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
Balanced Market
Needs 17.6% correction for affordability
DOM: 76d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)75
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75
Balanced market in 80218. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 36.4% of median income. Median days on market: 76. Renting is approximately 131% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 27.7).
Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
COOLINGBUYER ADVANTAGE
Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage. Prices down 2.3% YoY.
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Cheesman ParkCountry Club Historic DistrictChipping GreenHungarian Freedom ParkAlamo Placita ParkArlington Park+1 more
Trails5
Cherry Creek TrailEmerson StreetDenver D108th and High Street foot path to pavillion12th and Race Street to Cheesman foot path
Recreation & aquatics6
Colfax Strong Strength & ConditioningThe Center on ColfaxRooted Heart Yoga and WellnessDenver Community Recreation CenterAxis Pilates ColoradoDenver Country Club
Venues & culture13
Ogden TheatreFillmore AuditoriumShadow TheatreCelebrationworks TheaterCathedral of St. John in the WildernessCity Park West+7 more
Dining & cafés39
The Corner BeetOlive and Finch Eatery and BakeryBlush & BluBuzz CafeDazbog CoffeeStarbucks+33 more
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek State Park · state park10 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park17 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park18 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park20 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park22 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park26 mi
Staunton State Park · state park28 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park29 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park30 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park31 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
5,320 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP2 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.
ZIP 80218→Denver County, COPop: 728,309
12-Month Direction
-15Moderate Deterioration
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
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.
Payment Burden39
36.8%
severe
Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15
Buy vs Rent0
2.103x
rent advantage
Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15
Valuation19
+56.4%
overvalued
Source: Lotvox comps · Updated 2026-05-15
Supply/Demand11
3.3 mo
balanced
Source: Lotvox MLS · Updated 2026-05-15
Insurance Risk
34/100
moderate
Source: FEMA/NFIP · Updated 2026-04
County distress indicators
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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
