Arvada 80004

Arvada West · Jefferson County, CO · 13,078 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

39affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller slight; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden

37%

severe

Days on market

daily

Price cuts

29.2%

of active

Valuation

-3.9%

vs assessor

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/100

Mixed

cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.

Price trend

Affordability

Valuation

Economic health

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

Balanced Market

Needs 18.9% correction for affordability

DOM: 37d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly

Score Components

Payment Burden (25%)75

Valuation Gap (25%)25

Supply & Demand (20%)0

Buy vs Rent (15%)100

Cancellation Rate (10%)0

Days on Market (5%)40

Balanced market in 80004. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 37.0% of median income. A 6% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 37. Renting is approximately 113% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 25.6).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.

COOLINGSELLER SLIGHT

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 2.2% YoY.

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Median price

$607,683

▾ 2.2% YoY

Days on market

daily · zip_data

Median rent

$1,975

ZORI

Investor score

30/100

cash-flow lens

Active listings

90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor

-3.9%

Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.

Avg assessor$584,212

county CAMA · properties_v

vs income

—

Fair-value model not available for this market.

fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage

vs county comps

+69.4%

County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.

Jefferson+69.4%

Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.

Pricing detail

Price / sqft$210

Price-to-income6.1×

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How 80004 ranks in CO

percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476

Market velocity98%

Supply tightness95%

Affordability38%

Investment yield39%

Appreciation27%

Affordability, supply & momentum

89SUPPLY

Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

Very tight supply — well-priced homes attract multiple offers within days.

Months of Supply1.8 mo

Days on Market7d

Inv vs History+1.4%

Listing Density5.5/1k

Affordability — payment burden

Monthly payment (P&I)$3,070

Payment burden37%

Median income · ZIP$99,576

Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr

Total monthly own$3,677

Monthly rent$1,975

Market dynamics

Price cut %29.2%

Momentumcooling

LeverageSELLER SLIGHT

Months of supply1.8

Sales (90d)0

Investment analysis

Median rent$1,975

Price-to-rent25.6

Est. cap rate2.5%

Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score2

Transit score4

Bike score—

Places & amenities in ZIP 80004 · 62 mapped

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Parks & open space20

Johnny Roberts Memorial ParkRalston Cove ParkDavis Lane ParkDanny Kendrick Park East;Danny Kendricks ParkShadow Mountain ParkHarry S Truman Park+14 more

Trails7

Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 27Ralston Creek TrailUnion Street TrailPark trailYankee Doodle TrailCroke Canal path+1 more

Recreation & aquatics6

HotworxApex Tennis CenterStreets FitnessPeaceJam FoundationYMCAApex Racquetball & Fitness

Venues & culture2

Arvada Center For The Arts And HumanitiesArt Center and Gallery

Dining & cafés20

StarbucksStarbucksRandi's PizzaCorvus Coffee RoastersRaliberto'sNiko Niko Boba+14 more

Land & water6

Hyatt LakeOberon Lake Number 1Croke CanalRalston CreekLeyden CreekVan Bibber Creek

Weekend range12

Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park12 mi

Golden Gate Canyon · state park17 mi

Cherry Creek State Park · state park19 mi

Barr Lake State Park · state park20 mi

Chatfield State Park · state park22 mi

St. Vrain State Park · state park25 mi

Roxborough State Park · state park26 mi

Staunton State Park · state park26 mi

James Peak Wilderness · wilderness area30 mi

Mount Evans Wilderness · wilderness area31 mi

Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).

5,454 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP9 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USArvada: incorporated/founded 1859 · Wikidata

Place data: USGS 3D Elevation Program · USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) · Wikidata · © OpenStreetMap contributors — licensed ODbL (OpenStreetMap), CC0 (Wikidata) and US public domain (USGS, NPS, Census). Every place shown comes from the named sources; nothing is editorialized.

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Jefferson County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

ZIP 80004→Jefferson County, COPop: 578,437

12-Month Direction

-7Stable

Confidence

100%

DeterioratingStableImproving

BuildersLens Market Intelligence

Market Score

35· Weak

Market Score grades housing-market conditions (affordability, valuation, supply). The county Healthy/Moderate/Distressed badge measures economic distress (jobs, debt, poverty) — the two can read differently.

Payment Burden40

36%

severe

Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15

Buy vs Rent0

2.318x

rent advantage

Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15

Valuation12

+69.4%

overvalued

Source: Lotvox comps · Updated 2026-05-15