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City · 5,565 residents · Adams County, Colorado

Shaw Heights , Colorado

In Shaw Heights, a typical home is worth $482,800 and typical rent is $2,125 a month. Compared with all of Adams County, typical rent is 19% higher, typical household income is 9% lower, and the share of households that own their home is 14 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $482,800

    About the same as the county

    10% below Colorado

    • Shaw Heights
    • Adams
    • Colorado

  • Typical rent

    $2,125a month

    19% above the county

    21% above Colorado

    • Shaw Heights
    • Adams
    • Colorado

  • Typical household income

    $86,250a year

    9% below the county

    10% below Colorado

    • Shaw Heights
    • Adams
    • Colorado

  • Households that own their home

    82%

    14 points above the county

    16 points above Colorado

    • Shaw Heights
    • Adams
    • Colorado

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Shaw Heights is in Adams County. The FHA loan limit ($862,500 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Adams County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Shaw Heights apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Shaw Heights has the largest share of rent-burdened renters of the 94 cities in Colorado with more than 5,000 people: 81%.

  2. Nearby, in Federal Heights, the typical home value is $95,300: 80% less than in Shaw Heights ($482,800).

  3. Nearby, in Twin Lakes, the typical rent is $1,596: 25% less than in Shaw Heights ($2,125).

  4. 82% of households in Shaw Heights own their home, against 69% in Adams County.

  5. The typical rent in Shaw Heights is $2,125 a month, 19% more than in Adams County as a whole ($1,781).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Shaw Heights

What homes there are in Shaw Heights, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

The detached house rules in Shaw Heights: 94% of homes, more than in Adams County (62%).

Year built

The typical home in Shaw Heights was built in 1968, 23 years before the typical one in Adams County.

In Shaw Heights, 85% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, more than in Adams County (65%).

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$1,989 a month

Adams County: $2,378 a month

Without a mortgage

$568 a month

Adams County: $682 a month

Owners with a mortgage

65%

Adams County: 72%

In Shaw Heights, 65% of owners have a mortgage, and their typical cost is $1,989 a month, against $2,378 in Adams County. Without one it drops to $568.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

Since 2015–2019, homes in Shaw Heights gained value faster than in Adams County: 66% against 57%.

The typical rent in Shaw Heights rose 38% over the same time; in Adams County, it rose 32%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureShaw HeightsAdams CountyColoradoUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate3.5%5.1%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.6%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate4.2%2.4%3.4%
People per household 3.292.792.422.53
Drive alone 65%70%65%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate10%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate2%2%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate1%3%3%
Work from home 23%15%21%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate1%1%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

More people live in each home here: 3.29 on average, against 2.79 in Adams County.

In Shaw Heights, 23% of workers work from home, more than in Adams County (15%).

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Shaw Heights?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Shaw Heights, worth $482,800, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 54% of the typical household income in Shaw Heights, which is $86,250 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $165,406 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Adams County.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Shaw Heights. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $16,898 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$3,859

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$474,055
Total interest
$682,054
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $8,153 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,013 a month

  • Tight

    $2,013 to $2,588 a month

  • Hard

    more than $2,588 a month

    Your payment · 54%

Compared with the typical household income in Shaw Heights ($86,250 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$3,859
Principal & interest$3,211
Property tax$233
Home insurance$201
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$214

You need at least $16,898 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Shaw Heights and Adams County

Shaw Heights is in Adams County, Colorado. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Shaw Heights's own numbers

Typical home value
$482,800
Typical monthly rent
$2,125
Typical yearly household income
$86,250
Households that own their home
82%
Effective property tax rate
0.58%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Adams County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$862,500
Conventional limit, one unit
$862,500
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,169
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+35%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
0.3%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Adams County.

Everything about Adams County

Buying

Buying a home in Shaw Heights

A typical home in Shaw Heights is worth $482,800: about the same as the county and 10% below Colorado. With the typical household income in Shaw Heights ($86,250 a year), a typical home costs 5.6 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Shaw Heights 5.6 years
  • Adams 5.1 years
  • Colorado 5.6 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Adams County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Adams County rose 101% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Adams County.

Period County Colorado U.S.
Last year (2025) −1.1% +0.1% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +35% +38% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +101% +93% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Shaw Heights next to Adams County, Colorado and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Shaw Heights $482,800
  • Adams $484,200
  • Colorado $539,400
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Shaw Heights $2,125
  • Adams $1,781
  • Colorado $1,761
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Shaw Heights $86,250
  • Adams $94,571
  • Colorado $95,470
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Shaw Heights next to Adams County and Colorado
Measure Shaw Heights Adams County Colorado U.S.
Typical home value $482,800 $484,200 $539,400 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,125 $1,781 $1,761 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $86,250 $94,571 $95,470 $80,734
Households that own their home 82% 69% 66% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $2,794 $2,962 $2,602 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.58% 0.61% 0.48% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 81% 57% 53% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Adams County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Shaw Heights

For a typical $482,800 home in Shaw Heights, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Shaw Heights's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $3,859a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $16,898
    Cash to close
    $31,382
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $214

  • Conventional, 5% down $3,771a month

    Down payment
    $24,140
    Cash to close
    $38,624
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $229

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,051a month

    Down payment
    $96,560
    Cash to close
    $111,044
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $3,497a month

    Down payment
    $72,420
    Cash to close
    $86,904
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Shaw Heights and for Adams County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Shaw Heights

0.58%of the home’s value each year

$2,794 a year for the typical owner in Shaw Heights.

  • Shaw Heights 0.58%
  • Adams 0.61%
  • Colorado 0.48%

What Colorado publishes Senior homestead exemption (owners 65 and older) (Colorado General Assembly (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 39))

Exemptions and deadlines in Colorado

Flood risk in Adams County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Adams County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
0.3%
478
Of those, with NFIP insurance
21%
County Colorado U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 0.3% 1.1% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 21% 24% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Shaw Heights

Typical rent in Shaw Heights is $2,125 a month: 19% above the county. In Shaw Heights, 81% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Adams County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,169 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $41.71 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Adams County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,751 $33.67 $70,040
1 bedroom $1,831 $35.21 $73,240
2 bedrooms $2,169 $41.71 $86,760
3 bedrooms $2,846 $54.73 $113,840
4 bedrooms $3,183 $61.21 $127,320

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Shaw Heights

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Shaw Heights is in ZIP code 80031.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,230: $61 more than the fair market rent for Adams County ($2,169).

  • 80031 $2,230$2,930

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Shaw Heights when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

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Free help

Help to buy or rent in Shaw Heights

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 2 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Adams County; 1 says it serves in Spanish.

A man shakes hands with the specialist who helped him with his loan, in the kitchen of his new home.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Shaw Heights

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Shaw Heights or Adams County. The ones below are statewide in Colorado: they work in Shaw Heights the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Colorado

  • CHFA Down Payment Assistance

    Statewide in Colorado

    Colorado state agency help with the down payment or closing costs: a grant of up to 3% of the mortgage or a deferred second mortgage of up to 4%, both capped at $25,000. Offered by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA).

    GrantDeferred

    See the program Official page

  • CHFA FirstGeneration

    Statewide in Colorado

    Open, per the source

    $25,000 from the Colorado state agency for the down payment of first-generation buyers (neither you nor your parents have owned a home); repaid when you sell, refinance or pay off the mortgage. Offered by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

Housing counselors near Shaw Heights

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Shaw Heights, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation

    7305 Lowell Blvd Unit 200, Westminster · 2 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (303) 428-1448

  • Operation Hope-Commerce City Co

    6565 E 73rd Ave, Commerce City · 7 miles away

    • Homelessness services
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 1 more
    (571) 544-2282

  • Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

    1981 Blake St., Denver · 8 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 7 more
    (800) 877-2432

Every agency in Adams County All counseling agencies in Colorado

Help in Spanish near Shaw Heights

2 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Shaw Heights

HUD’s record names them for Shaw Heights or Adams County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Adams County Housing Authority Public housing and Section 8 vouchers (303) 227-2075

One other authority has an office in Adams County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Adams County

These cities are also in Adams County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Adams County Housing in Colorado

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Shaw Heights, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Adams County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

Keep going

Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Shaw Heights.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Shaw Heights

Short answers with the numbers for Shaw Heights and all of Adams County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Shaw Heights?

The typical home value in Shaw Heights is $482,800, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Adams County it is $484,200.

How much does it cost to rent in Shaw Heights?

Typical rent in Shaw Heights is $2,125 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Adams County is $2,169.

What is the FHA loan limit in Shaw Heights?

Shaw Heights uses the FHA limit for all of Adams County (2026): $862,500 for a one-unit home and $1,658,700 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Shaw Heights?

The typical homeowner in Shaw Heights pays $2,794 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.58% of the home’s value; in Adams County, the rate is 0.61%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Shaw Heights?

There are 2 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Adams County. 1 says it serves in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).