The median home in Lakewood, Colorado is valued at $555,248, down 2.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,728, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 26.8x — well above the national average of 18x. Lakewood is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$555,248
-2.9%
Rent$1,728/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,516/mo cheaper ($1,728 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CO ins. 28% per HUD.
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$111,050 on $555,248
Out of reach — 51.9% of income
Need $139,029/yr to afford.
PITI$3,244
P/I51.9%
Afford$300K
Gap-$256K
P&I $2,808Tax $236Ins $200
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