Denver 80204

West Colfax · Denver County, CO · 10,952 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

33affordability /100

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

Payment burden
40.9%
severe
Days on market
26
daily
Price cuts
34.9%
of active
Valuation
-7%
vs assessor
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27
/100
Weak
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
1
Affordability
25
Valuation
70
Economic health
33

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

47/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 26.7% correction for affordability
DOM: 51d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)90
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Balanced market in 80204. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 40.9% of median income. A 14% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 51. Renting is approximately 85% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 22.2).

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

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 4.2% YoY.

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Median price
$534,511
▾ 4.2% YoY
Days on market
26
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,007
ZORI
Investor score
33/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
192
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-7.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$497,100
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+56.4%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Denver+56.4%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$384
Price-to-income6.7×

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How 80204 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity78%
Supply tightness57%
Affordability27%
Investment yield60%
Appreciation6%

Affordability, supply & momentum

65SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply4.7 mo
Days on Market26d
Inv vs History+8.6%
Listing Density11.8/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,700
Payment burden40.9%
Median income · ZIP$79,265
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,234
Monthly rent$2,007
Market dynamics
Price cut %34.9%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply4.7
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,007
Price-to-rent22.2
Est. cap rate2.9%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score21
Transit score18
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 80204 · 193 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space21
Ninth Street Historic ParkSunken Gardens ParkCentennial GardensLincoln ParkPaco Sánchez ParkHallack Park+15 more
Trails21
Sports WalkSouth Platte River TrailLakewood Gulch TrailCherry Creek Trail ConnectorWest 13th AvenueCherry Creek Trail+15 more
Recreation & aquatics29
CU Denver Lola & Rob Salazar Student Wellness CenterMovement BakerThe Spot Bouldering GymRude Recreation CenterF45 TrainingMSU Denver Assembly Athletic Complex+23 more
Venues & culture68
Denver Art MuseumAlamo Drafthouse CinemaAuraria Library & Media CenterEmmanuel GalleryKirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative ArtClyfford Still Museum+62 more
Dining & cafés40
StarbucksHawk's Nest MarketZGo's CafeTivoli Brewing Co. Tap HouseInfinitus PieLos Molinos at The Mercantile+34 more
Land & water4
Lakewood GulchDry GulchWeir GulchDisaster Canyon
Getting around9
Auraria West CampusBall Arena / Elitch GardensEmpower Field at Mile HighDecatur FederalKnoxSheridan+3 more
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek State Park · state park12 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park17 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park19 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park20 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park20 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park24 mi
Staunton State Park · state park26 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park30 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park30 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park32 mi

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

5,209 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP11 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USDenver: incorporated/founded 1858-11-22; named after James W. Denver · 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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Denver County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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