05/21/2026
Affordable housing builds more than homes. It builds Colorado's economy.
A report from the nonpartisan Colorado Futures Center finds that the development and preservation of affordable housing across the state generates $2.7 billion in economic activity each year, sustains over 14,000 jobs, and returns nearly $80 million in annual tax revenue to Colorado. Private and public investments in Denver-area affordable housing alone resulted in more than $2 billion in annual economic output.
In other words: affordable housing is not a net cost to Colorado’s economy; it is a contributor. Read the full report athttps://coloradofuturescsu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CFC_CapA_Housing_Impact_2018_2023.pdf .
