Colorado's Fifty Most Expensive Zip Codes for Home Buyers

We recently posted about the most expensive Zip Codes in Colorado as judged by average rent prices. Now, there's a new list of the fifty most expensive Colorado Zip Codes for home buyers, and the numbers are even more eye-popping.

By Michael Roberts

November 10, 2017

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We recently posted about the most expensive zip codes in Colorado as judged by average rent prices. Now, there's a new list of the fifty most expensive Colorado zip codes for homebuyers, and the numbers are even more eye-popping.

Example? Median rent for the top zip code in our previous item landed at $1,991 per month. In contrast, the average home price in the number-one zip code below comes in at more than $2 million.

And, yes, we said "average."

The data comes from Property Shark, which notes that mountain resorts are very well represented on the roster, as is to be expected. But so, too, is the metro area. Eleven zips from Denver proper made the cut, tying Douglas County. And five zip codes from within the Boulder city limits are supplemented by ones in neighboring communities that people working in the town were once able to afford. That's a lot harder now.

Continue to count down Colorado's most expensive zip codes for homebuyers, with Property Shark facts and figures illustrated by images from our recent realvestate porn slide show. Note that while the digits range from fifty to one, there are actually 57 zips on view thanks to ties.

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Number 50: 80132

Location: Monument
County: El Paso
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $396,000

Number 49: 80207

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $399,498

Number 48: 80433

Location: Conifer
County: Jefferson
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $399,950

Number 47 (tie): 80102, 80129, 80921

Location: Bennett, Littleton, Colorado Springs
County: Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $400,000

Number 46: 80205

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $401,001

Number 45: 80106

Location: Elbert
County: Elbert
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $402,500

Number 44: 80121

Location: Littleton
County: Arapahoe
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $405,000

Number 43: 80109

Location: Castle Rock
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $412,000

Number 42: 80466

Location: Nederland
County: Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $415,000

Number 41: 80528

Location: Fort Collins
County: Larimer
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $415,875

Number 40: 80401

Location: Golden
County: Jefferson
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $416,250

Number 39: 80220

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $417,000

Number 38: 80130

Location: Littleton
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $419,750

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Number 37: 80134

Location: Parker
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $423,450

Number 36: 80126

Location: Littleton
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $433,000

Number 35: 80138

Location: Parker
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $435,000

Number 34: 80026

Location: Lafayette
County: Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $436,000

Number 33: 80301

Location: Boulder
County: Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $440,000

Number 32 (tie): 80540, 80516

Location: Lyons, Erie
County: Boulder, Weld
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $445,000

Number 31: 81601

Location: Glenwood Springs
County: Garfield
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $449,000

Number 30: 80016

Location: Aurora
County: Arapahoe
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $459,000

Number 29: 80503

Location: Longmont
County: Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $462,750

Number 28: 80202

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $467,000

Number 27: 80547

Location: Timnath
County: Larimer
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $468,783

Number 26: 80212

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $474,975

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Number 25: 80211

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $490,000

Number 24 (tie): 80303, 80439

Location: Boulder, Evergreen
County: Boulder, Jefferson
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $495,000

Number 23 (tie): 80238, 81620

Location: Denver, Avon
County: Denver, Eagle
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $500,000

Number 22: 80111

Location: Englewood
County: Arapahoe
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $506,520

Number 21: 80124

Location: Lone Tree
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $509,850

Number 20: 80132

Location: Golden
County: Jefferson
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $516,250

Number 19: 80108

Location: Castle Rock
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $517,500

Number 18: 80135

Location: Sedalia
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $535,000

Number 17: 80007

Location: Arvada
County: Jefferson
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $540,500

Number 16: 80027

Location: Louisville
County: Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $542,000

Number 15 (tie): 80206, 80023

Location: Denver, Broomfield
County: Denver, Adams
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $545,000

Number 14: 80118

Location: Larkspur
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $551,500

Number 13: 80210

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $560,000

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Number 12: 81224

Location: Crested Butte
County: Gunnison
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $571,000

Number 11: 80230

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $584,950

Number 10: 81623

Location: Carbondale
County: Garfield
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $590,000

Number 9: 80116

Location: Franktown
County: Douglas
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $591,000

Number 8: 81621

Location: Basalt
County: Pitkin
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $642,500

Number 7: 80305

Location: Boulder
County: Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $645,000

Number 6: 80209

Location: Denver
County: Denver
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $649,500

Number 5: 80424

Location: Breckenridge
County: Summit
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $697,500

Number 4: 80132

Location: Edwards
County: Eagle
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $725,000

Number 3: 81657

Location: Vail
County: Eagle
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $768,000

Number 2 (tie): 80304, 80302

Location: Boulder, Boulder
County: Boulder, Boulder
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $770,000

Number 1: 81611

Location: Aspen
County: Pitkin
Median sale price November 2016-October 2017: $2,094,000

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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