Lake County, CO housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 98
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Home Value
$516,004
+2.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
98
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
12.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
90 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,556/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
21%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$120
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 21% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 150% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+91% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (98/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.3% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $121k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,144 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $459/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $120 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (58% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.4% to +8.0% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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ZIP codes in Lake County, CO
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadville, CO 80461 | $504.7K | +1.8% | 93 |
| Leadville, CO 81251 | $650K | +4.0% | 98 |