Denver 80238

Stapleton / Central Park · Denver County, CO · 9,037 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

54affordability /100

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

Payment burden

27.9%

affordable

Days on market

daily

Price cuts

28.7%

of active

Valuation

+26.8%

vs assessor

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/100

Mixed

cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.

Price trend

Affordability

Valuation

Economic health

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: 54d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly

Score Components

Payment Burden (25%)25

Valuation Gap (25%)10

Supply & Demand (20%)40

Buy vs Rent (15%)100

Cancellation Rate (10%)0

Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 80238. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 27.9% of median income. Median days on market: 54. Renting is approximately 150% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 30.0).

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 2.8% YoY.

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Median price

$764,321

▾ 2.8% YoY

Days on market

daily · zip_data

Median rent

$2,124

ZORI

Investor score

26/100

cash-flow lens

Active listings

90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor

+26.8%

Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.

Avg assessor$969,500

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%

Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.

Pricing detail

Price / sqft$281

Price-to-income4.6×

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How 80238 ranks in CO

percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476

Market velocity94%

Supply tightness56%

Affordability74%

Investment yield27%

Appreciation17%

Affordability, supply & momentum

72SUPPLY

Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply4.7 mo

Days on Market11d

Inv vs History+13.2%

Listing Density8.4/1k

Affordability — payment burden

Monthly payment (P&I)$3,861

Payment burden27.9%

Median income · ZIP$166,191

Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr

Total monthly own$4,625

Monthly rent$2,124

Market dynamics

Price cut %28.7%

Momentumcooling

LeverageSELLER SLIGHT

Months of supply4.7

Sales (90d)0

Investment analysis

Median rent$2,124

Price-to-rent30.0

Est. cap rate2.2%

Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score9

Transit score5

Bike score—

Places & amenities in ZIP 80238 · 116 mapped

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO

Parks & open space49

Northfield Pond ParkPuddle Jumper ParkBluff Lake Nature CenterAviator ParkF-15 ParkBouquet Park+43 more

Trails12

Sand Creek Regional GreenwayFred Thomas Park PathSand Creek TrailGreenway Belt PathSand Creek High WaterCentral Park Promenade+6 more

Recreation & aquatics14

Anytime FitnessCentral Park Recreation CenterCurvesNorth End PoolOrangetheory FitnessMaverick Pool+8 more

Venues & culture6

Sam Gary Branch LibraryHarkins Theatres Northfield 18AmphitheatreStapleton International AirportCentral Park stationBalloon Man Running

Dining & cafés31

IHOPStarbucksCheba HutStarbucksFuzzy's Taco ShopOlive Garden+25 more

Land & water2

Bluff LakeWesterly Creek

Getting around1

Northfield

Weekend range12

Cherry Creek State Park · state park11 mi

Barr Lake State Park · state park12 mi

Chatfield State Park · state park23 mi

Roxborough State Park · state park25 mi

Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park25 mi

St. Vrain State Park · state park27 mi

Golden Gate Canyon · state park30 mi

The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park30 mi

Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park32 mi

Staunton State Park · state park34 mi

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

5,253 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP3 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

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

ZIP 80238→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