Larkspur 80118

Douglas County, CO · 2,286 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

38affordability /100

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

Payment burden
37.7%
severe
Days on market
29
daily
Price cuts
17.8%
of active
Valuation
-5.9%
vs assessor
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41
/100
Mixed
stable · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
42
Affordability
25
Valuation
70
Economic health
38

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

55/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 20.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 125d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)75
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)100

Balanced market in 80118. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 37.7% of median income. A 7% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 125. Renting is approximately 226% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 39.1).

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

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 1.7% YoY.

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Median price
$953,340
▾ 1.7% YoY
Days on market
29
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,034
ZORI
Investor score
25/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
54
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-5.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$896,988
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+63.0%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Douglas+63.0%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$204
Price-to-income6.2×

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How 80118 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity75%
Supply tightness61%
Affordability36%
Investment yield10%
Appreciation36%

Affordability, supply & momentum

66SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply2.1 mo
Days on Market29d
Inv vs History+26.5%
Listing Density24.2/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$4,816
Payment burden37.7%
Median income · ZIP$153,368
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$5,769
Monthly rent$2,034
Market dynamics
Price cut %17.8%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,034
Price-to-rent39.1
Est. cap rate1.7%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score16
Transit score
Bike score
Places & amenities in ZIP 80118 · 94 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space6
Sandstone Ranch Open SpaceSpruce Meadows Open SpaceSpruce Mountain Open SpaceGreenland Open SpaceLarkspur ParkDevon's Dog Park
Trails30
West Elk Park RoadGreenland TrailBuzzard LoopSunset RidgeGambel Oak LoopRanch Overlook Trail+24 more
Recreation & aquatics4
Fitness CenterYogi Bear's Water ZoneGolf Club at Bear DancePerry Park Country Club
Venues & culture16
Colorado Renaissance FestivalDungeon MuseumMazeSidney Harrison Plane Crash SitePirate Ship StageCelestial Stage+10 more
Dining & cafés5
Larkspur Pizzaria & CafeCharrito's HouseSpur of the Moment Bar & GrillMystic Mountain Distillery LLCPirate's Pub
Land & water31
Waucondah ReservoirWest Cherry Creek Detention Number 7 ReservoirFranktown Parker FPA-4 ReservoirLarkspur ButteWest Cherry Creek Detention Number 9 ReservoirFranktown Parker FPE-7 Reservoir+25 more
Getting around1
Perry Park Airport
Weekend range12
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park12 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park13 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park20 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park24 mi
Mueller State Park · state park26 mi
Cherry Creek Reservior / State Park · state park30 mi
Cheyenne Mountain · state park32 mi
Lost Creek Wilderness · wilderness area34 mi
Staunton State Park · state park35 mi
Eleven Mile State Park · state park39 mi

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

6,897 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP28 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-US

Place data: NPS National Register of Historic Places · 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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Douglas County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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

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