Centennial 80121

Littleton East · Arapahoe County, CO · 7,440 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

49affordability /100

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

Payment burden
31.1%
stretched
Days on market
12
daily
Price cuts
26.7%
of active
Valuation
-28.4%
vs assessor
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50
/100
Mixed
cooling · seller advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
65
Valuation
50
Economic health
49

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

36/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 43d (falling) · 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%)40

Seller-favored market in 80121. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 31.2% of median income. Median days on market: 43. Renting is approximately 170% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 32.4).

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 ADVANTAGE

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers are firmly in control. Prices down 2.6% YoY.

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Median price
$699,701
▾ 2.6% YoY
Days on market
12
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,800
ZORI
Investor score
25/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
53
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-28.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$501,100
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+63.2%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Arapahoe+63.2%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$225
Price-to-income5.1×

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How 80121 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity93%
Supply tightness91%
Affordability60%
Investment yield19%
Appreciation21%

Affordability, supply & momentum

86SUPPLY
Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.1 mo
Days on Market12d
Inv vs History+6.5%
Listing Density7.4/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,534
Payment burden31.1%
Median income · ZIP$136,287
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$4,234
Monthly rent$1,800
Market dynamics
Price cut %26.7%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply2.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,800
Price-to-rent32.4
Est. cap rate2.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score3
Transit score4
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 80121 · 46 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space9
deKoevend ParkMilliken ParkBrookridge ParkHorsemans ParkHeritage Village ParkLittle Dry Creek Park+3 more
Trails9
Clarkson Multi-Use PathdeKoevend Park Trail LoopHigh Line Canal TrailBig Dry Creek TrailCentennial Link TrailDry Creek Trail+3 more
Recreation & aquatics6
Goodson Recreation CenterPilates PlusSouth Suburban Ice ArenaMultipurpose Fields 8Ben Franklin PoolKings Point Pool
Venues & culture3
Koelbel Public LibraryCurtis Arts and Humanities CenterKBNO
Dining & cafés13
StarbucksPho BroadwayThe Original Pancake HouseSazzaBy the BucketChez Jose+7 more
Land & water5
Little Dry CreekWillow CreekBig Dry CreekPrentice GulchGreenwood Gulch
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek State Park · state park6 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park11 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park13 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park21 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park24 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park24 mi
Staunton State Park · state park25 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park29 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park30 mi
Mount Evans Wilderness · wilderness area35 mi

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

5,510 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP24 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USCentennial: incorporated/founded 2001 · Wikidata

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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Arapahoe 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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