Basalt, CO 81621 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$1.5M
+7.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
86 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
17%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
94%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$4,625/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
80%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$266
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 80% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 7% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.0% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 94% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $328k 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 $3,585/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $266 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. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Other ZIP codes in Eagle County, CO
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|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards, CO 81632 | $1.9M | +4.6% | 69 |
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