Lakewood 80215

Applewood · Jefferson County, CO · 7,045 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

19affordability /100

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

Payment burden
48.9%
severe
Days on market
8
daily
Price cuts
26.5%
of active
Valuation
+1.9%
vs assessor
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36
/100
Weak
stable · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
10
Valuation
90
Economic health
19

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

46/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 38.7% correction for affordability
DOM: 65d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)0
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 80215. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 49.0% of median income. A 28% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 65. Renting is approximately 162% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 31.5).

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.

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Median price
$686,094
▾ 0.7% YoY
Days on market
8
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,813
ZORI
Investor score
30/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
36
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+1.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$698,841
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+69.4%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Jefferson+69.4%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$225
Price-to-income8.1×

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How 80215 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity97%
Supply tightness79%
Affordability14%
Investment yield23%
Appreciation55%

Affordability, supply & momentum

94SUPPLY
Critical ShortageSupply Tightness

Extreme scarcity — sellers have maximum leverage. Listings move fast.

Months of Supply1.8 mo
Days on Market8d
Inv vs History-19.8%
Listing Density4.2/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,466
Payment burden48.9%
Median income · ZIP$85,017
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$4,152
Monthly rent$1,813
Market dynamics
Price cut %26.5%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply1.8
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,813
Price-to-rent31.5
Est. cap rate2.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score8
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 80215 · 55 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space11
Graham ParkWestland ParkBlue Star Memorial ParkParamount ParkChester - Portsmouth ParkSunset Park+5 more
Trails5
Kipling TrailLakewood Gulch TrailW LineHolbrook Park trailRocky Mountain Ditch
Recreation & aquatics3
Catalyst FitnessRC RacingCharles Whitlock Recreation Center
Venues & culture4
Lakewood LibraryDenver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & ToysJefferson County Public LibraryScouting in Colorado
Dining & cafés24
Applebee'sAbrusci's Fire & VineKazoku SushiZiggi's CoffeeDanny Ray's Food & SpiritsGarrison Street Grill+18 more
Land & water5
Dry GulchRocky Mountain DitchMaple Grove ReservoirLena GulchLakewood Gulch
Getting around2
OakGarrison
Weekend range12
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park16 mi
Cherry Creek State Park · state park16 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park17 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park19 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park21 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park22 mi
Staunton State Park · state park22 mi
Mount Evans Wilderness · wilderness area29 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park30 mi
James Peak Wilderness · wilderness area31 mi

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

5,587 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP7 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USLakewood: incorporated/founded 1889 · 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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Jefferson County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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