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
Needs 8.5% correction for affordability
DOM: 51d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)0
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60
Seller-favored market in 80221. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 32.9% of median income. Median days on market: 51. Renting is approximately 38% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 16.6).
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 3.9% YoY.
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Metz ParkLowell Street ParkBerkeley Hills ParkWestminster Station Park & Nature PlaygroundMidtown East Dog ParkZuni And 51st Park+13 more
Trails4
Clear Creek TrailLittle Dry Creek TrailRocky Mountain Greenway TrailTwin Lakes Park
Recreation & aquatics3
Midtown Community AreaGymnasiumRegis Fitness Center
Venues & culture7
O’Sullivan Art GalleryScience AmphitheaterBerkleyRegis UniversityTwin LakesChaffee Park+1 more
Dining & cafés35
StarbucksUdi's Bread CaféVillage InnBruz BeersAmalgam BrewingPrimitive Beer+29 more
Land & water9
Lake SangracoStorm ReservoirKalcevic ReservoirWestminster Station PondLower Clear Creek CanalLittle Dry Creek+3 more
Getting around3
WestminsterPecos JunctionClear Creek - Federal
Weekend range12
Barr Lake State Park · state park14 mi
Cherry Creek State Park · state park16 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park18 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park23 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park24 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park24 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park26 mi
Staunton State Park · state park30 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park35 mi
Mount Evans Wilderness · wilderness area36 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
5,207 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP26 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USDenver: incorporated/founded 1858-11-22; named after James W. Denver · Wikidata
Adams 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 80221 spans 2 counties
Healthy (22)
This ZIP code crosses county lines. Property data shows Adams (83%) and Denver (17%). County metrics below are shown separately for each county.
Adams (83%)
Denver (17%)
ZIP 80221→2 counties
Adams County 83%Denver County 17%
12-Month Direction
-7Stable
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
Why this score
BuildersLens Market Intelligence
Market Score
41· 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
4.0%
CO 3.8%US 4.4%
Near national averages
Source: BLS LAUS · 2026-0540d ago
Poverty Rate
9.7%
CO 9.4%US 12.6%
Lower than most U.S. counties
Median Household Income
$91,387
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)$486,452
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