Housing data for Mountain View, CO

Mountain View, CO has an estimated 609 residents and 260 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Jefferson County.

32.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,083 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
609 (±154)
Housing units
260 (±44)
Households that rent
32.3%
Median gross rent
$2,083
Residents since 2015–2019
+1.0%

What stands out in Mountain View

Homes built before 1980: 91.1% (±14.2 points) in Mountain View, higher than in Jefferson County (50.3%).

Average commute: 18.4 minutes (±2.4) in Mountain View, lower than in Jefferson County (26.0 minutes).

Households without a vehicle: 1.2% (±2.5 points) in Mountain View, lower than in Jefferson County (4.0%).

Median real estate taxes: $2,481 (±$199) in Mountain View, lower than in Jefferson County ($3,082).

Housing in Mountain View at a glance

  • Median rent: $2,083 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $2,108 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 29.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 32.3% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $106,875 median household income
  • Home values: $596,800 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,697 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,481 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 40.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 91.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 82.7% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 18.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +1.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 35.0% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Mountain View against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Mountain ViewJefferson CountyColoradoUnited States
Residents609 (±154)579,377 (exact)5,862,189 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units260 (±44)253,574 (±276)2,589,053 (±653)143,775,355
Households that rent32.3% (±10.3 points)29.3% (±0.6 points)33.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$2,083 (±$683)$1,861 (±$19)$1,761 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$106,875 (±$31,814)$110,656 (±$1,614)$95,470 (±$578)$80,734
Median home value$596,800 (±$30,280)$637,600 (±$3,257)$539,400 (±$2,069)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,481 (±$199)$3,082 (±$35)$2,602 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198091.1% (±14.2 points)50.3% (±0.9 points)39.7% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute18.4 minutes (±2.4)26.0 minutes (±0.3)25.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband95.4% (±4.1 points)95.1% (±0.3 points)93.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents35.2 years (±1.9)40.5 years (±0.2)37.7 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Mountain View covers 0.1 square miles of land, about 6,548 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Mountain View has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents603 (±131)609 (±154)+1.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units324 (±59)260 (±44)−19.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,147 (±$300)$2,083 (±$683)+81.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$350,700 (±$20,976)$596,800 (±$30,280)+70.2%Up after inflation
Median household income$63,250 (±$17,909)$106,875 (±$31,814)+69.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,599 (±$166)$2,697 (±$403)+68.7%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,625 (±$142)$2,481 (±$199)+52.7%Up after inflation
Households that rent41.4% (±11.9 points)32.3% (±10.3 points)−9.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±23.1 points)0.0% (±36.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Mountain View

In 2025, the Mountain View Police Department reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Places near Mountain View

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Lakeside0.3 mi——75.0%
Edgewater1.7 mi$1,652$636,90059.7%
Wheat Ridge2.6 mi$1,579$623,00045.6%
Berkley2.7 mi$1,777$468,10032.7%
Twin Lakes4.3 mi$1,596$587,50024.9%
Sherrelwood5.3 mi$1,702$432,20028.3%
Shaw Heights5.8 mi$2,125$482,80017.9%
Lakewood6.2 mi$1,806$574,40041.9%

Places in Colorado most like Mountain View

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Green Mountain Falls$1,699$449,100$101,82728.9%
West Pleasant View$1,966$489,400$95,81737.9%
Applewood$2,211$785,900$130,54523.8%
Idaho Springs$1,548$446,500$89,43625.8%
Acres Green$2,750$580,900$142,36114.4%
Derby$1,689$353,000$82,13829.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Colorado.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Mountain View, fiscal year 2027

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,751$1,831$2,169$2,846$3,183

HUD income limits for Mountain View, fiscal year 2026

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$30,250$50,400$74,800
2 people$34,600$57,600$85,450
3 people$38,900$64,800$96,150
4 people$43,200$72,000$106,800
5 people$46,700$77,800$115,350
6 people$50,150$83,550$123,900
7 people$53,600$89,300$132,450
8 people$57,050$95,050$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $144,000.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mountain View

How many renters are there in Mountain View?

Mountain View has an estimated 84 (±29) renting households, 32.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Mountain View?

The median household income in Mountain View is $106,875 (±$31,814) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Mountain View, CO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $596,800 (±$30,280) for owner-occupied homes in Mountain View (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Mountain View?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mountain View, CO is $2,697 (±$403) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Mountain View?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Mountain View, CO is $2,481 (±$199) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Mountain View?

Mountain View, CO has an estimated 260 (±44) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Mountain View growing?

In Mountain View, the number of residents went from 603 in 2015–2019 to 609 in 2020–2024 (+1.0%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Mountain View town, Colorado (place:52350, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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