ZIP 80226 Housing Market & Real Estate Update (Feb 24, 2026)
80226 – February 24, 2026 – ZIP 80226 (Lakewood/Denver, Jefferson County, CO) market pulse: prices up YoY, modest inventory, quick pending times.
ZIP 80226 covers parts of Lakewood and Denver in Jefferson County, Colorado. The most recent ZIP-level dashboards continue to describe a competitive market where pricing is holding up and well-positioned listings do not sit long.
Top takeaways
- January 2026 closed-sale prices were higher year-over-year, with Redfin’s median sale price at $557,500.
- Inventory looks steady but not abundant: Zillow showed 86 homes for sale (data through January 31, 2026).
- Market speed remains fairly quick, with homes typically going pending in about a month (low 30s days on Redfin and Zillow).
Market snapshot (latest available)
Closed-sale trend: Redfin reports that in January 2026 the median sale price in 80226 was $557,500 (up 6.2% year-over-year). It also shows 82 homes sold and a median 31 days on market, a faster pace than last year.
Home values and new supply: Zillow’s 80226 page lists a typical home value of $537,233 (ZHVI) with data through January 31, 2026. On the same snapshot, Zillow lists 86 homes in for-sale inventory, 16 new listings, and a median 34 days to pending.
Listings versus rents: Realtor.com pegs the 80226 median listing price at $594,500 (historical data through December 2025) and the median rent at $1,475. Even if you are not moving, that buy-versus-rent spread is a useful reality check when running monthly payment scenarios.
What’s for sale nearby (no addresses)
If you’re actively shopping, today’s choice set is easiest to track by watching the portal search counts and then filtering hard by property type and HOA:
- Zillow’s 80226 homes-for-sale search was showing 69 results on its latest timestamp.
- For buyers looking for income potential or house-hacking options, Zillow’s duplex and triplex filter for 80226 showed 6 results.
- If you want fewer surprises, separate your saved searches into condos and townhomes near Belmar, single-family homes in the interior neighborhoods, and small multi-family.
ServiceXTC local pros
We attempted to pull 3 to 5 verified ServiceXTC provider pages for ZIP 80226 (inspectors, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, remodelers), but no ZIP-matched directory pages were returned in today’s automated lookup. This section will populate as soon as verified local pages are available.
Sources (no links in body)
Redfin 80226 housing market dashboard; Zillow 80226 home values page; Realtor.com 80226 market page; Zillow 80226 homes-for-sale search; Zillow 80226 duplex and triplex search; Colorado ZIP-to-county reference table.
Locals: are you seeing more price cuts, more multiple-offer situations, or buyers waiting on mortgage rates before making offers?