Empire, CO 80438 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 59
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Home Value
$349,783
−3.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
59
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
116 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-0.7%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$479
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−1% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 3.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 14% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 50% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+75% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (59/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $90k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,784 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $479 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% 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: −9.0% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +0.3%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen, CO 80439 | $888.4K | −1.6% | 81 |
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