To illustrate the unique needs in rural and rural resort areas of Colorado, the 64 counties were designated urban, rural, or rural resort. For communities in the urban and rural counties, the affordable housing has been classified as 140% AMI for home ownership and rental. For communities in rural resort counties, affordable housing has been classified as 140% AMI for rental and 160% AMI for homeownership. A county or municipality may petition the Division of Housing to change to their county designation using the County and Municipality Reclassification Request form.
These designations are assigned as follows:
Urban
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- El Paso County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County (excluding municipalities classified otherwise)
- Mesa County
- Pueblo County
- Teller County
- Weld County
Rural
- Alamosa County
- Baca County
- Bent County
- Cheyenne County
- Clear Creek County
- Conejos County
- Costilla County
- Crowley County
- Custer County
- Delta County
- Dolores County
- Elbert County
- Fremont County
- Garfield County
- Gilpin County
- Hinsdale County
- Huerfano County
- Jackson County
- Kiowa County
- Kit Carson County
- Las Animas County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mineral County
- Moffat County
- Montezuma County
- Montrose County
- Morgan County
- Otero County
- Park County
- Phillips County
- Prowers County
- Rio Blanco County
- Rio Grande County
- Saguache County
- Sedgwick County
- Washington County
- Yuma County
Rural Resort
- Archuleta County
- Chaffee County
- Eagle County
- Grand County
- Gunnison County
- La Plata County
- Lake County
- Ouray County
- Pitkin County
- Routt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Summit County
Rural Resort Municipalities
- Town of Estes Park