Ward 80481

Boulder County, CO · 846 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

43affordability /100

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

Payment burden
34.4%
stretched
Days on market
125
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-16%
vs assessor
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47
/100
Mixed
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
50
Affordability
45
Valuation
50
Economic health
43

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

57/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 12.8% correction for affordability
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Days on Market (5%)100

Balanced market in 80481. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 34.4% of median income. Median days on market: 125. Renting is approximately 92% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 23.0).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 2.5% YoY.

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Median price
$521,998
▾ 2.5% YoY
Days on market
125
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,893
ZORI
Investor score
35/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
12
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-16.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$438,400
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+63.0%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Boulder+63.0%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$171
Price-to-income5.7×

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How 80481 ranks in CO
percentile vs all Colorado ZIPs · n=476
Market velocity14%
Supply tightness15%
Affordability48%
Investment yield55%
Appreciation23%

Affordability, supply & momentum

0SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply60.0 mo
Days on Market125d
Inv vs History+88.4%
Listing Density56.1/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,637
Payment burden34.4%
Median income · ZIP$92,105
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,159
Monthly rent$1,893
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply60
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,893
Price-to-rent23.0
Est. cap rate2.8%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

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Boulder County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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

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