Denver 80224

Hampden Heights · Denver County, CO · 5,709 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

32affordability /100

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

Payment burden
41.4%
severe
Days on market
19
daily
Price cuts
31.8%
of active
Valuation
+20.1%
vs assessor
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34
/100
Weak
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
25
Valuation
50
Economic health
32

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

43/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 27.5% correction for affordability
DOM: 46d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)90
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)0
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Balanced market in 80224. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 41.5% of median income. A 16% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 46. Renting is approximately 152% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 30.3).

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 2.4% YoY.

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Median price
$560,449
▾ 2.4% YoY
Days on market
19
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,539
ZORI
Investor score
26/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
72
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+20.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$673,250
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%
Arapahoe+63.2%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$281
Price-to-income6.8×

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How 80224 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity83%
Supply tightness88%
Affordability25%
Investment yield23%
Appreciation25%

Affordability, supply & momentum

89SUPPLY
Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

Very tight supply — well-priced homes attract multiple offers within days.

Months of Supply1.8 mo
Days on Market19d
Inv vs History-17.7%
Listing Density8.7/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,831
Payment burden41.4%
Median income · ZIP$82,013
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,391
Monthly rent$1,539
Market dynamics
Price cut %31.8%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply1.8
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,539
Price-to-rent30.3
Est. cap rate2.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score4
Transit score13
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 80224 · 42 mapped
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Parks & open space10
Frances Wisebart Jacobs ParkSkyline Acres Swim & Tennis ClubDavid T. Garland Sr. ParkCrestmoor ParkBible ParkCook Park+4 more
Trails5
Cherry Creek Trail (North)High Line Canal TrailGoldsmith Gulch TrailSouthmoor Park PathDenver D17
Recreation & aquatics3
Prestige FitnessFitness ZoneCook Park Pool
Venues & culture4
Mizel MuseumBeth HaMedrosh Hagodol-Beth JosephRocky Mountain Philatelic LibraryWashington Virginia Vale
Dining & cafés12
StarbucksBrooklyn PizzaPho OK & BobaNonnas Chicago BistroMonaco InnIstanbul Cafe and Bakery+6 more
Land & water7
Cherry CreekPeter's PondBig Lowry PondLil Lowry PondMid Lowry PondLollipop Lake+1 more
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek State Park · state park6 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park17 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park18 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park19 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park25 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park27 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park27 mi
Staunton State Park · state park29 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park30 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park34 mi

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

5,400 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP5 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USDenver: incorporated/founded 1858-11-22; named after James W. Denver · Wikidata

Place data: 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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