Boulder 80301
Boulder East · Boulder County, CO · 11,691 properties · updated 7/5/2026
Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens
Buyer leverage is seller slight; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.
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 in 80301. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 46.9% of median income. A 25% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 86. Renting is approximately 121% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 26.5).
Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 1.4% YoY.
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ZIP 80301 in Boulder, CO sits at elevation 5143 feet with 250 mapped properties.
This market scores 32 overall—Weak tier, down -1.4% year over year. Cooling momentum gives sellers slight leverage amid mixed sub-scores.
Median price lands at $719,222 or $236 per square foot, down -1.4%. Homes sit 45 days; 146 active listings show 30.3% with cuts. Median rent is $2265.
Assessor value averages $769,200 versus asking—a 6.9% gap. Price-to-income runs 7.74. Market velocity percentile 57 trails appreciation percentile 43 across Colorado benchmarks.
At median income $92,974, monthly payment hits $3633—46.9% burden classified severe. Owning costs $4352 monthly while renting is $2265. Supply tightness percentile 66 favors renting.
Boulder County posts economic health score 23 and investment yield percentile 39 against the Colorado benchmark.
Cottonwood Creek, Fourmile Canyon Creek, and South Boulder Creek thread through 46 water features including Davis Reservoir Number 1 and Hillcrest Reservoir at elevation 5143 feet.
Twenty-two parks include Valmont Bike Park and Christensen Park alongside 91 trails like Dual Slalom and Corkscrew. One hundred fifty-seven protected open spaces anchor the landscape.
Twenty-three rec venues feature Boulder Rock Club and Anytime Fitness. Boulder Country Club anchors golf options in this active corridor.
Nine venues span Century Boulder to Shelby American Car Museum. Forty dining spots include Ozo Coffee Roasters and Baby Goat near Gunbarrel and Liggett.
Eldorado Canyon State Park sits 11 miles out; Indian Peaks Wilderness Area reaches 24 miles. Access flows through Boulder Junction at Depot Square Station and Boulder Municipal Airport.
Boulder was founded in 1858 and now holds population 108250 residents across its established municipal footprint.
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