Boulder USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

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    • USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

    Boulder USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Boulder averaged 6.32% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.303% for the same period.

    Boulder's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $7,450.

    The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.06% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.37%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.84%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.11%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Boulder USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

    The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Boulder level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs

    The lowest fee Boulder USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    The lowest rate Boulder USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Boulder (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
    2018-01-01 $662,167 (-2.9%) $1,110,807 (-8.3%) 2.45 478
    2018-02-01 $727,000 (4.8%) $1,213,461 (-2.6%) 2.64 479
    2018-03-01 $749,945 (8.1%) $1,182,921 (-1.2%) 2.63 533
    2018-04-01 $749,400 (7.8%) $1,185,909 (2.0%) 2.54 658
    2018-05-01 $746,338 (7.1%) $1,163,743 (5.3%) 2.49 740
    2018-06-01 $719,450 (5.2%) $1,082,882 (3.7%) 2.40 849
    2018-07-01 $704,975 (6.8%) $1,060,146 (2.7%) 2.35 881
    2018-08-01 $662,400 (3.1%) $1,006,390 (0.2%) 2.22 937
    2018-09-01 $644,000 (1.5%) $985,298 (-0.9%) 2.16 946
    2018-10-01 $643,500 (-1.0%) $1,001,372 (-3.1%) 2.18 922
    2018-11-01 $644,350 (-0.9%) $1,030,284 (-3.8%) 2.18 810
    2018-12-01 $660,000 (0.5%) $1,037,180 (-7.5%) 2.28 669
    2019-01-01 $631,225 (-4.7%) $1,010,506 (-9.0%) 2.18 612
    2019-02-01 $649,450 (-10.7%) $1,021,671 (-15.8%) 2.19 663
    2019-03-01 $643,004 (-14.3%) $1,034,596 (-12.5%) 2.10 756
    2019-04-01 $657,082 (-12.3%) $1,035,090 (-12.7%) 2.09 865
    2019-05-01 $660,698 (-11.5%) $1,037,347 (-10.9%) 2.07 1,000
    2019-06-01 $667,600 (-7.2%) $1,039,165 (-4.0%) 2.09 1,096
    2019-07-01 $679,000 (-3.7%) $1,020,297 (-3.8%) 2.13 1,178
    2019-08-01 $665,980 (0.5%) $1,004,911 (-0.2%) 2.11 1,178
    2019-09-01 $668,199 (3.8%) $1,009,249 (2.4%) 2.14 1,165
    2019-10-01 $667,666 (3.8%) $1,012,140 (1.1%) 2.15 1,143
    2019-11-01 $664,900 (3.2%) $1,025,842 (-0.4%) 2.18 977
    2019-12-01 $664,950 (0.8%) $1,065,166 (2.7%) 2.22 757
    2020-01-01 $650,000 (3.0%) $1,057,952 (4.7%) 2.17 616
    2020-02-01 $688,000 (5.9%) $1,105,181 (8.2%) 2.25 596
    2020-03-01 $719,731 (11.9%) $1,106,809 (7.0%) 2.26 634
    2020-04-01 $712,802 (8.5%) $1,059,426 (2.4%) 2.23 700
    2020-05-01 $742,455 (12.4%) $1,063,371 (2.5%) 2.26 855
    2020-06-01 $745,989 (11.7%) $1,077,526 (3.7%) 2.20 955
    2020-07-01 $749,500 (10.4%) $1,089,300 (6.8%) 2.17 889
    2020-08-01 $756,250 (13.6%) $1,122,208 (11.7%) 2.17 803
    2020-09-01 $715,945 (7.2%) $1,113,430 (10.3%) 2.05 798
    2020-10-01 $745,000 (11.6%) $1,175,023 (16.1%) 2.13 773
    2020-11-01 $767,488 (15.4%) $1,223,779 (19.3%) 2.24 597
    2020-12-01 $798,000 (20.0%) $1,302,359 (22.3%) 2.37 474
    2021-01-01 $856,653 (31.8%) $1,356,233 (28.2%) 2.56 362
    2021-02-01 $886,000 (28.8%) $1,346,694 (21.9%) 2.58 308
    2021-03-01 $844,000 (17.3%) $1,362,872 (23.1%) 2.39 287
    2021-04-01 $809,500 (13.6%) $1,368,154 (29.1%) 2.19 326
    2021-05-01 $800,000 (7.8%) $1,347,354 (26.7%) 2.13 330
    2021-06-01 $812,450 (8.9%) $1,294,942 (20.2%) 2.14 434
    2021-07-01 $787,500 (5.1%) $1,258,888 (15.6%) 2.08 446
    2021-08-01 $759,500 (0.4%) $1,198,662 (6.8%) 2.03 472
    2021-09-01 $749,988 (4.8%) $1,154,947 (3.7%) 2.00 464
    2021-10-01 $796,000 (6.9%) $1,214,778 (3.4%) 2.12 395
    2021-11-01 $811,975 (5.8%) $1,333,273 (9.0%) 2.17 299
    2021-12-01 $804,950 (0.9%) $1,344,914 (3.3%) 2.18 416
    2022-01-01 $825,000 (-3.7%) $1,522,455 (12.3%) 2.23 151
    2022-02-01 $877,183 (-1.0%) $1,628,962 (21.0%) 2.28 168
    2022-03-01 $826,250 (-2.1%) $1,470,080 (7.9%) 2.07 210
    2022-04-01 $874,900 (8.1%) $1,489,471 (8.9%) 2.09 255
    2022-05-01 $870,000 (8.8%) $1,422,370 (5.6%) 1.99 472
    2022-06-01 $887,500 (9.2%) $1,415,625 (9.3%) 1.98 635
    2022-07-01 $864,000 (9.7%) $1,355,758 (7.7%) 1.95 761
    2022-08-01 $829,000 (9.2%) $1,312,045 (9.5%) 1.92 811
    2022-09-01 $835,000 (11.3%) $1,342,753 (16.3%) 1.95 793
    2022-10-01 $825,000 (3.6%) $1,353,181 (11.4%) 1.94 800
    2022-11-01 $835,000 (2.8%) $1,404,504 (5.3%) 2.01 693
    2022-12-01 $843,450 (4.8%) $1,427,316 (6.1%) 2.08 503
    2023-01-01 $846,000 (2.6%) $1,490,739 (-2.1%) 2.10 438
    2023-02-01 $875,000 (-0.3%) $1,519,179 (-6.7%) 2.11 482
    2023-03-01 $959,275 (16.1%) $1,587,138 (8.0%) 2.26 532
    2023-04-01 $982,550 (12.3%) $1,605,475 (7.8%) 2.29 618
    2023-05-01 $985,000 (13.2%) $1,564,648 (10.0%) 2.23 720
    2023-06-01 $950,000 (7.0%) $1,521,583 (7.5%) 2.13 827
    2023-07-01 $909,475 (5.3%) $1,493,150 (10.1%) 2.07 869
    2023-08-01 $901,475 (8.7%) $1,520,394 (15.9%) 2.07 840
    2023-09-01 $896,250 (7.3%) $1,491,076 (11.1%) 2.09 889
    2023-10-01 $913,750 (10.8%) $1,501,237 (10.9%) 2.15 924
    2023-11-01 $899,016 (7.7%) $1,488,340 (6.0%) 2.14 835
    2023-12-01 $887,500 (5.2%) $1,499,844 (5.1%) 2.16 669
    2024-01-01 $899,000 (6.3%) $1,569,593 (5.3%) 2.20 534
    2024-02-01 $914,441 (4.5%) $1,532,453 (0.9%) 2.20 573
    2024-03-01 $940,000 (-2.0%) $1,520,552 (-4.2%) 2.21 701
    2024-04-01 $915,000 (-6.9%) $1,545,817 (-3.7%) 2.13 826
    2024-05-01 $960,975 (-2.4%) $1,623,699 (3.8%) 2.17 987
    2024-06-01 $900,000 (-5.3%) $1,535,940 (0.9%) 2.02 1,165
    2024-07-01 $864,750 (-4.9%) $1,430,934 (-4.2%) 1.98 1,227
    2024-08-01 $849,000 (-5.8%) $1,406,828 (-7.5%) 1.97 1,246
    2024-09-01 $812,500 (-9.3%) $1,370,321 (-8.1%) 1.91 1,290
    2024-10-01 $803,500 (-12.1%) $1,348,849 (-10.2%) 1.89 1,266
    2024-11-01 $785,000 (-12.7%) $1,351,686 (-9.2%) 1.88 1,133
    Boulder's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $785,000, a difference of $-114,016 (-12.7%) versus the prior year and $-18,500 versus the prior month.

    Boulder's median listing price comes in at 188% of the national average.

    Boulder's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $1,351,686, a difference of $-136,654 (-9.2%) versus the prior year and $2,837 versus the prior month.

    For the 2024-11-01 period, Boulder had 1,133 MLS listings, a difference of -133 listings (-11%) versus the prior month and 298 listings (36%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Boulder (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 59 days 2,993 sqft
    2018-02-01 39 days 3,138 sqft
    2018-03-01 35 days 3,074 sqft
    2018-04-01 30 days 3,091 sqft
    2018-05-01 31 days 3,009 sqft
    2018-06-01 31 days 2,938 sqft
    2018-07-01 37 days 2,758 sqft
    2018-08-01 43 days 2,585 sqft
    2018-09-01 47 days 2,589 sqft
    2018-10-01 45 days 2,605 sqft
    2018-11-01 53 days 2,596 sqft
    2018-12-01 68 days 2,607 sqft
    2019-01-01 70 days 2,455 sqft
    2019-02-01 38 days 2,400 sqft
    2019-03-01 37 days 2,570 sqft
    2019-04-01 34 days 2,679 sqft
    2019-05-01 32 days 2,677 sqft
    2019-06-01 38 days 2,628 sqft
    2019-07-01 39 days 2,599 sqft
    2019-08-01 44 days 2,549 sqft
    2019-09-01 49 days 2,542 sqft
    2019-10-01 51 days 2,524 sqft
    2019-11-01 58 days 2,523 sqft
    2019-12-01 74 days 2,583 sqft
    2020-01-01 74 days 2,542 sqft
    2020-02-01 38 days 2,553 sqft
    2020-03-01 37 days 2,570 sqft
    2020-04-01 41 days 2,496 sqft
    2020-05-01 40 days 2,517 sqft
    2020-06-01 36 days 2,496 sqft
    2020-07-01 42 days 2,449 sqft
    2020-08-01 42 days 2,382 sqft
    2020-09-01 38 days 2,304 sqft
    2020-10-01 39 days 2,305 sqft
    2020-11-01 51 days 2,320 sqft
    2020-12-01 68 days 2,330 sqft
    2021-01-01 79 days 2,192 sqft
    2021-02-01 73 days 2,266 sqft
    2021-03-01 39 days 2,257 sqft
    2021-04-01 31 days 2,219 sqft
    2021-05-01 30 days 2,305 sqft
    2021-06-01 18 days 2,356 sqft
    2021-07-01 31 days 2,356 sqft
    2021-08-01 30 days 2,295 sqft
    2021-09-01 30 days 2,276 sqft
    2021-10-01 33 days 2,228 sqft
    2021-11-01 37 days 2,355 sqft
    2021-12-01 44 days 2,296 sqft
    2022-01-01 33 days 2,476 sqft
    2022-02-01 19 days 2,458 sqft
    2022-03-01 16 days 2,366 sqft
    2022-04-01 15 days 2,485 sqft
    2022-05-01 16 days 2,520 sqft
    2022-06-01 22 days 2,539 sqft
    2022-07-01 30 days 2,496 sqft
    2022-08-01 36 days 2,370 sqft
    2022-09-01 40 days 2,398 sqft
    2022-10-01 43 days 2,423 sqft
    2022-11-01 51 days 2,480 sqft
    2022-12-01 68 days 2,426 sqft
    2023-01-01 79 days 2,487 sqft
    2023-02-01 44 days 2,516 sqft
    2023-03-01 36 days 2,634 sqft
    2023-04-01 36 days 2,710 sqft
    2023-05-01 32 days 2,633 sqft
    2023-06-01 33 days 2,606 sqft
    2023-07-01 41 days 2,587 sqft
    2023-08-01 45 days 2,652 sqft
    2023-09-01 43 days 2,602 sqft
    2023-10-01 44 days 2,577 sqft
    2023-11-01 55 days 2,558 sqft
    2023-12-01 76 days 2,464 sqft
    2024-01-01 81 days 2,416 sqft
    2024-02-01 44 days 2,449 sqft
    2024-03-01 32 days 2,434 sqft
    2024-04-01 34 days 2,403 sqft
    2024-05-01 31 days 2,455 sqft
    2024-06-01 37 days 2,422 sqft
    2024-07-01 44 days 2,397 sqft
    2024-08-01 53 days 2,364 sqft
    2024-09-01 55 days 2,215 sqft
    2024-10-01 56 days 2,164 sqft
    2024-11-01 67 days 2,076 sqft
    Boulder's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 67 days. This is 22% longer than the same period one year ago.

    Boulder's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 2,076 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,558 sqft.