Down payment assistance · Clear Creek County
Buying a home in Idaho Springs, CO
20 statewide.Idaho Springs has no program of its own, and 20 statewide. Here is what each one offers, what the local market looks like, and who near you can walk you through it.
What’s local to Idaho Springs
No program of Idaho Springs’s own yet
No program run for Idaho Springs or for Clear Creek County alone is listed. A home in Idaho Springs can use the Colorado statewide and federal programs below.
The closest city that runs its own program is Boulder, about 23 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.
The Idaho Springs marketThe Idaho Springs housing market
Kinds of homes hereWhat’s for sale here, and what the programs accept
Kinds of homes in Idaho Springs
- 70.5% single-familysingle-family
- 4.6% townhousetownhouse
- 8.7% 2–4 units2–4 units
- 8.6% 5+ unitscondo & apartment buildings (5+ units)
- 7.6% mobile & othermobile home & other
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.
When Idaho Springs’s homes were built
92.9%
of Idaho Springs homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.of homes were built before 1980. A home built before 1978 comes with a federal lead-paint disclosure, and some programs require an inspection.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.
23 of the 82 programs here set their income limit as a share of Clear Creek County’s area median income, adjusted for household size. See the published limits for Clear Creek County
Free help nearbyFree help near Idaho Springs
Free help from a HUD-approved housing counselorFree help from a HUD-approved housing counselor
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Across Colorado and nationwide
82 statewide & federal programs20 statewide programs, plus federal options
Idaho Springs questions
Does Idaho Springs have its own down payment program?
No program run for Idaho Springs alone is listed. A home in Idaho Springs can use the 20 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.
Can I use assistance on a condo in Idaho Springs?
Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.
What is the income limit in Clear Creek County?
Each program sets its own. 23 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Clear Creek County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.
Where can I take a homebuyer class near Idaho Springs?
HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.
ZIP codes
80452
Nearby in Clear Creek
Sources
Sources: agency sites (June–September 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.Programs: Hey Prescott catalog of 2,000+ programs, each verified with its agency (June–September 2026). Market: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Income: HUD FY2026 income limits. Counselors: HUD list of approved housing counseling agencies. Hey Prescott is not a lender.