Lafayette, CO 80026 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 49
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Home Value
$666,329
−1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
49
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
46 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
39%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,196/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
9.7%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$87
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+10% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 39% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (49/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.3% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 39% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $157k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,822 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,732/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $87 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Longmont, CO 80501 | $482.1K | −1.9% | 54 |
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