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 13.5% correction for affordability
DOM: 61d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75
Seller-favored market in 80112. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 34.7% of median income. Median days on market: 61. Renting is approximately 117% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 26.0).
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 2.8% YoY.
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Walnut Hills ParkCentennial Center ParkDouglas County Soccer Association / REAL ColoradoHunters Hill ParkDove Valley Regional ParkWillow 1 tennis courts+15 more
Trails14
Foxhill Park PathKearney Connector TrailEast Otero TrailSouth Monaco TrailEast Phillips TrailCherry Creek Trail+8 more
Recreation & aquatics30
HotworxF45 TrainingTopgolfHomestead Pool SouthSumits Yoga DTC/InvernessBlacklist Strongman + Athletics+24 more
Venues & culture13
Castlewood Public LibraryWings Over The Rockies Exploration of FlightGreenwood Plaza 12Support Services (Arapahoe Libraries)CastlewoodAmerican Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers+7 more
Dining & cafés39
Esmè CaféIHOPTokyo Joe'sPizza HutMy Neighbor FelixLongHorn Steakhouse+33 more
Land & water10
Cherry CreekWindmill CreekInverness ReservoirLittle Dry CreekCottonwood CreekGreen Acres Tributary+4 more
Getting around2
Centennial AirportDry Creek
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek Reservior / State Park · state park4 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park14 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park14 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park17 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park19 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park25 mi
Staunton State Park · state park30 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park34 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park36 mi
Lost Creek Wilderness · wilderness area39 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
Arapahoe 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 80112 spans 2 counties
Healthy (21)
This ZIP code crosses county lines. Property data shows Arapahoe (95.2%) and Douglas (4.8%). County metrics below are shown separately for each county.
Arapahoe (95.2%)
Douglas (4.8%)
ZIP 80112→2 counties
Arapahoe County 95.2%Douglas County 4.8%
12-Month Direction
-6Stable
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
Why this score
BuildersLens Market Intelligence
Market Score
41· 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 are mixed relative to comparable U.S. counties.
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
CO 3.8%US 4.4%
Near national averages
Source: BLS LAUS · 2026-0540d ago
Poverty Rate
10.1%
CO 9.4%US 12.6%
Near national averages
Median Household Income
$97,215
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)$512,638
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