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 30.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 32d (stable) · 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%)40
Balanced market in 80226. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 43.1% of median income. A 19% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 32. Renting is approximately 110% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 25.2).
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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South Sheridan Field ParkWeststar ParkRay Ross ParkBonfils-Stanton ParkMeadowlark Parkbird rookery+17 more
Trails23
Jeffco Central BikewayBelmar Pk LoopKipling TrailBelmar Park TrailAlameda Multi-Use PathWeir Gulch Trail+17 more
Recreation & aquatics9
Gold Crown Field HouseOrangetheory FitnessF45 TrainingPlanet FitnessCorePower YogaKriya Yoga Temple of Peace+3 more
Venues & culture15
Jefferson County Public LibraryCentury Lakewood Belmar 16Washington Heights Arts CenterUSGS LibraryLakewood's Heritage CenterPainting With a Twist+9 more
Dining & cafés39
G-QUE BBQStarbucksP.F. Chang'sJet's PizzaFirst WatchTed's Montana Grill+33 more
Land & water7
Balsam PondRocky Mountain DitchKountze LakeDowning ReservoirKendrick Main ReservoirWeir Gulch+1 more
Getting around2
Federal CenterBath & Body Works / EcoPolitan
Weekend range12
Cherry Creek State Park · state park14 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park15 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park19 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park19 mi
Golden Gate Canyon · state park20 mi
Staunton State Park · state park22 mi
Barr Lake State Park · state park22 mi
Mount Evans Wilderness · wilderness area30 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park30 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park32 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
Jefferson County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration
ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.
ZIP 80226→Jefferson County, COPop: 578,437
12-Month Direction
-7Stable
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
BuildersLens Market Intelligence
Market Score
35· 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 Burden40
36%
severe
Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15
Buy vs Rent0
2.318x
rent advantage
Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15
Valuation12
+69.4%
overvalued
Source: Lotvox comps · Updated 2026-05-15
Supply/Demand3
2.4 mo
balanced
Source: Lotvox MLS · Updated 2026-05-15
Insurance Risk
33/100
moderate
Source: FEMA/NFIP · Updated 2026-04
County distress indicators
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Economic indicators remain stronger than national averages.
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
CO 3.8%US 4.4%
Lower than most U.S. counties
Source: BLS LAUS · 2026-0540d ago
Poverty Rate
7.4%
CO 9.4%US 12.6%
Lower than most U.S. counties
Median Household Income
$107,800
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)$620,939
County data: BLS, Census ACS, CDC, FBI UCR, Federal Reserve, USDA
