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
Seller's Market
Needs 7.1% correction for affordability
DOM: 67d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)0
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75
Seller-favored market in 80021. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 32.3% of median income. Median days on market: 67. Renting is approximately 109% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 25.1).
Buyer Caution
Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.
Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
COOLINGSELLER SLIGHT
Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 1.7% YoY.
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Trails41
Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 BikewayRock Creek TrailUS 36 BikewayDenver Orbital Trail - Segment 25US 36 Bikeway access to Wadsworth BoulevardFarmers High Line Canal Trail+35 more
Recreation & aquatics13
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Venues & culture5
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Dining & cafés39
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Land & water14
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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.
County Coverage (2 counties)
ZIP 80021 spans 2 counties
Healthy (28)
This ZIP code crosses county lines. Property data shows Jefferson (87%) and Broomfield (13%). County metrics below are shown separately for each county.
Jefferson (87%)
Broomfield (13%)
ZIP 80021→2 counties
Jefferson County 87%Broomfield County 13%
12-Month Direction
-7Stable
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
Why this score
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.
Economic indicators remain stronger than national averages.
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
CO 3.8%US 4.4%
Lower than most U.S. counties
Source: BLS LAUS · 2026-0540d ago
Poverty Rate
7.4%
CO 9.4%US 12.6%
Lower than most U.S. counties
Median Household Income
$107,800
CO $94,510US $82,006
Higher than most U.S. counties
Cost of Living (RPP)
112.5
CO 111.8US 100.3
Higher than many comparable counties
Home Value (ZHVI)$620,939
County data: BLS, Census ACS, CDC, FBI UCR, Federal Reserve, USDA · Coverage derived from property records · Counties with <2% coverage excluded as likely data errors