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
Seller's Market
DOM: 105d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)100
Seller-favored market in 80216. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 25.3% of median income. Median days on market: 105. Renting is approximately 32% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 15.9).
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 4.0% YoY.
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Trails6
Sand Creek TrailSouth Platte River TrailPlatte River TrailEast Airlawn RoadDenver D2Brighton Boulevard Cycle Track
Recreation & aquatics9
CorePower YogaThe Glitterdome - Denver Roller DerbyGlobeville Community HouseStapleton Recreation CenterAmerican Paintball ColiseumAtherial+3 more
Venues & culture24
Forney Museum of TransportationDenver Public Library Bob Ragland BranchBubble Planet - DenverDenver Zine LibraryMission BallroomValdez-Perry Library+18 more
Dining & cafés39
Neko Ramen & RiceHorse & TigerButcher Block CafeStarbucksComal Heritage Food IncubatorAcorn+33 more
48th & Brighton at National Western Center40th & Colorado41st & Fox
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek State Park · state park12 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park14 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park21 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park22 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park24 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park26 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park26 mi
Staunton State Park · state park30 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park32 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park34 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
5,179 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP9 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USDenver: incorporated/founded 1858-11-22; named after James W. Denver · Wikidata
Denver County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration
ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.
County Coverage (2 counties)
ZIP 80216 spans 2 counties
Healthy (27)
This ZIP code crosses county lines. Property data shows Denver (90.4%) and Adams (9.6%). County metrics below are shown separately for each county.
Denver (90.4%)
Adams (9.6%)
ZIP 80216→2 counties
Denver County 90.4%Adams County 9.6%
12-Month Direction
-15Moderate Deterioration
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
Why this score
BuildersLens Market Intelligence
Market Score
39· Weak
Market Score grades housing-market conditions (affordability, valuation, supply). The county Healthy/Moderate/Distressed badge measures economic distress (jobs, debt, poverty) — the two can read differently.
Economic indicators are mixed relative to comparable U.S. counties.
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
CO 3.8%US 4.4%
Near national averages
Source: BLS LAUS · 2026-0540d ago
Poverty Rate
10.5%
CO 9.4%US 12.6%
Near national averages
Median Household Income
$91,681
CO $94,510US $82,006
Higher than most U.S. counties
Cost of Living (RPP)
112.5
CO 111.8US 100.3
Higher than many comparable counties
Home Value (ZHVI)$548,894
County data: BLS, Census ACS, CDC, FBI UCR, Federal Reserve, USDA · Coverage derived from property records · Counties with <2% coverage excluded as likely data errors