Estes Park 80517

Larimer County, CO · 8,122 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

23affordability /100

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

Payment burden
47%
severe
Days on market
78
daily
Price cuts
18.8%
of active
Valuation
-4.2%
vs assessor
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45
/100
mixed
stable · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.

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

56/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 36.2% correction for affordability
DOM: 135d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)100

Balanced market in 80517. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 47.0% of median income. A 26% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 135. Renting is approximately 97% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 23.7).

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

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge.

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Median price
$694,719
▴ 0.1% YoY
Days on market
78
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,445
ZORI
Investor score
40/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
153
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-4.2%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$665,550
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+63.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Larimer+63.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$265
Price-to-income7.8×

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How 80517 ranks in CO
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Comparative ranking not available for this ZIP.

Affordability, supply & momentum

52SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.0 mo
Days on Market78d
Inv vs History+5.1%
Listing Density30.9/1k
Market dynamics
Price cut %18.8%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,445
Price-to-rent23.7
Est. cap rate2.7%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score8
Transit score4
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 80517 · 464 mapped
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Parks & open space10
Rocky Mountain National ParkRocky Mountain WildernessRocky Mountain National ParkSensory GardenMrs. Walsh's GardenMurphey's Mountain Park+4 more
Trails162
Twin Sisters Peaks TrailStorm Pass TrailBear Lake-Bierstadt TrailFlattop Mountain TrailGem Lake TrailEugena Mine Trail+156 more
Recreation & aquatics8
Estes Valley Community CenterRocky Mountain Health ClubMootz Family Craft & Design CenterOpen Air Adventure ParkHempel family tennis courtsDorsey Pool+2 more
Venues & culture33
Estes Valley LibraryTrail Ridge Road Scenic BywayOld Fall River RoadEstes Park MuseumPerformance ParkKathie Mennel Amphitheater+27 more
Dining & cafés38
Inkwell & BrewSpruce DiningJeep Jeep TacosThe Bird's NestHimalayan Curry & KebobCoffee on the Rocks+32 more
Land & water212
Grand DitchFern LakeDream LakeOdessa LakeFairchild MountainLake Helene+206 more
Weekend range14
Comanche Peak Wilderness · wilderness area13 mi
Neota Wilderness · wilderness area15 mi
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area · wilderness area16 mi
Never Summer Wilderness · wilderness area17 mi
Bowen Gulch Protection Area (National) · national conservation area18 mi
Cache La Poudre Wilderness · wilderness area20 mi
Lory State Park · state park25 mi
State Forest State Park · state park27 mi
Rawah Wilderness · wilderness area30 mi
Boyd Lake State Park · state park30 mi

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

8,566 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP144 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USEstes Park: incorporated/founded 1859 · Wikidata

Place data: NPS National Register of Historic Places · 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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Larimer County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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