Highlands Ranch 80126

Highlands Ranch North · Douglas County, CO · 14,962 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

55affordability /100

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

Payment burden
27.4%
affordable
Days on market
14
daily
Price cuts
33.9%
of active
Valuation
-3%
vs assessor
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65
/100
Stable
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
85
Valuation
90
Economic health
55

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

28/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 63d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)0
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 80126. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 27.4% of median income. Median days on market: 63. Renting is approximately 82% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.9).

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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Median price
$752,331
▾ 2.8% YoY
Days on market
14
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,869
ZORI
Investor score
38/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
134
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-3.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$729,774
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$199
Price-to-income4.5×

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How 80126 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity90%
Supply tightness81%
Affordability75%
Investment yield64%
Appreciation17%

Affordability, supply & momentum

84SUPPLY
Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply1.8 mo
Days on Market14d
Inv vs History+17.7%
Listing Density8.6/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,800
Payment burden27.4%
Median income · ZIP$166,501
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$4,553
Monthly rent$2,869
Market dynamics
Price cut %33.9%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply1.8
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,869
Price-to-rent21.9
Est. cap rate3.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score4
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 80126 · 97 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space36
Sand Creek ParkSpringer ParkHighlands Ranch Historic ParkKline Homestead ParkDad Clark ParkFalcon Park+30 more
Trails22
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 8Vista TrailC-470 TrailEast/West Regional TrailAccess to Dad Clark TrailWest Big Dry Creek Trail+16 more
Recreation & aquatics12
Orangetheory FitnessPure Barre24 Hour FitnessPlanet FitnessEastridge Recreation CenterChuze Fitness+6 more
Venues & culture2
KAMPHighlands Ranch Mansion
Dining & cafés21
StarbucksGreat Taste Indian and MoreChili'sStarbucksEnchanted GroundsNoodles & Company+15 more
Land & water2
Dad Clark StreamDad Clark Trail
Getting around1
RTD C-470 / So University Park-n-Ride
Weekend range12
Chatfield State Park · state park8 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park9 mi
Cherry Creek State Park · state park9 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park17 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park20 mi
Staunton State Park · state park24 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park28 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park32 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park32 mi
Lost Creek Wilderness · wilderness area34 mi

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

5,855 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP10 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-US

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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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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