Boulder, CO 80301 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$700,614
−0.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
65 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
52%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,384/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$136
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 50% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−5% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (87/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.8% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 52% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $166k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,079 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,776/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $136 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (63% 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: −7.4% to +8.9% (80% range; middle estimate +1.9%), chance of a rise 63%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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Other ZIP codes in Boulder County, CO
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longmont, CO 80501 | $482.1K | −1.9% | 54 |
| Longmont, CO 80503 | $732.9K | −0.2% | 71 |
| Louisville, CO 80027 | $821.1K | −0.2% | 66 |
| Lafayette, CO 80026 | $666.3K | −1.4% | 49 |
| Boulder, CO 80302 | $1.1M | +0.7% | 97 |
| Boulder, CO 80304 | $1.2M | +2.5% | 74 |
| Boulder, CO 80303 | $811.7K | +0.3% | 80 |
| Boulder, CO 80305 | $974.1K | +0.3% | 51 |
| ZIP 80310 | – | – | – |
| Lyons, CO 80540 | $747.5K | −1.1% | 99 |
| Nederland, CO 80466 | $671.6K | −0.1% | 65 |
| Allenspark, CO 80510 | $498.9K | −0.4% | 100 |
| Jamestown, CO 80455 | $539.6K | −2.5% | 71 |
| Ward, CO 80481 | $521.7K | −0.6% | 49 |
| Eldorado Springs, CO 80025 | – | – | 100 |
| Niwot, CO 80544 | – | – | 13 |
| ZIP 80471 | – | – | 13 |