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: 41d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)40
Seller-favored market in 80249. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 28.9% of median income. Median days on market: 41. Renting is approximately 65% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.8).
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 3.8% YoY.
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Trails10
High Line Canal TrailDenver D25Green Vally Ranch DiagonalLisbon Park PathTerminal AccessFirst Creek Trail+4 more
Recreation & aquatics10
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Venues & culture6
Denver Public Library GVR BranchAlexander EaglerockBeierle FarmBlue MustangShadow ArrayTribute to Elrey Jeppesen
Dining & cafés37
Modern MarketCaribou CoffeeStarbucksKabod CoffeeCaribou CoffeeSnooze+31 more
Land & water4
Box Elder CreekFirst CreekFirst Creek TributarySecond Creek
Getting around8
Denver International Airport61st & PeñaDenver AirportB Concourse Shuttle - Employees onlyJeppesen TerminalB Gates+2 more
Weekend range11
Barr Lake State Park · state park7 mi
Cherry Creek State Park · state park17 mi
St. Vrain State Park · state park27 mi
Chatfield State Park · state park32 mi
Eldorado Canyon State Park · state park34 mi
Roxborough State Park · state park34 mi
The Bluffs at Castle Point · state park35 mi
Castlewood Canyon State Park · state park36 mi
Kodak · state recreation area42 mi
Boyd Lake State Park · state park45 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
5,299 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP7 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 80249→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
