:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541\"},\"wordCount\":2059,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541\",\"name\":\"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado - Colorado Relocation Report\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-13T10:03:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/144e01590ba7a61cfe6fd08a0fa7a482\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1920},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=541#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Colorado Relocation Report\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/144e01590ba7a61cfe6fd08a0fa7a482\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/coloradorelocationreport.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado - Colorado Relocation Report","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado - Colorado Relocation Report","og_description":"Reports on the state\u2019s affordability keep coming. Plus: Weld and Douglas see employment growth, but other large counties? Not so much.","og_url":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541","og_site_name":"Colorado Relocation Report","article_published_time":"2026-06-13T10:03:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1020,"height":636,"url":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2d1f6630b98dd1d0521f8049492c57e.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/144e01590ba7a61cfe6fd08a0fa7a482"},"headline":"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado","datePublished":"2026-06-13T10:03:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541"},"wordCount":2059,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp","articleSection":["Economy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541","url":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541","name":"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado - Colorado Relocation Report","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-13T10:03:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/144e01590ba7a61cfe6fd08a0fa7a482"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4eef902b9799229ae04e29bd958f52ee.webp","width":2560,"height":1920},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=541#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What\u2019s Working: Uneven inflation still eroding affordability in Colorado"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/","name":"Colorado Relocation Report","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/144e01590ba7a61cfe6fd08a0fa7a482","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com"],"url":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}